If I were 22 again I would tell myself, “Life has so many graduations for you. Enjoy this one from University and know there will be many more ahead!” I would want to take the pressure, which I personally placed on my own shoulders, off – so I could enjoy all the moment had to […]
unconditional trust
Better Happens
“What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us.” ~ralph waldo emerson Ever wonder how to tweak your life to make it even better than it already is? No need to struggle – just allow “better” to happen.There are those bumper stickers that say ‘SHIT HAPPENS’? What […]
A Vivacious Cycle
“Live with intention. Walk to the edge. Listen hard. Practice wellness. Play with abandon. Laugh. Choose with no regret. Appreciate your friends. Continue to learn. Do what you love. Live as if this is all there is.” ~mary anne radmacher Sometimes I feel like I’m absurdly gifted with things nobody wants. Like, “She is really […]
APRIL’S FOOL – and Every Other Month for that Matter!
“The words you speak become the house you live in.” ~Hafiz It happened again. I felt really small again and all my accomplishments-to-date were negated by my judgemental mind. I cannot tell you how it started. All I know is one minute I was having a great day then I felt it melt away. It […]
Peace From Wanting
“Normally, the test of greatness in the arts is the ability to state deep feelings and perceptions simply, clearly, and well. Indeed, it may well be said that until a person can express a thought clearly and simply, he hasn’t yet fully understood it himself.” ~ Swami Kriyananda, from the book ‘Art as a Hidden […]
Pandora
Hey Pandora…Why not look inside? “Endowed by the gods with every attribute of beauty and goodness, Pandora was the first woman on earth. Happy the man given her as wife! Her dowry from the gods included a box, which she was warned never to open. No one but the gods knew what was hidden inside. […]
A New Way to Love
“The colors of the rainbow, so pretty in the sky, Are also on the faces of people going by. I see friends shaking hands, sayin’, “How do you do?” They’re really saying, ” I love you” ~from Lyrics “What a Wonderful World” by Louis Armstrong I am IN love. Not like “what is his name?” kind […]
How Do I Achieve Inner Peace?
When I read these words to myself, sometimes on a daily basis, I become stronger in my belief that Change and Peace are on the same continuum and they always start (and end) inside of me. “My whole being works best when I am able to achieve EQUANIMITY in life. I thrive when things are NOT tipped […]
Clarity: A Master Class
“What you are, and who you are should provide greater clarity about where you have been and where you are headed. Although one distinguishes spiritual from physical nature, the ultimate unification of the two is the consequence of the struggle for internal, external and eternal – peace.” ~t.f. hodge Clarity really messes up everything I […]
How To Unfold
“Raise your words, not voice. It is rain that grows flowers, not thunder.” ~rumi How do I unfold? Until I am able to live in the dream for my highest self, I am borrowing my Soul’s heart to assist me in making decisions. To do this I am meditating more regularly, which helps me to […]
I’m a Pepper. You’re a Pepper…
organism [awr-guh-niz-uh m] noun 1. a form of life composed of mutually interdependent parts that maintain various vital processes. To be an organism in my own life; to confidently behave in my own best interest without doubt, fear or judgement; this is my NIRVANA. This is not a selfish aim for in being such a thing I eclipse that part of myself that gets in […]
A Daily Practice
“Fish live in streams Birds nest in trees Human beings dwell In warm hearts.” ~Japanese folk Zen saying Keeping my heart open is the plan for the day. It is the plan for everyday. It is a mantra, a philosophy, a way of life. Keeping my heart open allows all my periodic fears to be […]
