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September 18, 2014 · Leave a Comment

“The birds are molting. If only man could molt also – his mind once a year its errors, his heart once a year its useless passions.” ~ james allen This is WCHG radio sweeping you forward to a brighter day! Give a listen. Click on the names below – unless you don’t want to feel empowered? Change […]

My Ego – Not Yours! Mine. Mine. Mine.

September 13, 2014 · Leave a Comment

I sent my ego to the “timeout chair” this morning. I am sitting here smiling imagining this silly and sweet happenstance. What would my ego look like if I could see it? Is it a smaller version of myself? It seems to be an innocent who does not know any better, but is not me as […]

So Many Passions

August 27, 2014 · Leave a Comment

What does Passion mean to you? For the first half of my life I thought Passion was that feeling derived from sex and love. BTW this is also the time I thought sex & love were the same thing.  Passion was that fleeting thing that waxed and waned according to life’s circumstance. It conjured up images […]

Like Walking on the Moon!

August 25, 2014 · Leave a Comment

Love is a many splendid thing, but it is NOT something concrete –  nor is Will, Reason or Imagination. Yet we’ve all experienced these insubstantial (yet very foundational) things.  We’ve all felt love for a person, place or thing. We’ve all willed ourselves out of bed. And we’re always Reasoning… “Is it better to do thing […]

non-judgmental awareness

July 27, 2014 · Leave a Comment

“The present moment is filled with joy and happiness. If you are attentive, you will see it.” ~thich nhat hahn Ahhhhhh – to be in non-judgmental awareness is a lovely vacation of sorts. It is a getaway from the push and pull of things. When I am here all that crosses my “virtual desk of life” […]

Perfectly Imperfect!!

July 20, 2014 · Leave a Comment

Yes – it feels good to see how life is unfolding warts and all; to generate appreciation for a stubbed toe or a missed class. There are six pots in my second story window box and one is not getting water due to an out-of-joint drip line. So a little dry brown sprig of dead Asparagus […]

Follow the Sun

July 11, 2014 · Leave a Comment

Making your new best life fit in with whatever is happening right now can be a very organic motion. It is as natural as a flower reaching it’s head toward the morning sun – and then following the sun throughout the day until dusk.Your conscious intention is the sunlight to which you will naturally turn […]

Father’s Day or Listen Up!

June 16, 2014 · Leave a Comment

Although I did not speak with my dad this Father’s Day, the day itself was filled with great experiences. I unexpectedly joined in on a terrific workshop called ‘Your Spiritual Tool Kit’. Then I enjoyed an impromptu lunch with a friend at my home where we fixed up scrambled eggs with feta, smokey hash browns […]

Happiness is a Choice

June 1, 2014 · Leave a Comment

“Happiness can be cultivated” says Shawn Achor, author of Before Happiness. He calls it Happiness Hygiene and says it is as essential to living as brushing our teeth and eating right. Here are 5 Two Minute Happiness Drills which Achor’s research has proven to actually have the power to make us happier people. His work […]

Manifesting: the process revealed

May 7, 2014 · Leave a Comment

“We need not always be effective, but only transparent and vulnerable. Then we are instruments, no matter what we do.” ~ richard rohr I have been gandering at this transition from grieving to gratitud-ing I am making. This is what I have come up with so far. With no anecdote here that will ground this […]

Rinse and Repeat

May 5, 2014 · Leave a Comment

“The intuitive mind is a sacred gift and the rational mind is a faithful servant. We have created a society that honors the servant and has forgotten the gift…”  ~ Albert Einstein Knowing this I ask again — what does it feel like to receive unconditional love?  Now without labeling, without using words or employing images – or memory even – can […]

McGee, Keats & Chödrön on Transformation

April 14, 2014 · Leave a Comment

“What hurts us can cripple us, but it can also shape us into something more powerful. But this requires presence. It requires having a different perspective about what it means to hurt and what it means to experience emotional trauma. One way to change our perspective is to look at our wounds as sacred things. […]

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Lani received a B.F.A from Virginia Commonwealth University in 1986 and earned a B.A in Art Education from NCCU in 2000.
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