Several years ago a good friend and professional colleague asked me, when did I first notice civility and courtesy disappearing from our society? I hesitated a moment, then responded with a rather jolting acknowledgment . . . “about 15 years ago.” Rather a sad commentary then, and unfortunately more so today. It gives me great [...]
It has often been a reminder to me, that we are products of our environment and orientation with continual adjustments, as this unique journey of life unfolds “moment to moment.” As suggested by Eckhart Tolle, “Now, is the space in which life happens,” and our role models from the very beginning give us substantial imprinting [...]
We are never far removed from the next opportunity, to become one with that implosion of understanding in the moment. It appears, all of a sudden “we get it, we just know.” This resonating awareness presents itself to each of us in a myriad of ways, all different, unique, individual and competely unexpected in many [...]
It has become overwhelmingly obvious to me during the past several years, that we are surrounded by palpable fields of energy. Within my experience, I have acutely perceived how select situations, individuals, circumstances etc., either infuse energy or drastically diminish it contingent on how aware I was of what I was receiving. Over time, I [...]
What life are you living, or thinking of it in another way, whose life are you living? The reaction or response to this question may be a “no brainer” for a majority of us. The life you are presently experiencing is exactly what you wanted. Then you can ask yourself . . . are you [...]
What creates our reality? The answers will vary of course, and upon further introspection . . . it is our words . . . think about it. When I hear the word abracadabra, I immediately think of the “Fairy Godmother in Cinderella” and of course there’s always magical spells, formulas etc. However, abracadabra is an [...]
Recently, I was asked the question . . . what do you want? At first blush, I was listening to react and not listening to understand thoughtfully, respectfully or responsively. A relatively short time ago, my reaction to what I believed I wanted involved career, success, gain, position, title, etc., and my intention encompassed “ego. [...]
For the most part, we all believe that we have lived with “purposeful intention” most of our lives. Taking it a step further, what is intention and how has it impacted our lives? Simply put, intention is a course of action one intends to follow . . . we connect to making something happen for [...]
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 [...]