It takes a year.

Learning to take time in an instant gratification world.

Fitness, Health, Mental Training, ResilienceMeredith LyonsSeptember 9, 2022ResilienceComment

Living Car-less

Our car broke down. And we got to see both how much we’ve come to rely on having a car in three years, and how much we’re actually able to do without one.

Fitness, Friends and Family, HealthMeredith LyonsSeptember 2, 2022change, healthComment

How to ace your first writing conference. (Or any networking gathering, really.)

I attended my first writers conference in 2019 and you better believe I was all over the internet looking for tips on ‘How to Conference.’ Having just come off of a conference where I had an absolute blast and wasn’t stressed about anything, I thought I’d throw this up for everyone out there who might be frantically Googling, like I did in the Before Times.

Marketing, Motivation, WritingMeredith LyonsAugust 26, 2022writing, Marketing, Motivation, friends Comments

Learning Your Window of Tolerance

Everyone has a window. If you’re within your window, you’re calm, focused, you can handle things, you’re your best self. Some people have nice wide windows. Some people are dealing with things, like depression, ADHD, or a myriad of other issues—though no fault of their own—which narrows their window. It’s easier to push them off balance. If you know where the boundaries of your window are, it’s helpful.

Diet, Fitness, Health, Loss, Mental Training, Running, resilianceMeredith LyonsAugust 19, 2022running, recovery, injury, lossComment

In which Dean has a seizure and I'm not there.

Dean has epilepsy. I’ve known this as long as I’ve known Dean.

The road to publication wasn't overnight.

I’m going to be published!

A little about my writing journey.

Meredith LyonsAugust 5, 2022Comment

Why being 'pretty good' at something is often the most difficult space.

When you’re rising in a new skill, I think the toughest place to be is often that intermediate area. That middle-of-the-climb spot where you’re no longer a novice, but not yet great. I feel that this spot is the most frustrating and yet often the spot where we give ourselves the least amount of grace.

Fighting, Mental Training, Motivation, resilianceMeredith LyonsJuly 29, 2022Resilience, mental training, MotivationComment

Five ways to push through if you're having a bad week.

We all have bad weeks occasionally, and we all have our own ways of getting through them. Here are some of mine, and I’d appreciate the addition of yours!

Meredith LyonsJuly 22, 2022Comment

Share your joys, share your sorrows

Find people in your life who will lift you up, no matter how high or low you already are. Don’t be afraid to share your joys and sorrows.

How long am I supposed to be patient?

Since the start of spring, I have been forced into patience. I have been forced to go slower, more mindfully, in every passion in my life. I will hope that it is not forever, but I will try to learn.

Fitness, Health, Loss, Mental Training, Motivation, resiliance, Running, WritingMeredith LyonsJuly 8, 2022coming back from injury, writing, healing, growthComment

Managing the influx of horrible news.

Sometimes I’ve had all I can take from the news. And I realize that it’s a privilege to be able to turn it off for a second, but I also believe it’s okay to take a break if you need to. As much as we would like it if there were, there’s no physical dragon we can all run out a slay.

Our dance with Covid

Dean contracted Covid from somewhere. We managed to distance in an 800 square foot house and I didn’t get it. Here’s the breakdown.

Fitness, Friends and Family, HealthMeredith LyonsJune 24, 2022COVID-19Comment

Pitching your book online

Last weekend I participated in an online writers conference. It was my first time pitching a book online and my first time pitching multiple agents. Here are my takeaways.

Meredith LyonsJune 17, 2022Comment

Kitty Health Scare

Aang scared me to death on Tuesday, but we’re all good now! And if you haven’t heard about it, Chewy.com has an amazing service where you can live-chat a vet.

Friends and Family, PetsMeredith LyonsJune 10, 2022Pets, familyComment

Five ways to slog through if you're having a hard day.

We all have bad days. I have a couple of tips for getting through a bad day where you have to show up anyway.

Leaving the fitness industry

This week was my last week as a fitness instructor. Several things contributed to my decision to leave, but I am forever grateful for what I learned and the experience of making that passion work professionally for me for so long.

Meredith LyonsMay 27, 2022 Comments

Anticipatory Anxiety in a creative

What do you do when you’re more afraid of the feelings you might have than the actual thing that might cause them?

Mental Training, Motivation, WritingMeredith LyonsMay 20, 2022Motivation, writing, mental trainingComment

Is there a perfect place to write?

Is there a perfect place to write? I think there is. And I think it’s different for everyone.

Motivation, Mental Training, WritingMeredith LyonsMay 13, 2022writing, Motivation, mental trainingComment

Leave our bodies alone.

This one isn’t fun or entertaining, but I have nothing else to say this week. Our rights are under attack and it won’t stop here.

WomenMeredith LyonsMay 6, 2022women Comments

Why everyone should learn to fight. (At least a little bit.)

In this one, I talk about the reason I started fighting, how my personal habits changed, and a few of the common questions I got from people taking self defense classes.

Fighting, Self DefenseMeredith LyonsApril 29, 2022self defense, Self Awareness Comments