A Sacred Sadness
“I’m sorry you feel ____.” “You shouldn’t feel that way.” “What will make you feel better?” I have heard phrases like these all my life. I think most of us have. Sentiments said by caring, well-meaning people who truly want to see us happy. Sometimes it works. We feel better. At least temporarily. More often, … Read more
These times are increasingly fast-paced, challenging, and sometimes scary. With that come confusion, frustration, stress and uncertainty. To manage these feelings, many of my clients have been asking me, “What should I be doing with my time and energy?” Some key buzzwords that you have probably been hearing more frequently lately are purpose, mindfulness, letting … Read more
Fire Ceremony
Fire illuminates and heats. It is unbiased – it will illuminate a lie as easily as a truth. But in the heat, lies melt like lead and truth is tempered like steel. Whatever doesn’t stand up to the fire in your soul, is it truly yours? The Moon came full at 1:06pm EST today, March … Read more
A Warrior of Spirit and an Autumn Sunday
I was blessed to take a nice break today with a walk in the woods. Even though it is Sunday, I was playing hookey, really – I had that much to do. But instead I enjoyed a little “shinrin-yoku,” which literally translates from the Japanese into “forest bath.” I went to one of my favorite … Read more
The Creativity Meditation Experience
“Less Stress, More Mojo” Join Me for The Creativity Meditation Experience If you are experiencing stress, doubt, confusion, overwhelm or are feeling generally weary, meditation and creative expression each have been shown to help overcome these distressing feelings. In “Less Stress, More Mojo” we’re going to have fun with BOTH meditation and creativity! We all … Read more
Believing Your “Impossible!”
“I can’t do THAT! It’s IMPOSSIBLE!” Have you ever said that? Ever believed it? Ever absolutely KNOWN it to be true? Probably – most of us have. We may have said it differently, like “I’ll never be as (strong, rich, successful, whatever) as so-and-so is,” or “I just wasn’t born to be a ______,” or … Read more
Creativity and Meditation:
Practical Tools for Better Living In the chaos and pressure so many of us experience in our lives these days, it can be a real challenge to find any relaxation, balance or peace of mind. It’s gotten so bad that some people have even begun to think that relaxation means wasting time and peace of … Read more
The NEW PARADIGM – Creating a Cultural Recovery
In the first article in this series, “Our Addictive Culture,” we looked at the basis and cycle of addiction – and how it permeates every aspect of our culture. In fact, addiction is so rampant that it has become integrated into to our economy. Yet it is also destructive, not only to our economy, but … Read more
MASTERY – Making It Happen, Keeping It Going
There is a hard truth few of us want to accept: We are responsible for everything in our lives. Now before you throw something at me, read on. We are accountable for what we do and say, but we’re responsible for everything, including what we do and say. Responsible means, “able to respond.” Can we … Read more
INTENTION – Knowing Where You’re Going
Once we know who we truly, deeply are, the next step is to determine where we are going (or growing) in life. What is it, exactly, that we intend for ourselves? To answer that, we have to know how heart’s deep desire. Many recovery circles talk about going where we are led, of getting “out … Read more