Author Archives: joyceboudreaucoach

Even as a little girl, I would look into a mirror and wonder “who am I? Why am I here?” The world seemed scary, but I felt something deep inside that I did not understand or knew how to express … Continue reading →

Shalom Retreats “Compassion arises naturally as the quivering of the heart in the face of pain, ours and another’s. True compassion is not limited by the separateness of pity nor by the fear of being overwhelmed. When we come to … Continue reading →

“You have traveled too fast over false ground; Now your soul has come to take you back. Take refuge in your senses, open up to all the small miracles you rushed through. Become inclined to watch the way of rain … Continue reading →

This post is dedicated to my mentor and teacher Debbie Ford. “Our shadow is all the aspects that we reject out of shame, fear or, disapproval. It is made up of any part of ourselves that we believe is unacceptable, will … Continue reading →

“Hope is important because it can make the present moment less difficult to bear. If we believe that tomorrow will be better, we can bear a hardship today” Thich Nhat Hanh Before you read this post I want to set … Continue reading →

“The soul always knows what to do to heal itself. The challenge is to silence the mind.” Caroline Myss It feels like our lives in the 21st century have diminished to an individualistic, very self-centered, small world. It seems to … Continue reading →

“The human spirit holds strength beyond measure, the kind that will break down the walls of all the blocks that come our way.” Nikki Rowe  I have always loved unique eccentric people who are unapologetically themselves. So many of us are … Continue reading →

“Only when one is connected to one’s own core is one connected to others I am beginning to discover. And for me, the core, the inner spring, can best be re-found through solitude.” Anne Morrow Lindbergh. It’s January 1991. I … Continue reading →

“How strange that the nature of life is change, yet the nature of human beings is to resist change and how ironic that the difficult times we fear might ruin us are the very ones that can break us open … Continue reading →