Getting Your Life into Balance

12/01/2025

Between Thanksgiving and Christmas seems like a good time to consider the appreciation conundrum. Did you knock yourself out putting on the Thanksgiving feast and wonder if those you served appreciated it? Or did you do it, because you LOVE doing it? These are questions worth pondering. Somewhere between the black and white is probably your shade of gray. It’s up to you what you do with the information.

10/07/2025

I'm working on this - it'll be a lifelong project, I suspect.

09/23/2025

We only have a dozen spots for this Fall’s Purpose Circles led by Getting Your Life into Balance Author Lynn Nelson and her colleague and personal coach extraordinaire Kim Kristenson-Lee with guest appearances by the other Whole Person Leadership co-facilitators.

Our focus will be on peer coaching, accountability and feedback – we want to provide support and structure for accomplishing key goals you have set for yourself.

Here are the themes for our 6 sessions:

Setting Intentions and Goals to Fuel Your Purpose

What’s Possible? Purpose, Imaging and Affirmation

Cultivating Commitment to Fuel Your Purpose

Power of the Peer: Community Resources and Assets

Embracing Conflict Fuels Your Purpose

Gifts of the Circle

Dates: Oct. 2, Oct 16, Oct. 30, Nov 13, Dec. 4, Dec. 18

Investment is $500 for 6 sessions or 6 payments of $85 – participants will be expected to attend all sessions – this is not a drop-in program where you can attend a session or two. It requires the commitment to attend as many as you can.

Registration deadline is Sept. 25.

Here is the link to our web page for more information:
https://www.centerforpurposefulleadership.org/wpl4w-circles

08/19/2025

This is one of the most interesting WebMD posts I've seen in a while, and I love WebMD - it's about a form of depression that's not a problem for anyone except the person who has it - since it has to do with continuing to perform when all the joy is gone - it's one I'm very familiar with and regularly work hard to overcome. Of course, the punchline is at the bottom. And it's pretty simple: find stuff you love to do and DO them. This is worth a read: https://www.webmd.com/depression/ss/cm/high-functioning-depression-8-expert-answers

07/24/2024

My dear colleague Vivian Nelsen sent me this Balance Devotion from Luther Seminary - it is SO perfect. Thank you, Vivian.

Today’s reading takes us beyond concerns for feeding our hunger to feeding our very identity: “so you may be filled with the fullness of God.” Imagine a pie chart of your life. There are wedges for work, leisure, family, fitness, entertainment, church activities—you know your list. They all keep you busy, sometimes more than busy.

It often seems there aren’t enough hours in the day to fit it all in. And then someone says you need to include God in the pie chart. You look but can’t find anywhere to add a wedge. Still you know something is missing. There is an emptiness that needs to be filled. Now imagine you have a disc of God’s presence.

Instead of wedging it in, you ask God to occupy the center of your life, overlapping every wedge. Suddenly God becomes the center from which all your life’s aspects spring. God becomes the center of all that you are. And God fills your whole life, 24/7. Thanks be to God.

07/07/2024

I'm excited to work with leadership to present an overview of my book this week. We'll delve into how to match your time with your intentions using the Time Diet.

09/28/2021

I've been very remiss about posting on this page, but I have a speaking gig open to the public this Thursday at noon central time.

I'd like to share my discount code with my loyal followers. Just put in 50% in the discount box when you check out.

I'd love to have some of my long-time supporters in the audience. And there are some new twists and turns to Getting Your Life into Balance, which I believe will add value to your life:

Sep 30 12:00 PM12:00 Getting Your Life into Balance During Disruptive Times Thursday, September 30, 2021 12:00 PM 1:00 PM 12:00 13:00 Google Calendar ICS We explore the six dimensions of Wellness (intellectual, spiritual, vocational, emotional, social and physical) and allocate time we wish to devot...

12/17/2020

03/24/2020

“So, it's actually better for our immune systems, better for our psychological well-being, and ultimately better for our community if we focus on what feels good. What helps us feel relaxed. What helps us feel connected. What helps us feel productive. What helps our nervous system settle into a more sustainable gear. So, that's actually the responsible thing to do.” Dumas said. This is an excerpt from an MPR interview from a psychologist I respect. Here's the link if you want to read more.

As burdensome as staying at home may be, it’s also possible to find opportunities for growth.

03/18/2020

It’s tempting to over-eat during these anxious times. So it’s a good time to create a New Normal Time Diet that includes exercise, but also intellectually, spiritually and emotionally satisfying activities as well. No better time to get in balance than NOW.

02/09/2020

Making Valentines today. I've been thinking about this aspect of couples and balance for quite awhile. It's certainly true of me and my husband Mike Keeler, who is my better half.

01/27/2020

This extremely powerful article made me cry, which being Scandinavian, doesn't happen very often.

When anxiety gets the best of us, it can give us the impression that the tasks before us are THE MOST IMPORTANT THING, which just distracts us from what's REALLY IMPORTANT.

Have a great Monday and remember to breathe!

In her new book, Tara Brach helps break a trail through the dense forest of anxiety with the practice of RAIN.