Sushila Mertens

An article, “Top Ten ADHD Traps in the Workplace and How to Avoid Getting Caught by Them” found its way to me.  I have never been tested for ADHD but I have noticed some of my behaviors are listed. It isn’t about the label, but learning how to manage the behaviors that interest me. In [...]

This day is about choosing priorities – life or blogging? I am writing every day and reviewing my thoughts and actions in my journal pages morning and before I go to sleep. The morning pages fill up easily as my thoughts, uncensored, roll onto paper.  I never know what I will be writing about.  Typing [...]

When I reread this blog, another part of me asks, “Does someone really live like this? It sounds unreal. How can someone play every day? Doesn’t she have to work for a living? Where are the struggles?  Is this a dream?” It could be a dream.  Whether it is or isn’t,  I still choose my [...]

I imagine there might be some readers of this blog that might question why I bother to write this.  I can think of several reasons that motivate me: Developing discipline to change behaviors. Holding myself accountable for paying attention to my actions throughout the day. Cultivating inner peace to bring peace to the world. Improving [...]

If I want to live today so that on my last breathe I can say, “thank you, that was a good life, “ how do my choices support a “good life” and what is “good?” The most interesting and passionate people are coming into my life. They are healers, visionaries, innovators, and cultural creatives. They [...]

I chose not to post yesterday. I was out of the house from 10:45 am to 10:30 pm. I was completely full and gave myself the gift of a computer free day. Day 1 stated a theory is that in order for thought to change reality, conscious action must follow thought. But can unconscious beliefs [...]

Reading over the last 4 days, I wondered about this experiment. I heard my mother and sister saying, “Stop thinking so much. Just forget it and be happy.”  There’s a lot of truth to those words. And… I also find more lasting peace in thinking through things and understanding on multiple levels. The time of [...]

I am choosing to blog for 28 days as an experiment to increase my conscious awareness of inner peace and how I contribute to peace in the world. Am I living peace? How did Day 4 go? With no plans to go anywhere today, I woke refreshed at 9 am and wrote in my journal. [...]

Last night I stopped paying attention to my body while I was on the computer. I felt colder as the night went on but did not stop to put anything over my t-shirt. I was so focused on working on the Gather the Women website and answering emails, I did not turn the computer off [...]

I woke up and grabbed my pen to write my dreams down. I have a very active dream life. But instead of writing down dreams, this blog took over. I knew I needed at least an hour to stick with the plan but would not be able to get to Sunday service in time. I [...]