May 12, 2025 • 13 mins
Have you ever caught yourself eating without tasting, talking without listening, or simply moving through life on autopilot? What if we could see how many spoonfuls of life we had left?
This episode delves into the art of presence, especially during life's transitions. Life doesn't give us a countdown; it simply asks us to be here now.
Where your attention flows, your awareness follows, and where your awareness goes, your life grows. When we bring our attention home to the present moment, we notice everything—our breath, the sunlight, the gratitude tucked inside even overwhelming days. As we approach the illuminating energy of the full moon, I invite you to reflect on what's being revealed in your life. What are you ready to leave behind? Letting go isn't abandonment. It is alignment. Who in your life deserves to be truly seen and heard? Join me next week as we explore the art of letting go with awareness rather than avoidance, and discover how transitions, when honored properly, bring us closer to our authentic selves.
Message me on Instagram or through my Facebook group "Just Count Me In" if you'd like to explore coaching through your own transitions. What spoonful of life are you savoring today? #Mindful parenting #Miindful living
Thank you for joining me!
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Speaker 1 (00:01):
Well, welcome, welcome back.
Welcome to Transform your Life.
Just Count Me In, where weexplore miracles in the mundane
and the wisdom in everydaymoments.
I'm your host, sari Stone, andtoday's episode is a heartfelt
reflection on savoring life,especially in times of
transition.
Life, especially in times oftransition.
(00:23):
So, whether you're someone on apath of personal growth, a
parent, a caregiver, thisepisode is going to invite you
to slow down, become morepresent and cherish every sweet
(00:49):
spoonful of this life.
I hope you enjoy it.
So this morning I was having mybreakfast, which I love, and I
was sitting here looking at thetrees and we had a great
rainstorm and I don't know whatpossessed me to do this.
But I stopped looking at thebowl I was putting the spoon
into and I was just staring atthe trees and eating out of the
bowl and I realized I didn'trealize how much of my breakfast
I had left.
I didn't realize how much I hadeaten.
(01:09):
All I really had was what wason my spoon and in my mouth.
So I kind of played a littlegame and I did not look at the
bowl until it seemed like I wasout of breakfast.
What that kind of trained me todo other than inspire this
podcast episode was.
Take a look at how present I amand how much I'm actually
(01:33):
savoring what's on my spoon andwhat's in my mouth, or how much
I'm looking at how much is leftand thinking about how much I've
eaten and I thought, man, whatif we could see how much ice
cream we had left Like, how manyspoonfuls of life, how much joy
(01:53):
, how much time with ourchildren?
Would we savor each moment alittle more fully?
Today, I'm going to invite youto consider how we move through
our lives, especially as parentsand guides to children.
We often rush, plan, worry andmiss what's right in front of us
(02:14):
.
Last week, we talked about timeand energy management and how
do we spend our energy, and howdo we spend our energy and how
do we spend our time, in anattempt to focus us on what is
more rewarding for us, whatbrings us energy, what keeps us
aligned with the energy that'shere for us in the flow of our
(02:35):
lives.
Life doesn't really ever giveus a countdown, it's just asking
us to be here now.
This episode was actuallyinspired by a friend of mine
who's transitioning out of thislife far too young, and yet, in
(02:55):
his awareness of the end, he'steaching us the power of
presence.
He lived his life, fully,influenced so many people just
because he had the guts to standup and be different and be who
he was, whether it was popularor not, and he absolutely lived
(03:16):
his truth.
And now too soon in my opinionit's ending.
So even in his awareness of theend, he is teaching us the
power of presence.
Even though he's in extremediscomfort, he is savoring his
life, not because it's perfectthe way it is, but because it's
(03:39):
his life.
So in my coaching work withteens, especially high school
seniors preparing to graduate, Isee a similar kind of awareness
.
They're on the edge ofsomething new and while they
look ahead, there's power inhelping them be rooted in what
is, so that they don't lose themagic of where their feet are
(04:01):
planted right now in theonslaught of what are your plans
for next year, and I can't waitto be done with high school,
and these feelings are all valid.
But on the other hand, theresome of them realized that they
were missing the present.
They were missing theopportunity and the
opportunities for them to findjoy and find some kind of
(04:26):
purpose in where they actuallyare right now.
So we've coached a lot aboutthat.
There's a lot of power instaying rooted with where we are
because technically, this isall we have, not to get too
woo-woo, but it's all of timelike infinite time and this
moment right, and that's reallywhere our power lies.
(04:49):
So, as partners and parents andcaregivers, even as a single
person it's easy to fall intothe trap of thinking someday
things are going to slow down orget easier.
What if someday is now?
What if this phone conversation, what if this summer vacation,
(05:12):
what if this bedtime story, thiscar ride, what if this messy
dinner table is like one ofthose sweet, unrepeatable
moments?
Our children and the peoplearound us learn to savor life by
watching us.
They learn emotional resiliencethrough our example and they
(05:32):
deepen their awareness when weshow them how.
So how are we actually showingup?
Where your attention goes, yourawareness follows, and where
your awareness goes is whereyour life grows.
So if your attention isscattered, your awareness runs a
(05:54):
little bit thin.
But when you bring yourattention home, you start to
notice everything your breath,the way the sunlight comes in
through the window, thegratitude that could be tucked
inside even a messy,overwhelming day, and in
noticing that life becomes rich,we are rich.
(06:18):
So ask yourself am I present inthis moment?
How much am I savoring thepeople I love?
How much am I savoring thepeople I love?
How aware am I, am I aware atall, about how I actually feel,
not just reacting, but being so?
(06:41):
Here are some affirmations foryou.
I choose to savor this momentwith love and presence.
I'm aware I am here and I amgrateful.
Show me why I'm here today.
(07:04):
I trust that being here now isthe greatest offering that I can
make.
Each moment is a spoonful ofsweetness and I receive it fully
.
So, as we enter the full moon,which is Monday, I would invite
(07:27):
you to reflect a little bitdeeply on what's illuminated in
your life.
Full moons bring things to thesurface.
They shine light on everythingClarity, emotions.
They show you what's workingand what's not working.
Sometimes comfortable,sometimes they're celebrations,
sometimes they're extremelyuncomfortable.
(07:49):
But it's also an opportunity tolet go of what doesn't serve us
and to truly see what's beingasked for our attention.
So full moons are veryilluminating, no pun intended.
As you savor this week's moment, I want you to ask yourself
what am I ready to let go of?
Where can I be more present?
(08:14):
What truth, am I ready to honor?
Who in my life am I not seeingand hearing?
And in next week's episodewe're going to explore the art
of letting go how to let go withawareness as far as avoidance,
how to let go with ease insteadof drama, and how to guide
(08:41):
ourselves and our children, ifwe have them, through emotional
transitions, small and big, andhow letting go can actually help
us grow closer to who we reallyare.
So until then, may you savorthe spoonful honor what's rising
and trust what's ready to fallaway.
(09:04):
And thank you, john, forinspiring this episode.
So I feel like we barelyscratched the surface in this
episode about transitions thisweek and if you want to take a
deeper dive, one of the people Iwould recommend you read is
Bridges, william Bridges'Transitions.
He actually wrote a book aboutit and I studied that book when
(09:25):
I was getting trained as acognitive coach and then his
wife died and he rewrote adifferent.
He completely revamped theedition because he went through
a huge transition and he pointedout in his studies that we've
had tribal and culturalceremonies that celebrated
coming of age the quinceanera,the sweet 16, bar and bat
(09:50):
mitzvahs, people's firstcommunions.
I mean there was all kinds oftribal and cultural celebrations
, and we've lost some of that inthe transition between blending
, but this whole melting potthing, and we've lost some of
those.
And I think that, no matterwhat your age, you've missed out
(10:14):
on some of the experience ifyou haven't taken the time to
mark your transitions forcedupon you, such as, let's say,
(10:35):
dying, for example.
You can ask yourself a couple ofquestions, because what we like
to do is think about what we'regoing to add to our lives right
away, but we skip a veryimportant step and Americans are
famous for just rushing throughthe transitions.
We don't pay enough attentionto the endings.
(10:56):
And let's say, if I moved hereand I moved here a little bit
over a year ago if all I thoughthere was the beginning right in
my face, if I didn't have anending for the part of my life
that took place in Colorado andthat doesn't mean saying goodbye
to people, but it definitelymeans like a real ending, like
(11:16):
closure to living there I wouldbe spending this last year just
comparing everything to what itwas like in Colorado instead of
being totally present with this,and to that extent I would be
ruining my experience.
So if we don't fully experiencean ending, we're not going to
(11:37):
have a healthy beginning.
So the two questions are what'sit time to let go of in my life
and we are going to be divinginto that next week and the
second question is what'sstanding backstage like on the
wings just waiting to make itsentrance?
(12:00):
So if you want to take a deeperdive, please message me.
Contact me on my instagram,sarah stone 2025 or just count
me in my Facebook group.
Message me through Facebook.
I would love to do a coachingcycle with you.
If you're in the middle oftransitions or just want to set
up a couple sessions, share anythoughts that you have.
(12:23):
Again, thank you for your timetoday.
Thank you so much for joiningme today.
If you like this episode,please let me know.
Stop by social media, onInstagram or my Facebook page.
Just count me in and pleaseleave a comment.
If there's anybody that youthink could benefit from this
episode, please forward it tothem, and I look forward to
(12:44):
seeing you next time.
We're all in this together,thank you.
Well, welcome, welcome back.
Welcome to Transform your Life.
Just Count Me In, where weexplore miracles in the mundane
and the wisdom in everydaymoments.
I'm your host, sari Stone, andtoday's episode is a heartfelt
reflection on savoring life,especially in times of
transition.
Life, especially in times oftransition.
(00:23):
So, whether you're someone on apath of personal growth, a
parent, a caregiver, thisepisode is going to invite you
to slow down, become morepresent and cherish every sweet
(00:49):
spoonful of this life.
I hope you enjoy it.
So this morning I was having mybreakfast, which I love, and I
was sitting here looking at thetrees and we had a great
rainstorm and I don't know whatpossessed me to do this.
But I stopped looking at thebowl I was putting the spoon
into and I was just staring atthe trees and eating out of the
bowl and I realized I didn'trealize how much of my breakfast
I had left.
I didn't realize how much I hadeaten.
(01:09):
All I really had was what wason my spoon and in my mouth.
So I kind of played a littlegame and I did not look at the
bowl until it seemed like I wasout of breakfast.
What that kind of trained me todo other than inspire this
podcast episode was.
Take a look at how present I amand how much I'm actually
(01:33):
savoring what's on my spoon andwhat's in my mouth, or how much
I'm looking at how much is leftand thinking about how much I've
eaten and I thought, man, whatif we could see how much ice
cream we had left Like, how manyspoonfuls of life, how much joy
(01:53):
, how much time with ourchildren?
Would we savor each moment alittle more fully?
Today, I'm going to invite youto consider how we move through
our lives, especially as parentsand guides to children.
We often rush, plan, worry andmiss what's right in front of us
(02:14):
.
Last week, we talked about timeand energy management and how
do we spend our energy, and howdo we spend our energy and how
do we spend our time, in anattempt to focus us on what is
more rewarding for us, whatbrings us energy, what keeps us
aligned with the energy that'shere for us in the flow of our
(02:35):
lives.
Life doesn't really ever giveus a countdown, it's just asking
us to be here now.
This episode was actuallyinspired by a friend of mine
who's transitioning out of thislife far too young, and yet, in
(02:55):
his awareness of the end, he'steaching us the power of
presence.
He lived his life, fully,influenced so many people just
because he had the guts to standup and be different and be who
he was, whether it was popularor not, and he absolutely lived
(03:16):
his truth.
And now too soon in my opinionit's ending.
So even in his awareness of theend, he is teaching us the
power of presence.
Even though he's in extremediscomfort, he is savoring his
life, not because it's perfectthe way it is, but because it's
(03:39):
his life.
So in my coaching work withteens, especially high school
seniors preparing to graduate, Isee a similar kind of awareness
.
They're on the edge ofsomething new and while they
look ahead, there's power inhelping them be rooted in what
is, so that they don't lose themagic of where their feet are
(04:01):
planted right now in theonslaught of what are your plans
for next year, and I can't waitto be done with high school,
and these feelings are all valid.
But on the other hand, theresome of them realized that they
were missing the present.
They were missing theopportunity and the
opportunities for them to findjoy and find some kind of
(04:26):
purpose in where they actuallyare right now.
So we've coached a lot aboutthat.
There's a lot of power instaying rooted with where we are
because technically, this isall we have, not to get too
woo-woo, but it's all of timelike infinite time and this
moment right, and that's reallywhere our power lies.
(04:49):
So, as partners and parents andcaregivers, even as a single
person it's easy to fall intothe trap of thinking someday
things are going to slow down orget easier.
What if someday is now?
What if this phone conversation, what if this summer vacation,
(05:12):
what if this bedtime story, thiscar ride, what if this messy
dinner table is like one ofthose sweet, unrepeatable
moments?
Our children and the peoplearound us learn to savor life by
watching us.
They learn emotional resiliencethrough our example and they
(05:32):
deepen their awareness when weshow them how.
So how are we actually showingup?
Where your attention goes, yourawareness follows, and where
your awareness goes is whereyour life grows.
So if your attention isscattered, your awareness runs a
(05:54):
little bit thin.
But when you bring yourattention home, you start to
notice everything your breath,the way the sunlight comes in
through the window, thegratitude that could be tucked
inside even a messy,overwhelming day, and in
noticing that life becomes rich,we are rich.
(06:18):
So ask yourself am I present inthis moment?
How much am I savoring thepeople I love?
How much am I savoring thepeople I love?
How aware am I, am I aware atall, about how I actually feel,
not just reacting, but being so?
(06:41):
Here are some affirmations foryou.
I choose to savor this momentwith love and presence.
I'm aware I am here and I amgrateful.
Show me why I'm here today.
(07:04):
I trust that being here now isthe greatest offering that I can
make.
Each moment is a spoonful ofsweetness and I receive it fully
.
So, as we enter the full moon,which is Monday, I would invite
(07:27):
you to reflect a little bitdeeply on what's illuminated in
your life.
Full moons bring things to thesurface.
They shine light on everythingClarity, emotions.
They show you what's workingand what's not working.
Sometimes comfortable,sometimes they're celebrations,
sometimes they're extremelyuncomfortable.
(07:49):
But it's also an opportunity tolet go of what doesn't serve us
and to truly see what's beingasked for our attention.
So full moons are veryilluminating, no pun intended.
As you savor this week's moment, I want you to ask yourself
what am I ready to let go of?
Where can I be more present?
(08:14):
What truth, am I ready to honor?
Who in my life am I not seeingand hearing?
And in next week's episodewe're going to explore the art
of letting go how to let go withawareness as far as avoidance,
how to let go with ease insteadof drama, and how to guide
(08:41):
ourselves and our children, ifwe have them, through emotional
transitions, small and big, andhow letting go can actually help
us grow closer to who we reallyare.
So until then, may you savorthe spoonful honor what's rising
and trust what's ready to fallaway.
(09:04):
And thank you, john, forinspiring this episode.
So I feel like we barelyscratched the surface in this
episode about transitions thisweek and if you want to take a
deeper dive, one of the people Iwould recommend you read is
Bridges, william Bridges'Transitions.
He actually wrote a book aboutit and I studied that book when
(09:25):
I was getting trained as acognitive coach and then his
wife died and he rewrote adifferent.
He completely revamped theedition because he went through
a huge transition and he pointedout in his studies that we've
had tribal and culturalceremonies that celebrated
coming of age the quinceanera,the sweet 16, bar and bat
(09:50):
mitzvahs, people's firstcommunions.
I mean there was all kinds oftribal and cultural celebrations
, and we've lost some of that inthe transition between blending
, but this whole melting potthing, and we've lost some of
those.
And I think that, no matterwhat your age, you've missed out
(10:14):
on some of the experience ifyou haven't taken the time to
mark your transitions forcedupon you, such as, let's say,
(10:35):
dying, for example.
You can ask yourself a couple ofquestions, because what we like
to do is think about what we'regoing to add to our lives right
away, but we skip a veryimportant step and Americans are
famous for just rushing throughthe transitions.
We don't pay enough attentionto the endings.
(10:56):
And let's say, if I moved hereand I moved here a little bit
over a year ago if all I thoughthere was the beginning right in
my face, if I didn't have anending for the part of my life
that took place in Colorado andthat doesn't mean saying goodbye
to people, but it definitelymeans like a real ending, like
(11:16):
closure to living there I wouldbe spending this last year just
comparing everything to what itwas like in Colorado instead of
being totally present with this,and to that extent I would be
ruining my experience.
So if we don't fully experiencean ending, we're not going to
(11:37):
have a healthy beginning.
So the two questions are what'sit time to let go of in my life
and we are going to be divinginto that next week and the
second question is what'sstanding backstage like on the
wings just waiting to make itsentrance?
(12:00):
So if you want to take a deeperdive, please message me.
Contact me on my instagram,sarah stone 2025 or just count
me in my Facebook group.
Message me through Facebook.
I would love to do a coachingcycle with you.
If you're in the middle oftransitions or just want to set
up a couple sessions, share anythoughts that you have.
(12:23):
Again, thank you for your timetoday.
Thank you so much for joiningme today.
If you like this episode,please let me know.
Stop by social media, onInstagram or my Facebook page.
Just count me in and pleaseleave a comment.
If there's anybody that youthink could benefit from this
episode, please forward it tothem, and I look forward to
(12:44):
seeing you next time.
We're all in this together,thank you.
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