I've created, pondered and tested features and aspects of the new website, brendaknowles.com, over the last few months. When I wasn't busy being a mom, girlfriend and writer, I was wondering how to serve my space2live audience. Lately, I've been thinking about how to market and promote the new site and my personal coaching services. All of this [...]
Picture The Great Gatsby in the mountains. My man and I traveled to Montana for a spectacular weekend of lavish meals, sparkling socializing, serious hiking and serene fly-fishing. The first two days were mind-blowing. My brain buzzed joyfully and my body happily went along for the ride. By the third day my bright-eyedness started to wane. The constant presence of people [...]
Because of your blog, I know that it is possible for me to have the love that I want one day and that I don’t have to be alone. — Reader comment on space2live I, too, wondered if I was capable of finding and keeping love. After all, my marriage ended, I can be emotional, I need solitude [...]
I witnessed a lot of pain this week. The kind where people curl up fetally and ache deeply. The kind where they cry until they are numb and limp. People are fragile. Physically, mentally and spiritually. True, people are strong and endure magnificently as well, but this week was about fragility. This week was exhausting. I'd never [...]
Not me and my son, but a sweet picture nonetheless. I’ll let you in on a little secret. It’s not all exotic trips, personal trainers and daydreaming at my house. Yes, the home behind the blog is flawed. Last week was especially trying. The air was thick and suffocating, the floor was sprinkled with [...]
I escape to personal retreats for three reasons: 1. To avoid being engulfed by the needs and desires of my house, family and friends. I often feel overcome by appliance repairs, school projects, doctor’s appointments and busy-ness. I take on my family and friend's pain or disappointment. I hyper-feel their need for my attention. If I don’t hide, I’m [...]
