Everywhere we see signs of abundance (plenty) — homes, gardens, beauty, health, wealth and laughter. And everywhere we see signs of scarcity — homelessness, pollution, violence, poverty, greed and depression. I would go so far as to say both exist…
Today, I am content to make playful choices rather than strive to achieve the several goals I set for myself on a regular basis. Yesterday, my contentment with the process of relaxing, releasing, receiving and then acting was less apparent…
I find the various disciplines that study human behaviour (anthropology, philosophy, psychology, sociology) intriguing. Even as a child, although I wanted to be an astronaut or a doctor, it was really my curiosity about the inner workings or core essence…
An untapped power resides within each of us. It responds to the call of writing. When I wrote those words, I was referring to the profound ability within each of us to express our truth, transform our experience and discover…
Meditation allows our authentic self — our inner hero — to surface and safely guide us through the self-doubts and worries forming our “dark nights of the soul.” The courage required for these heroic acts is simply to sit with…
Every person is sent to this outpost called earth to work on a project that is intended to keep the cosmic order healthy. African Elder Malidoma Some Image courtesy of sattva / FreeDigitalPhotos.net Our life purpose — the creative contribution…
Pain is inevitable, suffering is optional. Buddhist proverb This profound aphorism teaches us that pain is what life’s events inflict on us, while suffering is what we inflict on ourselves, that is, our emotional reactions to those events. The implication…
Are you feeling stretched to your maximum attending to the competing demands in your life? With all that you have to do is it difficult to choose a right course of action? Once you have chosen, are you able to…
Thriving, for me, reflects my ability to create and express something new and of value. In the business world, we would liken thriving to innovation of products and services. Surviving, on the other hand, reflects the need to take care…
I am rejoicing in Life today. In case you hadn’t noticed, Life has a way of protecting and providing for us, regardless if our motives are less-than-stellar or our mood like a dark night of the soul. This mysterious caretaking…
Blades of the finest swords are repeatedly heated and cooled to increase hardness and elasticity. This tempering process for metal is similar to our own personal growth and development. Being presented with choices — exploration or safety, trust or fear,…
In essence, life is not an either/or experience. More and more we are finding it to be a bit of both/and. With both aspects — pleasure and pain, optimism and pessimism, confidence and uncertainty — to digest and manage, we…
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