I hear a lot of people say they have a hard time staying in the flow. It can be especially hard when a lot is going on, and if we are deep in darkness and feel negative, confusion and overwhelm, these are the times that are teaching me something about myself or someone else. There […]Read More >
Adversity is defined as difficulties or misfortune; like all challenges, they are opportunities for us to expand the way we think about them and how to navigate them. They create resistance, and if you think of a river that comes up against rock (resistance), it flows over it, through it and around it. The opportunity […]Read More >
Any time we put expectations on ourselves, it stops us from being aware of the present moment. Expectations have us immediately shift into future or past thinking, which robs us of the present moment. Begin robbed of the present moment makes it harder to be curious and open to possibility thinking. Prior to an interview, […]Read More >
I want to talk about how being in the flow supports you finding your own sparkle. Let me define what I mean by Sparkle; sparkle is what we experience when we meet someone that is electric. We are taken by their presence, we desire to be around them, we feel relaxed, energized and inspired all […]Read More >
I have come to realize that all the challenges in our lives are here to teach us more about loving ourselves and each other, and that the end game is not about a certain goal, but embodying more love. I live an abundant, rich, fulfilling life that I love and have had the wonderful experience […]Read More >
“Commitment is what transforms a promise into a reality.” Abraham Lincoln While we can start with our own practice of sitting in silence, I highly recommend that sometimes it helps to also combine that by practicing in a group. The energy of a group can be very supportive and allows us to tap into the […]Read More >
I sat in silence this morning with a group of people in a one hour meditation led by a man that was reading various quotations by Krishna Das. Krishna Das is a very popular musician that chants songs of devotion to the divine, and it is quite beautiful. I spent an hour sitting in the […]Read More >
Energy is what we are made of; it is a gift and an offering to learn how to manage, use, and benefit from working with it so it works for you. It is learning how to let our energy work for us. In my book, Be Happy Now, I talk a lot about body, mind […]Read More >
We all know that blaming is not good, yet we all do it. Blaming is a choice and a behavior we have control over. If you choose to take a look at yourself and be honest with where you are not being accountable to your behaviors that you don’t like, this is the first step […]Read More >
I hear clients often state that they are a perfectionist. It seems we have this belief in our culture that being a perfectionist is a good thing, and yet what it means is lack of self-love. Those of us that feel the need for perfectionism are actually creating the feelings of guilt and anxiety in […]Read More >