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One Journey Consulting
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March 2010
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Can you feel it in the air? The energy of the approaching
spring? And while the earth is ready to burst with new life, we are ready with
fresh and innovative ideas for this year. So just about the time the tulips and
daffodils announce themselves, we will be launching our spring programs! We just
couldn't wait to share them with you
below!
Renee and Di
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Upcoming Events at One Journey Consulting
In response to
our recent Dare to Date...Again workshop, we are launching a new Journey of Dating workshop series to offer support, encouragement
and connection for those exploring the dating scene (participants do not have to
be actively dating). Held every other week from 6:30-8pm starting Wednesday,
April 7, these interactive meetings will use the dating journey as an
opportunity for personal discovery. Join us- because no one
should be dating alone!
The next Journey of Divorce
Base Camp, our signature 6-week workshop series for those
separated or newly divorced, will begin on Thursday evenings, 7:15-9pm, starting
April 29 and ending June 3. More information can be found on the Calendar page of our
website.
And save the
following dates for our other upcoming workshops (see Calendar for more
information):
From Pain to Peace: A
Journey of Acceptance. This women's retreat will be held on May 14-16. Learn to let go of the beliefs
and expectations that no longer serve you, and turn suffering into peace. Held
in NH.
Dare to Date...Again workshop on
June 19 to jumpstart your dating readiness for summer
romance.
Passport to Better Communication series, a new
four-week teleclass that combines an assigned text with community conversation, support and
coaching. The first book will be Difficult Conversations: How To Discuss What Matters
Most by
Douglas Stone. Begins June 25 and runs
for four consecutive Fridays 12-1pm.
What's Next: Designing the Second Half of Your Life, to
begin September 25! More details will
follow.
All workshops
will be held at One Journey Consulting, 75 Claypit Hill Road in Wayland (unless
otherwise noted). To register, visit One Journey
Consulting, call
508-276-1764 or email info@onejourneyconsulting.com.
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Spring Cleaning by
Renee Cooper
I love spring. Who doesn't? One of the things I love
about spring is that I get to clean out my closets and dressers, deep clean my
bathrooms and kitchen...throwing myself into that yearly ritual of getting rid
of what doesn't fit me or my life any longer in order to make room for the
possibility of something different...a new pair of shoes, a new arm chair for
the family room...a new life?
Di and I spent the weekend designing our upcoming spring
retreat, the theme of which is From Pain to Peace: A Journey of Acceptance.
Today it occurred to me that this is a form of spring cleaning as well...
removing the internal clutter that's in the way of having the kind of
life I want. Because in order to have something different in the future, we need
to create room for it to occur, which usually means letting go of
something we've been hanging onto that no longer serves us:
blaming our ex, feeling "done to", old angers or hurts or resentments that our
life hasn't turned out the way we had planned.
In The Five Things We Cannot
Change, David Richo talks about the "givens" of Life:
- Everything changes and ends.
- Things do not always go according to plan.
- Life is not always fair.
- Pain is a part of life.
- People are not loving and loyal all the
time.
When we hold on to our belief that things "should be
different" than they are, we suffer. Letting go of the "shoulds" and finding
acceptance for these 5 givens is the key to peace. Letting go of the "shoulds"
also allows the space for something else to show up... more acceptance, more
energy, more hope, more personal power.
So this spring, in addition to cleaning out my closets,
I'll also be leading a group of courageous women to clean out their inner lives
(and to be sure, I'll be doing some of that "inner cleaning" myself). I hope you
can join us for our weekend of Spring Cleaning.
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Pages for Your
Passport (featuring Renee Senes,
CDFA)
To get you
thinking about the upcoming Passport series, we have launched a new feature- the
Book Review. This entry is courtesy of our colleageue, Renee Senes,
CDFA:
 Prince Charming Isn't Coming: How Women Get Smart About
Money by Barbara Stanny isn't your usual "how to" book about women
and money. At first I almost dismissed it -after all, Barbara opens by telling us she is the daughter of the
"R" in H&R Block and by her 21st birthday was already a very
wealthy woman. I wasn't quite sure what I was going to learn from someone who
grew up with the proverbial silver spoon. However she quickly tells us that she
depended upon her father, and later her husband, to manage her money until a
devastating financial crisis made her realize she needed to take
control.
This book is not hard-core financial
advice on bonds, mutual funds and the stock market. It is not about aimed at
educating the reader about IPOs, stock mutual funds, IRAs, or even general
budgeting techniques.
Don't turn to this book for
solid information about the world of financial planning and
investing.
However, if you, like many of my
clients, shy away from financial matters or
feel, like the chapter titled "If I'm so smart, why am I so dumb about
money?" then this book is for
you.It addresses the psychological
stumbling blocks that prevent many women from managing their own money and
offers practical checklists to guide them toward financial
stability.Each chapter has a
summary along with exercises and activities.
And, as Barbara
points out, "the Prince need not be a man. Our prince could be an insurance
settlement, the lottery or anything we fantasize will rescue us financially".
The book aims to help women understand their "inner" relationship with money
first, so they can develop a healthy financial future.
Renee Senes,
CDFA works with clients, and their attorneys, in all states of the divorce
process to help them understand the ramifications of the many divorce-related
financial decisions they are facing. Her goal is to ensure that they will have
sufficient assets, and understand how to manage those assets, for a stable
future. Ms. Senes can be contacted at 978-456-9600 or rsenes@investorscapital.com.
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Flirt, Dress and
Write with Heart
In keeping
with the dating theme, we wanted to share with you the upcoming Succeed in
Dating: A Workshop to Uncover Your Best Self hosted by our colleague, Robyn
Vogel of Flirting with Heart
(featured in our June 2009 newsletter).
This half-day workshop has three sessions:
Flirting 101 - How to Charm Your Way to Love and
Relationship (Robyn Vogel)
How To Dress For a Date Without Ransacking Your Closet
(Ginger Burr)
How to Make Sure Your Profile Attracts
Who You Really Want (Karen
Jones)
More information can be
found at: Flirting with Heart
or by contacting Robyn at pushana@gmail.com.
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One Journey Consulting Online Groups and Networks
We are very excited about the new ways we can stay connected and offer support to our community. Please check us out on:
 Become a fan so you can stay informed on upcoming services and share information.
Join us at  where you can interact with live chats and online discussion boards, share photos and stories, ask questions to our network and get support when the roller coaster is going too fast.
We're also on  and will be tweeting tips on how to strengthen your personal power and enjoy the loves in your life.
And check out our two blogs- Divorcing Eve (written by one of our alumni) and Consulting One Journey (where we'll be blogging on the information presented in our current Base Camp).
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About One Journey Consulting
One Journey Consulting is a coaching and consulting practice dedicated to personal renewal and rediscovery, particularly through the experience of divorce and other significant life transitions. Services include weekly workshops, one-day seminars, individual coaching and weekend retreats. For more information, visit www.onejourneyconsulting.com.
75 Claypit Hill Road Wayland, Massachusetts 01778 info@onejourneyconsulting.com
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