Self Care. Sometimes it can feel like a dirty word (or more accurately, two dirty words) Taking care of yourself can feel like yet another thing on your already full plate. If you’re a caregiver/caretaker for others, you may not have anything left over at the end of the day for yourself. Boy have I been there and done that! As a woman, a mother, a wife, I had been conditioned to nurture and nourish others, to put myself last….
“Remove the veils so I might see what is really happening here and not be intoxicated by my stories and my fears.” ~ Elizabeth Lessor Life is like a roller coaster. There are moments of incredible joy, deep sadness, times of stillness and times of flow. And then there are other moments where we are caught up with obsessing and comparing ourselves to other people, feeling jealous and judgmental. We experience fear and anger and frustration. Life is filled with…
Commitment is the foundation of great accomplishment. We all intuitively understand that, to achieve greatness, we must deeply invest in ourselves and take the action of committing to things that are important to us. In this way our commitment shapes our lives. I think it’s important to first define what we mean by commitment. Is it the same thing as an obligation? A promise? Dictionary.com defines commitment as a pledge, promise or an obligation. I personally love how John Asaraf…
Technology is everywhere. It’s integrated into our lives from the moment we wake up and check our email to the last few minutes of the day when we wade through our favorite social media feed. We stay connected through smartphones, tablets, Fitbits and multi-display work computers. It can be challenging to use technology mindfully as it’s so easy to get pulled into the ‘world wide web’. Choosing to unplug, disconnect and put down our devices needs to be a deliberate…
We all know what it’s like to be afraid. We know how fear feels, but most of us don’t spend much time thinking about what fear really means. Many of us are conditioned to think of being fearful as a weakness. Fear is something we are supposed to conquer, fight and overcome… or avoid feeling completely. “Don’t worry…don’t panic” we like to say to one another. But what if we consider fear from a different perspective? What if we think…
A journal is a wonderful tool you can use to help yourself as you move through the process of transformation and growth. Keeping a journal is a way you can share your thoughts and deepest feelings, knowing there is no judgment being placed on you. It can help you understand yourself better as you open yourself to a new awareness of yourself. When we challenge ourselves to put our thoughts and feelings into words, it can help us gain clarity…
“Balance is the key to everything. What we do, think, say, eat, feel; they all require awareness and through this awareness we can grow. ~ Koi Fresco Eckhart Tolle, spiritual teacher and author, once pointed out something quite insightful – we are human beings, not human doings. Most of us forget to just be. We forget that we are enough just by being. We don’t have to do anything to be magnificent. Most of us forget to just be. We…
What, courageous one, do you desire at the very core of your being? If you could clear the clutter in your mind to access your core desire, first you would have to see the clutter to be able to clear it out of the way. But even before clearing your mind, you would need the intention, the desire, to reach that core place within yourself. Healing yourself at your core requires the desire to do so. It’s not enough to…
The path of awakening is not about become who you are. Rather, it is about unbecoming who you are not. ~ Albert Schweitzer There is rapid change happening in our world today. We live in a time of change like the world has never seen before. More and more people are becoming conscious of spiritual matters and are awakening to the need for change on a global scale. Many aspire to take back their lives and escape the models of…
Creativity is the ability to transcend traditional ideas, rules, patterns, relationships, or the like, and to create meaningful new ideas, forms, methods and interpretations. Let’s face it, that doesn’t readily happen in the confines of a mind conditioned by “shoulds”; “musts”; and “have to’s”. When it comes to creativity there are no rules or regulations. There is no right or wrong. The only limits that exist are the ones in your mind. The best part about creativity is the chaos…
