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 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 [...]
How to get through the upset
Last night, I lashed out when I could have been loving. I reacted impatiently, when one of the people I love made a mistake and a mess, and then walked through it. (Seriously, did you and your Barbie really need to wade through the spilled milk?) In that moment, I had a choice. And, I [...]
Raise your vibration, change your experience
The more I study and read, the more I realize the power of our emotions. Not only do they impact how we feel, but they also influence what we’ll experience in this life. The Bigwigs say it too. Optimism is good for our health. Happiness can make us live longer. Hostility and anger contribute to [...]
How To Become More Present
Stay present — the New Age tip of the Millennium. It’s almost become cliche’ because we hear about it so much. Yet the practice of presence can change your life in so many positive, interesting ways, I decided to put it out here too. For me being present is about connecting to myself and my [...]
If You Want a Powerful Day, Create a Personal Morning Ritual
Your habits create your destiny. Have you ever heard that one? Even if you have, read it again. Then read it again. And yea, one more time. Then, consider this: Your habits also create your confidence, courage and even your creativity! Don’t believe me? Read on … I used to be a creature of zero [...]
Decide to have a good day and you probably will
Every morning, as we eat breakfast, my daughter Sweet P checks the weather report in the newspaper. She can’t read yet. But, she can tell by the little graphic whether it’s going to be sunny, or snowy, or partly sunny, or rainy – as it often is during an Oregon winter. She runs down the [...]
Meditation Eases Pain
Meditation has long been known to ease pain in those who practice it. Now the Big Wigs say that it isn’t that the pain goes away, it’s just that those who are meditating don’t dwell on it. As a result, the pain doesn’t affect them as profoundly as those who don’t meditate. “We think that [...]
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