Thoughts are powerful. I believe they create our reality. I believe thoughts have the capacity to enlighten us, to lift us to higher places, to make dreams come true. They can also tear us to pieces, destroy dreams and relationships and get the better of us at the...
It's that time of year again. How can we do this in a way that positions us better for success? How do we follow through instead of letting our will and vision fade out after a couple of weeks? I believe HOW we set goals is more important than what goals we set. We...
That comes from Brene Brown whose research and work is really important in our world right now as well as for the future. I want to bring light to some of the things she speaks of, to help spread her teachings, because I feel privileged to be present on this planet at...
I've witnessed friends and family members in my life get more settled in their beliefs over the years, becoming less willing to see new perspectives and points of view. I've watched as they have chosen to feed or hold on to anger rather than forgive and let go. I've...
From the time we are wee little children. people start asking, "What do you want to be?" Eager ears listen and expect answers like, "firefighter, dog walker, doctor, swimmer, teacher, etc." It's from an early age that we get fixated on a measure of success that has to...
To forgive is one of the most challenging things things to do. Holding onto resentment often feels "right,", like holding onto it gives us permission to be hurt. The person that caused us the pain must not be forgiven because if we forgive, we would be saying, "It's...
Mindfulness is to not judging ourselves, it is about being compassionate to our own journey of paying attention. Mindfulness is the ability to be aware of our actions and responses to the world. Mindfulness is being gentle and kind, and fierce with compassion yet...
The ability to change our minds is one of the many wonders of being human. The ability to catch our thoughts in the palms of our minds is more than a gift: it is a skill that we develop by being mindful and creating opportunities to watch our emotions ebb & flow....
I am watching us. You, me, the people around us. In most of us, I have witnessed that when things get stormy in our outside worlds, we tend to play that out in our inside worlds. And vice versa. I have been completely swallowed by the dramas in my life. I have...
There are tumultuous times in the world right now. For a lot of people. Including me. It also seems like people have amplified anger and frustration with everything that is happening around them. There are so many ways in which we are witnessing acts of hatred and...