We have a lot of “shoulds” in our lives. Eat right, exercise, and now meditate! We hear this and many of us react with, “How will I find the time?” Like the first two “shoulds,” however, incorporating a practice of meditation into your life is well worth the returns. This [...] Read more »
Spiritual Diabetes: 3 Ways to Reconnect with Your Soul
Diabetes is a topic that hits close to home for me. My mother has it. Her mother had it. My aunts had it. Within our culture, it seems to be on the rise. Physically, it is the starvation of a cell. The cells have sugar outside of themselves within the bloodstream but lack the key, insulin, to have access to what they need most in order to live, let alone thrive. The cells are surrounded by what they need but are unable let it in. There is a physio-chemical reason that this happens, but I believe that it happens energetically and spiritually first. Read more »
6 Inspiring Ways to Reconnect With Your Bliss
Are you irritated by just about everything? Do you see only the negative in any given situation, stumbling, crawling, even leaping over the sublime to persevere in your foul disposition? In today’s overcommitted fast paced social norm, it’s no wonder that our mirrors have grown dim from irritation. But it does not have to be this way. Despite the demands on our time and energy, each one of us deserves to find and even revel in our bliss. Read more »
Healing the World Within
Healing the world within is the quickest path to joy. Whenever you see something on the outside that is upsetting or incongruent to your way of seeing or doing things, do you feel the need to fix it in order to feel all right or move forward? If so, next time this type of situation arises, pause for a moment and decide first to feel all right no matter what, acknowledging the piece inside of you that resonates with this issue and watch how the event tends to “fix” itself. Read more »
Becoming Present in Your Life
Now there is something to be said for "going with the flow," but there are some days that I just feel like I'm caught up in the rapids being tossed about uncontrollably and fighting to survive. When I find myself in that place, I know that it's time to say enough is enough, grab on to the next tree branch that's extended out over the river, hold on tight, and take a breather. As I cling to that moment, I use the time to try to figure out just how I got into those rapids and how I might get myself back to the peaceful flow of the river...my life. Read more »