Returning from a multi-day silent meditation retreat, Cathy offers some words of wisdom on the value of presence in every day life.
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3 Ways to Play It Up This Season
This week, Cathy takes a break from the daily grind to find time to play!
Stepping Back in Order to Move Forward – How I Decided to Bet on Myself
Guest contributor Erin Robertson shares her journey from luxury Napa marketing professional to start-up wine brand owner, and the six foundations she had to help make the transition.
Juggling, Jostling and a Good Dash of Swearing: 2021 Harvest, Aussie Mum-Style
As the 2021 annual vintage in Australia winds to a close, and in honor of Mother’s Day next Sunday, May 9 (don’t forget the flowers folks!), this week we check in on nine female winemaking and viticultural mums who are wrapping up harvest in Australia to see how they got through vintage.
Four Quirky Wellness Ideas to Shape Your New Habits for the Year Ahead
In her first post fo 2021, this week Cathy considers some of her new habits that fall outside the category of alcohol consumption while still inside the realm of wellness, mindfulness and health.
Women in Wellness: A Focus on Entrepreneurship
Women are more impacted by the pandemic, yet more women are likely to start a business. This week Cathy tackles the reasons why staring something new in uncertain times.
UPDATED: Your Special Invitation: The ABG Shop is OPEN!
Just in time for the Holiday season, we share the inaugural ABG merchandise shop! Check out a few ways to support the ABG cause this shopping season
Right Now is the Time to Hold Our Loved Ones Close
This week we’ve listened, read, shared and confided our experiences. We’re holding space to recognize the deep trauma, pain and suffering inflicted on our friends and colleagues, many of whom were victims at the hands of a few. Here we consider ways to keep safely in community with trusted friends and colleagues.
Space As a Way To Kindness
These last few weeks beck has been thinking a great deal about the the idea of seeking, creating and finding room in our daily lives to hold sacred space for ourselves and each other. To step back in these triggered times and allow ourselves and others to navigate the fragile emotional state we find ourselves in. Safely.
Shifting Expectations: A Birthday Wish
With Cathy’s birthday this year, she had started to get really curious about what to expect, biologically and emotionally, as she got older but there was much more to discover…
Edging from Mud to Lotus: Revised to Bloom
“No mud. No lotus.” It’s a quote that’s usually attributed to Buddhist teacher Thich Nhat Hanh, but any one of us can recognize the formulation: first the challenge, then the reward. It’s safe to say, I think, that we’re all fairly mud-slicked right now.
Who To Trust
Under times of duress, we forget who to trust the most. Right now, when it seems like “out there” has never been such a mess, we forget about the resource that’s “in here.” Let me put it this way. Who to trust, is YOU.
This Is Not A Pep Talk. (But Feel Free to Listen Up)
In a world where every 24 hours is a whole new reality, and as we struggle to keep things together, I want to share some small reminders to help you keep that light of hope in your heart to keep going. Consider this the ‘pep talk’ you didn’t ask for.
Traveling Internationally In A Pandemic – A First-Hand Account
Taking an international flight can be filled with trepidation, but flying during a pandemic? Turn that anxiety meter up to 12! So in response to the barrage of “How was it?” emails and texts from friends and colleagues, here are my observations and lessons from the strangest of 36 hours.
What the Wisest Part of You Knows
“How would the wisest part of you respond?”. This is the question that Cathy Huyghe considers in this week’s post, sharing insights about how the times that pausing to ask that question quietly has proved especially helpful.
An ABG Tribute to Mothers, and What They've Taught Us About Resilience
Moms are on our mind, this weekend in particular with Mother’s Day just around the corner and with our resilience tested by COVID-19 we wanted to ask moms to tell us a story about their own mothers.
What Part of Shelter In Place Do You Hope Continues On?
What part of “Shelter in Place” do you hope continues when the current global situation is over? Cathy contemplates self-care in this week’s post
Global Crisis and the Hospitality Furlough: A View from the Front Lines
As any restaurant professional knows, managing a beverage program, is not without its challenges. But as guest contributor Amy Currens writes, nothing could have prepared anyone for the decimation that has hit the hospitality industry.
"Nada es Imposible" - Lessons in Resilience, from Argentina to New York
Guest contributor Sharon Nieuwenhuis shares how the New York wine industry is adapting to unprecedented times facing the wine industry.
8 Lessons I Brought Back from Australia: Taking Stock and a Step Back
Beck reflects on her latest trip home to South Australia and the lessons that come when revisiting old places and faces through a new lens.