by Sabrina Roblin | Jan 31, 2024 | Life Reinspired, Purpose, Relationships
I just finished watching, The Greatest Night in Pop, the documentary on Netflix about the making of the song, “We Are the World”, and I am so moved and inspired for the second time in my life by this song I first heard on March 7th, 1985, that I had to sit down at my...
by Sabrina Roblin | Oct 12, 2023 | Next Life Chapter, Purpose, Relationships
One of the most spiritual things you can do is embrace your humanity. – Steve Maraboli My former husband and father of my son passed away in August and I was overwhelmed by it in ways I didn’t expect. As a result, I didn’t write or send a blog in the months of August...
by Sabrina Roblin | Jun 26, 2023 | Life Reinspired, Purpose, Retirement, Values
Rest is not idleness, and to lie sometimes on the grass under trees on a summer’s day, listening to the murmur of the water, or watching the clouds float across the sky, is by no means a waste of time. – John Lubbock Summer is here! My favorite summer memories are...
by Sabrina Roblin | Apr 26, 2023 | Life Reinspired, Relationships, Values
We get so many messages in our culture about looking good, doing it right, and having it together, that there is a tendency in our society to blame others, try to fix every flaw, act out of fear, and avoid pain. We see it playing out in technicolor in the news these...
by Sabrina Roblin | Mar 28, 2023 | Life Reinspired, Purpose, Values
I was thinking the other day about what is one thing that we need most amidst the cultural increase of anger, uncertainty, and despair. I thought of the essential nature of hope, and the lack of it in today’s cultural narratives. The lyrics of this month’s song by...
by Sabrina Roblin | Jan 30, 2023 | Life Reinspired, Purpose, Retirement
There is always a gap between the life we’re living and the life we want to create. It’s what inspires us to change, grow, and make New Year’s resolutions. Did you know that 80% of New Year’s resolutions fall away by February? How are the resolutions you made at...
by Sabrina Roblin | Dec 1, 2022 | Life Reinspired, Next Life Chapter, Purpose, Relationships
One Christmas morning when I was a little girl, I woke up excited, ran downstairs and found the Christmas stockings empty. I was devastated. I ran back upstairs to my parent’s room and burst in crying that Santa had forgotten us. In my mother’s sleepy state, she...
by Sabrina Roblin | Oct 25, 2022 | Life Reinspired, Purpose, Relationships, Retirement
If your reaction to any mention of the dreaded ‘D’ word- death, is dismissal or denial, and if you want to stop reading and click out to something different, you’re in good company. I had a near death experience in my teens, have a will and health directive, have...
by Sabrina Roblin | Sep 17, 2022 | Next Life Chapter, Relationships, Retirement
The title of this month’s blog sounds dramatic, and yet it’s true. Assumptions and expectations about a person’s beliefs and behavior can kill a relationship over time, especially when they are unspoken. Example assumptions and expectations include: Now that we have...
by Sabrina Roblin | Aug 26, 2022 | Life Reinspired, Relationships
This summer, I was in a chaplaincy internship at St. Luke’s Hospital in Boise, Idaho, deepening my ability to be present, and increasing my spiritual direction skills with people in a health crisis from all walks of life. It was intense, challenging, emotional at...
by Sabrina Roblin | Jun 30, 2022 | Life Reinspired, Retirement, Values
My father was a restauranteur with a strong work ethic. He worked long hours in a stressful and demanding career as a renowned chef. He was completely dedicated to his restaurant and his craft, yet every summer he handed the reins to his kitchen staff and took six...
by Sabrina Roblin | Jun 3, 2022 | Embrace Your Dream, Life Reinspired, Purpose
The violence of the recent shootings and the uncertainty of these times can get the best of me, the best of us. It can intensify the questions and natural anxiety of leaving a long-time career and dreaming into a next chapter of life. What will I do next? Will I be...
by Sabrina Roblin | Apr 25, 2022 | Life Reinspired, Purpose, Retirement
At the end of March I was interviewed by Richard Eisenberg of MarketWatch for his column, The View From Unretirement. One of his questions was why people are lost after their career ends, to the point that they shrink in their lives and don’t move on. My answer was...
by Sabrina Roblin | Mar 28, 2022 | Life Reinspired, Next Life Chapter, Purpose, Relationships, Retirement
Transitions can be stressful, especially when leaving a successful career for the next chapter. The uncertainty of the times we’re in adds an additional layer of anxiety to the process. Lots of questions come up – Who will I be without my career? Will I...
by Sabrina Roblin | Feb 28, 2022 | Life Reinspired, Purpose, Relationships
“It requires so much courage and strength to endure love for the beauty of the world.” -From Beguiled by Beauty, by Wendy Farley I get overwhelmed by the world at times and wonder what to write that will be of value, what will make a positive difference in your day. ...
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