Oneupmanship, Dismissal, Pity does NOT equal EMPATHY.

Woman with Arms Crossed by Picasso

I was at a meeting recently and one of the ladies offered something sad about a parent’s death. The look on her face clearly said “I am in pain, I don’t expect anyone to fix it, I am just sharing and I just need an ear”. Clearly, at least to me. What happened then was… [Continue Reading]

GOOGLE THIS!!

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Almost everything in this world can be Googled, right? I can learn how to build a plane. I can get piano lessons. I can learn how to yodel. I can teach myself Chinese. Everything, right? Is that true?   NO, it is not. I cannot access my inner wisdom with Google. Wouldn’t it be great… [Continue Reading]

Cloudy with a chance of ‘OH SHIT’!

clouds by nick wilkes on flickr

This year in Houston, we have a very bad drought. I read that in East Texas, they have been in drought for 3 years. I am saddened for the animals and the trees. People can always seem to find water. What would happen if it was just the opposite? What if it rained NON STOP… [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]

Take my LEAD

Power in the Skies by kelsey_lovefusionphoto, on flickr

L – Let go of what others expect of you.  Make your own rules.  Take your power without permission. E – Engage with the messages from your body… Easy as 123. 1- accept that your body has wisdom. 2- allow your behaviors to first do no harm to your own self. 3- believe that joy… [Continue Reading]