Throughout our everyday lives, we need to make choices all the time. Sometimes, we may find making any choice an overwhelming experience. Because we have so much going through our minds at once, it is often hard to sort through this ricochet of ideas, thoughts and information and make the choice that resonates with us. Then, feeling bogged down in the fear that we'll make the "wrong" or " bad" choice, we often become paralyzed or avoid making a choice altogether. Unfortunately, not making a choice through fear or avoidance is still making a choice. This is when fear blocks the flow of our creative energy that we have available to us to make … [Read more...]
Taking Our Time
"There is more to life than increasing its speed." - GandhiOn her way to my office for an appointment , my client, Karen was delayed by a series of events that I refer to as co-incidents. She called and left a message to say that she would be "late." Unbeknownest to her at the time, late would later turn out to be "timely." Usually I listen to the message and then patiently wait for my client to show up whenever they do-acknowledging divine timing. Trusting myself and a sense to call her back while she was in route, I dialed her cell phone number and reached her. After she answered and went through a flurry of apologies, I spoke to her in a … [Read more...]
Being Accountable For Your Life
We are experiencing a time of unprecedented individual and global transformation. It is time to affirm trust in a higher power whatever that happens to be for you and connect to this source through your heart. Sustaining this energy inspires new ideas and thoughts beyond the physical so that we open to love in ways that truly express our heart. These new ideas that enter our consciousness source from spirit guiding us in our lives rather than the way you think, believe or act from these past mindsets. It is often referred to as the light of God or the divine energy that resonates a deep knowing within us.Focus on the positive aspects of this … [Read more...]
A Time of Reflection
Decorating my Christmas tree gives me the quiet opportunity to reflect on my life at the end of another year. As I was putting up this year's tree with my family and friends, I was struck by how each special ornament symbolized a particular moment, period, or season in my life. When I stepped back and looked at the tree, I had glimpses of my past, present, and future.I noticed my children's journeys beginning with the hand-blown Lennox ornaments inscribed with "Baby's First Christmas." I watched their lives unfold as I touched handmade preschool creations, school pictures inside tiny holiday frames, and their once favorite pastimes like … [Read more...]
Transitions as Catalysts for Transformation
We are always moving through transitions. Like change, they are predictable. This is a particularly intense period of transition regarding personal transformation. Whether we are experiencing it as a tsunami or the more gentle ebb and flow of a wave, each of us is up for life-altering movement in our lives. We can recognize that we are in a time of tremendous shift, trust what's in store for our future, and move through these tumultuous times with ease knowing we are prepared. Another choice would be to play victim, react in fear, remain stuck in the past, and shun the opportunity that we have created for personal and spiritual … [Read more...]
Sustaining Positive Energy, Optimism, and Hope
"There is a vitality, a life force, an energy, a quickening that is translated through you into action, and because there is only one of you in all time, this expression is unique. And if you block it, it will never exist through any other medium and will be lost." - Martha GrahamHow do you sustain the positive energy, optimism, and excitement for the future of yourself and your world? How do you wake up each morning with a sense of hope, purpose, and anticipation for what's in front of you? And, how do you hold steady, move with ease, and remain true to yourself, sustaining a constant flow of your energies?First, you have to trust that you … [Read more...]
Change as a Positive Force in the Universe
"Break the chains of your thought and you break the chains of your body, too." - Richard Bach Right now we are in the midst of tremendous shifts on a global level and individually as well. How we perceive and deal with the significant changes in the financial market, environment, and political landscape will determine our well-being as inhabitants of planet earth. Instead of reacting out of fear, anger, and resistance, we have to respond by trusting ourselves and that what is happening in the world is really about personal and global transformation. The energetic shift that we have been experiencing from the inside out is also occurring … [Read more...]