Shine on and believe!

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The light at the end of the tunnel

Is really a reflection of your potential within.
Shine on and believe in yourself! ❀

Stay the course

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Stay the course

When you follow your soul purpose in life
and apply all your energies and sweat -
The fruits of accomplishment are sweeter than 
the illusion of rest (giving up).

You can just ‘feel’ the righteousness
in the depths of your gut.
Even though others tell you that you’re wrong or crazy.

By staying focused on your vision,
you will side step those distractions and bumps in the road.
Remember your mission
by creating a vision.

It helps you to stay the course. ❤

Slow down to smell the roses ❀

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Slow down to smell the roses ❀

Sometimes we get so caught up with perfection and everything running smoothly that we miss out on:
peace
lessons learned
the Now
building relationships
having an experience
enjoying the moment
making a memory

Does a friendly gathering at your home turn into a Martha Stewart frenzy of cleaning or are you just glad to spend quality time and build on relationships?

In preparing for your child's school play, are you supportive of his efforts, or critical that he 'get it perfect' for the stage?

Many terminally ill people, when reviewing their life, talk about the regret of missing out on experiences/time with those they loved.
Their job, money, degrees - it offered no comfort in the end.
The significance of people, experiences and love -
And the appreciation of the ‘little things’
Is what seems to give us the most fulfillment in life.

I’ll never forget what a cancer patient told me 25 years ago -
“Make sure you always take the time to smell the roses.” ❀

Perception and mindset is everything!

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Medicate or Meditate
Pop a pill or Stop and chill

Next time you hear the phrase
“It’s all in your head”
Be sure to thank them for the reminder.
You can change your world!
Things don't have to happen like they usually do.
You are a powerful creator! ❀

Believe in You

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Snap out of it.....

How many times have we heard people mutter those words 
when dealing with emotional turbulence? 
Kind of diminishes the importance of your feelings, 
suppresses the natural course.
Reminds me of those times as a child when my bladder was
suddenly full, and I was told to ‘just hold it until....”

We’re so often programmed to conform to the expectations of others, who were probably also following that same program.
So who are we really pleasing, anyway?

Be patient with yourself and accept who you are.
That’s more important than conforming for another. ❀

Best way out is always through

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“The best way out is always through.” Robert Frost

We all face challenges that test our limits of power.
Sometimes, the first reaction is one of avoidance 
or problem resolution at any cost.
There’s a process to problem resolution that involves 3 basic steps.

1. Recognition of patterns that lead up to the problem
or the nuts and bolts of the problem.

2. Dismantle the patterns
what are the details?
start to gather all the threads so you can unravel the pattern.

3. Replace old patterns with meaningful ones.

Look at ‘how’ you are, then at ‘why’ you are how you are.
To truly evolve/grow and learn lessons to be proactive,
we must do this internal work.
Don’t jump stages, or skip steps to any process
in an attempt to resolve something.
The best way out of anything, is to go through it. ❀

The story of WE

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Story of We


When we give ourselves to others in bits and pieces, keeping score of 
whose turn it is to give next, 
we are actually shutting down both sides of love.
Keeping score and love have nothing to do with each other.
“I said I’m sorry first the last time - it’s your turn now.”
Scorekeeping comes from scarcity and fear.

What if you asked yourself the question - What if.......
What happens if you give all of yourself?
How can I give more, love more?
Just because you give and some one doesn’t give equally,
doesn’t mean you wasted anything.

Think of two clams.
One clam opens up and gives all it has to offer.
The second clam then opens up a bit and takes it in.
The first clam then closes, it’s already opened up fully -
it’s the other clam’s turn now.
The second clam senses the closed clam.
And responds in like.

Relationships are nurtured by giving, not negotiation. ❀