Easy to use habits that can uplift your life
On Monday I wrote about my Game Changers, things I do every day (or just about) to connect to my spirit and change my day for the better. Today, I’m mentioning three more things that I add in at least once a week. These promote good feelings and vitality and perspective and balance. And if [...]
Game-Changers: Practices that can change your day for the better
I’m always test driving new approaches and ideas to raise the level of my own life. But, there are few practices I’ve used regularly over the years that have become mainstays. They foster awareness, help ease my stress, help me focus, make me feel better. They can be done on the spot, require no supplies [...]
Get curious about your relationship and reignite the passion
I know he doesn’t like strawberries. He knows I love Asian food. I’ve heard the Boy Scout story a billion times. He’s heard every detail of my book publishing experience –more than once. And, after 12 years together it’s easy to see why the marriage could sometimes feel stagnant or routine. But, just when I [...]
Spiritual connection grows stronger with daily practice
It’s one thing to know what you want to accomplish in life, to have an intellectual understanding about how you want to behave, (with compassion), how you want to feel, (joyous), and how you want to navigate the challenges of life (peacefully). But, often there is a disconnect between what we know intellectually and how [...]
Develop resilience and move easier through the daily dramas
You know the bad stuff is gonna happen. Life feels tough from time to time. Change happens. Daily dramas push against us – at least every once-in-awhile. Heck, sometimes even grocery shopping is enough to throw me off track. Just what your daily dramas are or how you define the bad stuff often depends on [...]
How to create an awe-filled life — and why you want to
Awe is a big-time emotion that can have a big-time impact on our lives. As described in Monday’s post, when we experience awe, we are more likely to reach out and share and connect with one another. Sounds something like this: “Hey did you see that race?” “Check out the full moon.” Or “Isn’t this [...]
Invoke awe and feel more fulfilled, connected, alive
“People travel to wonder at the height of the mountains, at the huge waves of the seas, at the long course of the rivers, at the vast compass of the ocean, at the circular motion of the stars, and yet they pass by themselves without wondering.” St. Augustine The mountains, the waves of the seas, [...]
How to find the flow
One thing about flow – when you’re in it, it just feels good. Life just moves easier. You feel creative, inspired, energized; good things swarm into your life and when the difficulties appear the right people and things literally flow in to help you move through them. Sometimes those feelings of flow may last only [...]
How to live with mindful awareness
Pay attention. Become present. Be mindful. Live with awareness. It’s all the same thing: tuning into the world within you and around you. Dr. Dan Siegel writes and speaks on this topic often. This short video talks about what mindfulness is. Here are some quickie exercises to help you develop your own practice of mindful [...]
The key to success: paying attention
So, here it is. The key to success. The wisdom of the ages. The burger on the bun, or the sushi in the roll – depending on your preferences. I’m about to tell you the one thing that will make the single, biggest, positive difference in your life. And, the thing is – you already [...]
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