HAPPENINGS
Seaside Public Library
Thursday, April 18th -- 7 p.m.
Seaside, OR
Coast to Coast AM with Greg Noory
10 p.m. Friday, April 19th
We'll talk about the Synchronicity, Intuition and the Perfect Trap
Change is easier if you stay curious
My grandmother died Wednesday. She was 95 and brilliant. She traveled the world and brought back ideas – instead of souvenirs – for the kids she taught in her English and Social Studies classes in the 432-person farm-town where she lived and worked. I’m already missing her. But, she was always so curious and interested [...]
Build psychological courage to get through tough times
I heard a guy talking about how he lifted a burning plank of wood and carried it outside so the whole house wouldn’t burn down. He caught fire and was seriously injured in the process but he saved the house and others inside. Now that, takes courage, I thought. I’d be more likely to run [...]
Be Brave: 3 Ways to Practice Courage
Deciding to have a child took about all the courage I could muster and even then I was afraid. Even then I didn’t think I had enough. Even then, I did it anyhow. It’s the same with writing this blog, being honest and vulnerable, it’s scary. It has required me to face some of my [...]
Three ways to power up your self- control
The more self-control you have the better able you will be to avoid eating an entire pizza in one sitting. The less likely you’ll be to pop off in frustration, or to buy the $200 shoes that you don’t really need. Decisions get easier and you’ll be calmer and less reactive. Still, we are [...]
A little self-control eases edginess and aggression
Last night we had pizza for dinner and I wanted to eat the whole thing. This is no exaggeration. I wanted to power down every single slice. But, I exercised a little self-control, settled on a second slice and a big serving of salad and felt filled up rather than guilty. It doesn’t always go [...]
Six questions that can shape your life
For many, the art of asking questions is part of a spiritual contemplation. Contemplation is a spiritual practice that has been used for centuries to tease out universal truths and personal insights that can only arrive when we get quiet, align with our spirit or inner voice, and become aware. It works like this: you [...]
How the questions you ask shape your life
Who am I? What do I desire? What is the meaning of this? Should I have the red or the white? The sea bass or the steak? Questions. We answer probably a hundred a day (triple that if you live with a five-year-old) and ask dozens more. This kind of inquiry is part of our [...]
Consistent practice nourishes the spirit
Spiritual rehab is about being plugged in to our True Essence for guidance, wisdom and peace and that’s essential if we are going to align with mind/body/spirit and become whole. But, how do we do this? Consistent spiritual practice is one way we can learn the tools we need to slow down our busy lives [...]
Check in with spirit to prevent malnourishment
Feeling down? Hurt and distressed? I t could be time for a little spiritual rehab. I wrote about this in August and talked about the importance of making a course correction in your life when we’re feeling off-kilter and unhappy. Spiritual rehab is a way to get back to your core self. It’s a way [...]
