If I shave my head, will I still love myself?

bald-woman via womensviewsonnews.org

A few weeks ago, I was watching the 10th episode of the Amazing Race where the fast forward called for the contestants to shave their heads. The team who pulled this coveted gem chose not to use the fast-forward, which would have brought them to the top of the line. Why did they not use… [Continue Reading]

Upping our JOY Q…Our joy quotient is woefully low!

Joy via taocenter.net

I once took a philosophy class in college and the teacher asked us to define happiness. I remember saying that it was an illusion and that people who said they were happy were liars. I also said that if people can find a little happiness, it would be fleeting and can never last. Fast forward 30 years and… [Continue Reading]

DOMESTIC VIOLENCE…why you should care.

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Why should you care? Why should anyone care about Domestic Violence? Domestic Violence is insipid. If you have never heard this term, the definition of domestic violence is the inflicting of physical injury by one family or household member on another; also : a repeated or habitual pattern of such behavior . Domestic violence is one of the most… [Continue Reading]

I always wanted a cape…

superhero via momfilter.com

No, I never wanted a cape of wool, cashmere, or mink. I want a cape that shimmers in the face of wrong doing. I want a cape that shines in the instance of injustice. I want cape colored bright in a dark world of harm. I want a super hero’s cape! Instead? I got a… [Continue Reading]

To laugh, or not to laugh? That is the question…

Laughter by Ciarran McGuiggan on Flickr

I just got home from the MBI Summit (Martha Beck Coach Conference) and I am ready to REST. BUT before I rest I must tell you something really funny. The first morning of the Summit started off with a delicious welcome by Jessica Steward, Alexis Robin and Gretchen Pisano. They were organized, energized and actualized ready to… [Continue Reading]

IT’S ALL IN THE NOSE!

All in the nose by Kay Walten

It’s all in the nose that makes a child with down-syndrome run towards you with open arms for a hug. It’s all in the nose that makes children hide behind their mother’s skirt, and peek from behind it. It’s all in the nose that brings warm, kindness and love to the abandoned HIV positive child…. [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]

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]

These united states of CONFUSION – PART 3

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If you missed parts 1 &2, here they are: Part 1 & Part 2  This week we focus on the Ultimate Principle and the YOU Principle. Let’s just collapse it for this blog as your Ultimate You. The YOU you were created to be. The reason you were born. Were you born to watch 5… [Continue Reading]

These united states of CONFUSION – PART 2

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If you missed last week’s Unites States of Confusion, here it is…  Let’s take it from there, shall we? The only way to get someplace other than where you are… Is first to KNOW that you want to make the journey. I want to journey from this confusion… It is suffocating here. I can barely… [Continue Reading]