By Julie Rudiger on August 3, 2011
Today, psychotherapist and guest writer Julie Rudiger offers another post on Spiritual Rehab and how to move toward a values-driven life. At a fundamental level, Spiritual Rehab is the process of restoring the alignment with our basic self worth. In this process, we reclaim our self esteem, our life force, vitality. When you decide to [...]
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By Julie Rudiger on August 1, 2011
You don’t have to escape to an island to make big life changes, writes psychotherapist and guest author Julie Rudiger in today’s post. But, it does take a spiritual realignment. Find out how to do it –pc We’ve all heard the term “Rehab.” Charlie Sheen is back in rehab; Aunt Ruth broke her hip, she’s [...]
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By Polly Campbell on July 12, 2011
I start out each day with five things – and not one includes brushing my teeth – though I do get to that. The way I begin my day involves connecting with my mind, body and spirit. It is my daily practice. If you want to live from a place of kindness and compassion, peace [...]
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By Polly Campbell on July 11, 2011
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 [...]
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By Polly Campbell on July 6, 2011
Freedom shows up in all kinds of ways. It can be concrete — the freedom to choose the kind of milk you want to drink, or the college you want to go to, or the car you want to buy. It can be ambiguous as in freedom of thought; or the freedom to feel and [...]
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By Polly Campbell on July 4, 2011
“Freedom is not worth having if it does not include the freedom to make mistakes.” Mahatma Gandhi Take a minute today, to think about the sacrifices, commitments, choices, and mistakes that have been made by you and others to get you where you are today. Your life is a reflection of all those things. Pause [...]
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By Jennifer Lawler on June 29, 2011
Many years ago, I began training in martial arts. It was purely unintentional: I was on my way to the liquor store, and I looked up and I saw the sign: New Horizons Black Belt Academy of Taekwondo. This was a literal sign as well as a figurative one; I had seen it before in [...]
Posted in acceptance, awareness, living authentically, resilience, spiritual practices | Tagged acceptance, endurance, hard training, joy, martial arts, shifting desert, strength |
By Polly Campbell on June 27, 2011
“We need another 10 pages in two weeks,” said the publisher. “Then, we’ll go from there.” We were on the phone so they couldn’t see me shrug and run my fingers through my hair in frustration. Another 10, another two weeks. More work. More waiting. More uncertainty. I’m not sure I can give them what [...]
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By Polly Campbell on June 6, 2011
“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, [...]
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By Polly Campbell on May 16, 2011
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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