Mindfulness
Discombobulated to Calm
Discombobulated to Calm Do you think you have everything planned for the day ahead? How about the week ahead? That's what I thought last week and then my whole week was upended by circumstances beyond my control. Nothing terrible happened - just a LOT of stuff that...
The Cool Side of the Pillow
We are greatly enjoying our time here in Texas with mom. It’s nice to be able to have focused time with mom to help her, and even just talk about the simplest day-to-day tasks. What I realize is that there is so much of life that happens in every single moment and how...
Going with the Flow Ain’t Always Easy
I'm writing this later than usual because I have been consumed the past two weeks with the care of my mom. She had a pretty nasty car accident and besides being banged up physically, she was badly shaken. Sometimes the emotional impact is greater than the physical in...
Time Crunch
I don’t know about you, but the best way for me to get anything done is to give myself a hard and fast deadline. When I know I have a limited period of time to complete a task some really cool things start happening in my brain and body. It’s as if I find a gear I...
Let the Knife Cut the Cake
Imagine that you are going to slice a beautiful and delicate angel food cake. You choose the appropriate knife, you place the knife on the cake and you begin to force the knife into and through the cake. Yes, the cake comes apart, yet by virtue of the excess force you...
Overwhelm is a Verb
Yep, I just learned it this week. Overwhelm is a verb. It is not a noun. It is not a thing in and of itself. It is not something that we can easily point to and identify without linking it to something else. You have to be overwhelmed by something or because of...
Do Your Actions Match Your Vision?
The importance of having a clear, vivid vision that is exciting to the holder of the vision is a prerequisite for creating a specific, desired result. This is the first step – create your vision. See it, know it, dream it, feel it, write it. These are the things that...
Is Common Sense Really So Common?
In the course of a day, I run across so many things that don’t make sense to me. Yesterday, I got some coffee from a restaurant in a food court. When I proceeded to the area to get some cream and sugar, I found that it was also the order pick-up window. I was...
Does Authenticity Frighten You?
Are you afraid to be yourself? Do you only let people see certain parts of you? Do you only share what you think they will accept and agree with? This is not uncommon. Although there is an allure and great freedom awaiting you when you live fully as the person you...
A Bad Mood is and Indicator of Change
Have you ever woken up ‘grumpy” or with a pervasive feeling of dread or sadness? You search your mind wondering where these feelings and thoughts come from, and you have no answer - just this horrible bad mood to deal with. So you try to change your mood by looking...
It’s Better Because of You
By your inherent nature and energy, you continually affect everything and everyone you come in contact with. The combined energy of your heart space and your brain send ‘waves’ to all that surrounds you and simply by thinking and feeling, you literally create the...
Thinking Big – Starting Small
Looking at a new project can be invigorating, exciting and thrilling! It can bring a skip to your step and a new sense of energy to your being. It can ‘refresh’ a previously stale or stuck business or relationship. At the same time, it can bring with it anxiety,...
What lies before you is EVERYTHING…
What you are seeing around you at this very moment has very little to do with what is possible for your future. The situation you are currently in is a direct reflection of your past thinking and actions. What lies before you is whatever you decide and think about and...
Feelings of Peace
How are you feeling today? How would you like to feel today? Happy? Joyful? Peaceful? PEACE: A feeling of ease and calm within, no matter what exists around you. A feeling doesn’t happen to you, it is produced within your mind. Your feelings are derived from your...
Logic is Overrated
Society insists on logic. It insists that there must be a method to the madness and rhyme or reason to everything that exists. Society will say ‘spell it out for me’ or ‘show me why’ or ‘ draw me a picture’. It says that there must be a plan and a path and a...
Are You Truly Alive?
You know you are TRULY ALIVE when, upon awakening in the morning and realizing you are still on the planet, you thank the heavens for this new day and for your beautiful life. And you feel joyful and blessed for the opportunity of another chance to show up, share love...
Get Unplugged
When is the last time you truly ‘unplugged’? We’re talking no emails, no cell phones, no to-do lists, no regular day-to-day tasks and chores. We’re talking no brain cells set to ‘on’ and no where to go, nothing to do. We’re talking true and purposeful relaxation all...
What’s Your Tipping Point?
There is a specific point in time, a special number when reached that a critical mass meets the outer limit of its’ current comfort zone… At that very second, the scales tip, never to return again to their former existence and place in the world. It is at this time...
Reflect, Release and Recharge
As we enter the new year, we find ourselves reflecting on the status of our lives. We look back on where have we been, what we have we done, whom have we interacted with and why things turned out as they did. We find ourselves happily rejoicing over successes,...
Chocolate, Pizza and Champagne
Are there certain foods and beverages that excite you? When you think about consuming them, do you salivate? Do you look forward to them so much that you get a physical sensation or an “emotional buzz”? When you have these positive feelings about food or anything...
Shift Happens
A shift is a slight movement, stirring or change. Throughout the day, many little shifts are occurring around you and within you. These shifts may be in the form of a new thought, an altering of a current thought or a movement of energy. Energetic shifts are the ones...
Procrastination is the Answer
Okay, so the title is a bit dicey. Procrastination is only the answer if you don’t want to move forward. Procrastination kills momentum. Procrastination is a way of saying to the world that you really don’t believe in the beauty of your dreams, or that you don’t feel...
Energy Vampires are Sucky Things
There are people among us who, on occasion and effortlessly, seem to suck the life out of us. You know them because they leave you feeling drained. These people are referred to as Energy Vampires. They may be people you love, work with or are close to. They may not...
