What begins to permeate into one’s awareness is how we have been enabled or how we have enabled others. There’s a fine line in understanding when the help, aid, assistance etc., becomes toxic. Most often we sincerely believe we have “empowered ourselves” through the continuing approval of others, or conversely, we have permitted another by [...]
After years of myriad experiences within our life’s journey, one of the most unique gifts we can distill is . . . peace of mind. No one can give this to us, we finally reach a plateau and realize this is one gift we definitely give to ourselves. If for no other reason, peace of [...]
Wherever we are in our lives, reflecting back to “what might have been,” is an exercise in wistful thinking. Whatever we have accomplished, ruminated in our being long before we even thought about a profession or how we were going to navigate through life. Of course we had dreams, that now may or may not [...]
Entitlement it appears, is pervasive in all walks of life for a myriad of reasons on many levels. There was a time when giving a claim, right, authority etc., had a clear and focused dynamic. Today . . . those lines have blurred to the extent that entitlement is a “given expectation” that reflects confusion [...]
Many of us have perhaps heard, or as children read about The Four Horsemen of The Apocalypse. The general meaning of apolcalypse is: prophetic revelation of a cataclysm in which good triumphs over evil. In many instances conscious awareness for me, embraces a parallel in terms regarding this idea. The Four Horsemen . . . [...]
Can you remember what has brought you joy, or a time when you brought joy to a friend, family member or complete stranger? If you were the recipient of kindness, consideration, thoughtfulness and this resonated a feeling within you that could not be expressed in words . . . it was probably a feeling of [...]
It has become so painfully obvious, that the only permanence is continuing impermanence. Nothing really stays the same, although it may seem that way for a period of time . . . change is inevitable. Sometimes we miss the familar, comfortable, easy, less challenging, and less formidable in our lives and what we took for [...]
The gifts most treasured may not be tangible. As an example, what price do we place on our health? In many instances before we realize what a gift it is, our health becomes compromised for a myriad of reasons, which may begin a domino effect. We have the opportunity to become aware of the gifts [...]
Release that which causes anxiety, angst, stress, fear, and introduce the choice that gives you peace, serenity and tranquility. No . . . this does not happen in an instant, or even in a few short days. Once you begin to realize what is toxic in your life, you can bring some degree of reorganization [...]
As you read these words, are you conscious of your own consciousness or is that something you feel or believe difficult to embrace? At first this idea may seem more than challenging, however once we begin to understand how the pace of life in dealing with agendas, schedules, etc., overwhelms our “existence,” we may take [...]