The hourglass called LIFE…

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One of my favorite songs is called BREATHE by Anna Nalick. One of the lines in this wonderful song is “life’s like an hour glass glued to the table”. The visual is quite glaring, no flip-overs. What’s done is DONE! My take on this is what’s done is not necessarily GONE! How can that be? Yes, time… [Continue Reading]

Gratitude, Presence and Self-care…a GPS for life’s twists and turns.

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How many of us now depend on devices that help us to navigate our way to a new destination? The answer is lots of us. How many of us refuse to tune into our inner GPS to find the way to Peace and Joy? The answer is LOTS of us. While it is easy to just put an address… [Continue Reading]

I was there…now I am here…

Clown Shoes by Kay Walten

A few hours ago I was in Guatemala sitting and laughing with a group who came together in a serendipitous and synchronistic way to bring smiles to lonely and hurting folk. That was our ONLY purpose. We searched out second hand shops and costume stores, raided our husband’s closets and searched deep within our hearts to find our inner clown…. [Continue Reading]

How large is your Grudge box?

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How large is your Grudge box? First what IS a Grudge Box? It’s the place in your head where you keep track of all your past grudges. You know… The kid in high school who stole your ONE true love The woman in the grocery line who flirted with your ”ever-so-handsome-and-everyone-wants-him” husband The mother-in-law who never… [Continue Reading]

Blessed out

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On 12/24 I was involved in something that will make this Holiday really memorable. Let me tell you what it was NOT. It was not something that I have to store. It will not clutter my life. It does not sparkle in the usual way. It did not cost me an arm and a leg…. [Continue Reading]

Being yoga vs. doing yoga

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People generally “do” yoga. They go to classes, take their place on their mats, and do the poses…they are dealing with the body. Which is one limb of yoga. It may be easy to do a back bend, balance in a tree pose or strike a warrior pose. Being yoga is harder. It takes a… [Continue Reading]

LOST

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I lost about 6 months’ worth of intellectual property. I had about 75 written blogs and classes and general musings in my notes on my iPad. How did I lose it? Here is the sad story: I had a defunct email on my iPad and was deleting it to install my new email address (which… [Continue Reading]

Man’s best friend is my best teacher.

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I recently got a chihuahua. This little dog with a giant personality has become one of my best teachers ever. Each morning she runs around chasing her tail, delivering morning kisses. It is another great day to be a dog! Reminding me it is another great day to be a person! She grins with that… [Continue Reading]

Stop and take time to hear the silence

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Blaring music, TV’s spouting out news 24/7, ipods, cell phones, people talking with really nothing to say… its as if the world is coming down around us, suffocating our ability to hear the truth and peace that lies within us. Silence allows expansion, to hear the breath, become aware of the rise and fall of… [Continue Reading]

I walk along the city streets…

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I walk along the city streets… And my memories escape from the corners of my mind… Have you ever had the chance to retrace steps from your past without people from your present? By this I mean, without your spouse or children or dog or siblings? Perhaps to walk your alma mater? To visit the… [Continue Reading]