Gracious Space Coaching

09/27/2024

I will present a Day of Prayer at the Bon Secours Retreat & Conference Center in Marriottsville, MD on October 2nd. Details below with a link to register for Friends Day of Prayer at Bon Secours Retreat & Conference Center
Date: Wednesday, October 2
Time: 9:30 am - 3:00 pm
Cost: $45
Theme:
Compassion as a Spiritual Practice: Discovering How Awareness of Our Feelings and Needs Brings Us to a Place of Compassion for Self and Others.

Compassion as a Spiritual Practice: Discovering How Awareness of Our Feelings and Needs Brings Us to a Place of Compassion for Self and Others Our daily lives are inundated with opportunities to be more compassionate, yet often we do not know how to respond. The question becomes for us, “How … C...

12/18/2023

In my past two blog articles, I focused on a lack of civility in the world and asked some deep questions that required reflection and responsive action. In my final article of the series, I'd like to challenge you to walk with civility and kindness.

https://gracious-space.com/musing-part-iii-civility-walks-hand-in-hand-with-kindness/

My past two blog articles (see Part I here and Part II here) focused on the lack of civility with questions for each of us to ponder. They were deep questions that required reflection and responsive action. I’ll repeat them again: This week, I will challenge you to walk with civility and kindnes...

12/08/2023

Part 1 of my series on civility ended with the question, "Who is this God you reflect to the world?"

Today I would like to focus on civility as a tapestry that covers the world with this God we reflect.

https://gracious-space.com/musing-part-ii-what-am-i-doing-to-weave-the-tapestry-of-civility/

Part I: Have We Lost Our Civility ended with the question, “Who is this God you reflect to the world?” Now I would like to focus on civility as a tapestry that covers the world with this God we reflect.  So much is happening in the world.  Most recently, we have seen images and have ... Read m...

11/29/2023

The year was 1975 and I was teaching a sixth grade religion class...

This story is a perfect segway to musings on civility. I wonder... have we forgotten that we are made in God’s image? Are our containers of the holy broken? Do we find ourselves in a state of resignation?

https://gracious-space.com/have-we-lost-our-civility/

Today in my morning meditation, I read a passage from a sermon given by a Lutheran minister and public theologian, Nadia Bolz-weber. She titled it, “Our Bodies are Wholly Holy.” In her message she referred to our bodies as “individual containers of the holy.” This statement gave me pause and...

09/01/2023

🔥 Thursday, September 7: 𝗖𝗼𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴: 𝗔 𝗧𝗼𝗼𝗹 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗳𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗳𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗣𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲

Register here: https://www.chra.com/events/EventDetails.aspx?id=1693246

Who is the first responder called to action when a situation occurs that affects everyone in your organization? It is YOU, the HR Professional. The level of volatility seems to be increasing as companies continue to face challenges in talent acquisition, turnover rates, hybrid options, and workplace well-being. As a first responder, you also need someone to be there for you. Someone to listen to you and help you to walk through your current story and see the possibilities. Coaching for the HR Leader is a thought-provoking and creative process that can be inspiring, and supportive for you as you work in this state of overwhelm.

In this session, Lori Raggio, MBA, PHR, SHRM-CP and Sharon Scibek, MS, SHRM-SCP, ACC will illustrate for you the benefits of coaching and how it can be a resource for your own professional development. Both Lori and Sharon have been HR Leaders in organizations, both served as Presidents for the CHRA Board of Directors, and both are certified professional coaches.

Learning Objectives:
✔️ Gain a deeper insight into the value of coaching
✔️ To learn practical tips on what to look for in a coach
✔️ To have a list of questions for you to use with your teams/ leaders using a coaching mindset
✔️ Learn how to focus learning & development and strategy competencies

Learn more and register: https://www.chra.com/events/EventDetails.aspx?id=1693246

Chesapeake Human Resources Association Lori Raggio

07/03/2023

This Wednesday, July 5th, is the last day to register for the August 4th retreat to get the discounted rate of $10 off the regular price.

https://bonsecoursrcc.org/event/from-age-ing-to-sage-ing/

𝗔𝗴𝗲-𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗼 𝗦𝗮𝗴𝗲-𝗶𝗻𝗴: 𝗘𝗺𝗯𝗿𝗮𝗰𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗶𝘀𝗱𝗼𝗺 𝗼𝗳 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗹𝗶𝗳𝗲’𝘀 𝗷𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗻𝗲𝘆.
Aging is the most common human experience, but how we view that experience has a significant impact on how we harvest the gifts given and the gifts received in our life. We are living longer these days and so often we hear the phrase, “This getting older ****.” This common phrase we hear and say can become our daily mantra. Does this serve you and enhance your being?

Can you embrace growing older to cultivate the inwardness from which your wisdom grows?

What is your meaningful spiritual legacy?

How can you use your experience and wisdom to contribute to help the world?

These are some of the questions and insights for our day of reflection. Using resources of Henri Nouwen, Harry Moody, Joan Chittister, Connie Zweig, Ph.D., and Zalman Schachter-Shalomi and Ronald Miller, I will guide us in meaningful conversation, prayer, and provide resources for your self-reflection.

Presenter: Sharon L. Scibek, ACC, NC
Date: August 4, 2023
Time: 9:30 am - 4:00 pm
Location: Bon Secours Retreat and Conference Center, 1525 Marriottsville Road, Marriottsville, MD 21104

Register by July 5th to save $10 on registration.
https://bonsecoursrcc.org/event/from-age-ing-to-sage-ing/

Bon Secours Retreat and Conference Center

06/14/2023

Join me August 4th for a this in-person retreat at the beautiful Bon Secours in Maryland. Register by July 5th and save!

𝗔𝗴𝗲-𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗼 𝗦𝗮𝗴𝗲-𝗶𝗻𝗴: 𝗘𝗺𝗯𝗿𝗮𝗰𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗶𝘀𝗱𝗼𝗺 𝗼𝗳 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗹𝗶𝗳𝗲’𝘀 𝗷𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗻𝗲𝘆.

Aging is the most common human experience, but how we view that experience has a significant impact on how we harvest the gifts given and the gifts received in our life. We are living longer these days and so often we hear the phrase, “This getting older ****.” This common phrase we hear and say can become our daily mantra. Does this serve you and enhance your being?

Can you embrace growing older to cultivate the inwardness from which your wisdom grows?

What is your meaningful spiritual legacy?

How can you use your experience and wisdom to contribute to help the world?

These are some of the questions and insights for our day of reflection. Using resources of Henri Nouwen, Harry Moody, Joan Chittister, Connie Zweig, Ph.D., and Zalman Schachter-Shalomi and Ronald Miller, I will guide us in meaningful conversation, prayer, and provide resources for your self-reflection.

Presenter: Sharon L. Scibek, ACC, NC
Date: August 4, 2023
Time: 9:30 am - 4:00 pm
Location: Bon Secours Retreat and Conference Center, 1525 Marriottsville Road, Marriottsville, MD 21104

Register by July 5th to save $10 on registration.

https://bonsecoursrcc.org/event/from-age-ing-to-sage-ing/

05/25/2023

Thank you, VoyageBaltimore, for featuring me as a local inspiration in April!

https://voyagebaltimore.com/interview/inspiring-conversations-with-sharon-scibek-of-gracious-space-llc/

Voyagela

Today we’d like to introduce you to Sharon Scibek. Hi Sharon, we’d love for you to start by introducing yourself. I’d like to begin by saying I am a “Lifelong Learner” who pursues every opportunity to fulfill my potential. My professional career started as a teacher in Junior High. Here I ...

03/27/2023

Spring is almost here - can you feel it? The world is full of fresh air and new beginnings. Are you ready for newness in your life too? A fresh start? Growth that blossoms into a firmly rooted strength?

Ladies, my first Spring session is tomorrow at 10am (and another at 7pm). Won't you join me for this spritually & mentally awakening conversation?

Men, sign up for my March 30th option! This will be my first time offering a combined session for men and women. Don't miss this unique opportunity.

https://gracious-space.com/transformative-conversations/

03/22/2023

🌷 Registration is open! Join my Spring session: 𝘼𝙬𝙖𝙠𝙚𝙣𝙞𝙣𝙜

You are invited to come alive and awaken to new possibilities, to remember what new life looks like, and to ponder what growth is right around the corner for us.

𝗗𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀

WOMEN ONLY: Tuesday, March 28 at 10am ET
WOMEN ONLY: Tuesday, March 28 at 7pm ET
MEN & WOMEN: Thursday, March 30 at 7pm ET

Men, sign up for my March 30th option! This will be my first time offering a combined session for men and women. Don't miss this unique opportunity.

𝗔𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗦𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻

We have stepped out of the darkness of winter awareness and are invited into the light of spring awakening, like a dance. What was germinating in our spiritual self is now coming alive, breaking forth so to speak. The quote by Anais Nin comes to mind, “And then the day came when the risk to remain tight in a bud was more painful than the risk to bloom.” Something happens to us in the spring. It awakens and enlivens us like no other season can. We feel lighter, new energies bloom; there is an awakening within our being that urges us with a new invitation to awaken to all that is wonderful in the world.

Nature unfolds a new presentation of her beauty and fills the air with her wondrous smells of newness. We are captivated with new life. Harriet Ann Jacobs says it so beautifully, “The beautiful spring came; and when nature resumes her loveliness, the human soul is apt to revive also.”

This session will be conducted via Zoom. You will receive readings upon registration for you to reflect on prior to our meeting. I look forward to enjoying this time with you and learning from you in this gracious space.

𝗥𝗲𝗴𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿: https://gracious-space.com/transformative-conversations/

Transformative Conversations for Women A WOMAN’S JOURNEY THROUGH THE SEASONSWalking with Mindfulness, Appreciation, and Expectation Welcome to Women’s Transformational Conversations on the seasons of the year. 2022’S theme will focus on our journey through the seasons. Seasons come and go, and...

02/28/2023

An incredible video that ought to be played over and over again until we all get the message emboldened in our hearts and actions.

What happens when we see beyond our apparent differences?

01/20/2023

On Tuesday, January 24th, I will be holding the "Winter Transformational Conversation" for women. For more information and registration details go to: www.gracious-space.com.

Sharon Scibek, ACC, NC specializes in transformative personal and professional coaching for women.

01/17/2023

🎧🎙️ Don't forget to tune in today at 10am ET for my podcast on how being a host has impacted me!

https://www.spreaker.com/show/gracious-space

Join me Tuesday at 10am!

There is a special dynamic that occurs when two people engage in a heartfelt and meaningful conversation. My intention in hosting “Gracious Space” was to introduce to the universe people who are making a difference in the world by their presence and life’s work. I have learned so much from each of them and have even gained new friends. In my podcast this week, I will focus on the personal impact each one had on me and how they have influenced my life’s work and personal transformation.

Join me this coming Tuesday at 10am ET!

https://www.spreaker.com/show/gracious-space

01/13/2023

Join me Tuesday at 10am!

There is a special dynamic that occurs when two people engage in a heartfelt and meaningful conversation. My intention in hosting “Gracious Space” was to introduce to the universe people who are making a difference in the world by their presence and life’s work. I have learned so much from each of them and have even gained new friends. In my podcast this week, I will focus on the personal impact each one had on me and how they have influenced my life’s work and personal transformation.

Join me this coming Tuesday at 10am ET!

https://www.spreaker.com/show/gracious-space

01/09/2023

Tomorrow on my podcast, Gracious Space, I will have Paula D'Arcy as my guest. Many of us have grown to question aspects of our religious and spiritual practices. It could be a specific life event that changes our planned path for the future or trying to find where God is in my life. Paula will share with us her own personal life event that brought her to a place of questioning, understanding, and acceptance of life as it is. She will share with us a fresh way of thinking about spirituality that grows throughout life. To listen live go to:

https://boldbravetalk.com/shows/gracious-space/

01/04/2023

In case you might have missed yesterday's podcast with Rita Carey, here is the link:
https://boldbravetalk.com/shows/gracious-space/

Rita shared her work as a career coach helping those 50 and above with their job transition. You don't want to miss her insights and experience working with this group of people.

12/22/2022

Are you over 50 and between jobs? Searching for your next opportunity? Concerned that your age will disqualify you? As a candidate with a record of success, you have an advantage. You just need to demonstrate that you still have “skin in the game,” are forward-looking, and up-to-speed with the latest innovations in your field. Not sure how to go about this? Join Rita, owner of RCM Associates and I in an informative podcast on getting past age bias.

Rita Carey is nationally known for her work as a career coach with 50+ workers finding themselves in the midst of a job transition. Her work as a career coach is not just a job or profession, it has become her personal mission in life. She has reached thousands of people with her webinars and approaches her work with professionalism, care, and deep respect for the individuals she serves.

Join me Tuesday at 10am ET:
https://www.spreaker.com/show/gracious-space

12/22/2022

Just in case you didn't have the opportunity to listen to my podcast with LtGen USMC(Ret) Lori Reynolds here is the link. As someone who was her teacher in the eighth grade, I want to say how proud I am of the woman she has become, her service to our country, how she leads with humility and vulnerability, and lastly, her continued work with DEI Initiatives.
https://boldbravetalk.com/shows/gracious-space/