Deep down, we all want to run around naked…

feet_earthing via wakeup-world.com

  We cover our bodies to hide our imperfections. We use make-up to cover our blemishes. There are so many products out there to cover up our flaws. But regardless of what we look like on the outside, deep down don’t you just want to run around naked? Naked in that you do not have… [Continue Reading]

At the masquerade….

mask via cathyberggren.com

  For me, a masquerade conjures images of the Victorian elite with masks hovering over their eyes.  Or The Phantom of the Opera, whose true physical self is partially covered by a mask of white….and those at Mardi Gras wearing colorful masks which allow them get away with all sorts of mischief behind a veil… [Continue Reading]

What will people miss about you?

woman-writing-in-journal via blissyfit.com

What will people miss about you? I invite you to make a complete list of all you do for others. Do you sometimes feel useless? Worthless? Feel like your work has no use in the world? Make an in-depth list and be sure to put things like: Picking up socks Cleaning toilets Buying extra toilet paper Yes, it can be funny what… [Continue Reading]

Enough already, stop falling down!

Learning to walk by Tela Chhe's Photostream on Flickr

Imagine this… A toddler gets the courage to take a few steps and falls. Mom and Dad clap with outstretched arms and help her up. She’s quite befuddled as to how she got up in the first place and now how she got down. She accepts the help that comes with a provision of hugs… [Continue Reading]

Step closer for a better view.

Homeless Sweet Homeless 2 by Pandaphobia

I have seen homeless people at a distance.  But I took a step closer and this is what I saw.   I did not see dirty people I saw people who looked their best. I did not see uncaring I saw people asking about one another. I did not see solitude I saw kinship.  I… [Continue Reading]

If you build it… Will they really come?

ehow.com

What if you build something, or create something or plan something and people say they will attend. Yes, they are sure that they will come. So you invest time, money, energy, etc, and you are pumped, and you are energized and you are ready. The day has finally arrived, with all the planning, all the… [Continue Reading]

A Holiday Riddle…

i keeps it real

What do you get if you crossed, Paula Deen, Martha Stewart and June Cleaver… a migraine for all us mere mortal women! I was recently strolling thru an airport and came upon a bookstore. So of course I wasted a nice chunk of change on magazines. They were all Christmas magazines and each had copious… [Continue Reading]

Sleigh bells ring you listenin’

christmas shopping

Are you listenin’? And I am not talking about listenin’ to a bombardment of holiday ads to buy, the sound of cash registers, the voices of people clambering around stressed out searching to meet the expectations that come prepackaged with the season. Are you listenin’ to your true self and what you need? Does that… [Continue Reading]

The holidays are upon us!

halloween

Yep, Halloween signals the CRAZYness. I do have some great tricks for you, some are downright atrocious and some a little tamer. Ditch the whole season and go on a 3 month meditation retreat. Ditch the friends and unlike everyone from your Facebook. Ditch the family and declare war by changing your name and your… [Continue Reading]

Rest

rest here by oliverkendal on flickr

Have you ever faced a day/week/year when you have been so exhausted but stuff needed to be done so you just slogged through? This is what I faced last week and this week. So I did not get my blogs written. I know I can prewrite and schedule them BUT I do so like to… [Continue Reading]