Joyful Holidays Amidst Uncertainty
The Holidays are upon us once again. Where does the time go? Last year I offered 7 Tips for Holiday Happiness and you may want to revisit that article and get some helpful hints if you are getting stressed already over the season that has just begun. The most...
Heal for Your Future and Others
Heal for Your Future and Others We all have 3.2 billion base pair of DNA molecules in our bodies. Most of these are identical with other living species on the planet. What makes humans unique is our self-awareness and our ability to change our environment and...
Grateful for the Harvest
The fall equinox is right around the corner. I just spotted the first trees beginning to change colors. The days are shortening and nights are getting cooler. The tomatoes are coming to an end and the fall harvest is beginning. I am so grateful for summer. It has been...
You are the Core of 7 Generations
Seven generations is a basic decision-making concept in Native American tradition. Although in our American consumer culture we tend to associate it with the concept of green products because of the now pervasive “Seven Generation” brand of eco-friendly products (Yeah!) that basically started the revolution in sustainability. It originated with the Iroquois– Great Law of the Iroquois – which holds appropriate to think seven generations ahead (about 140 years into the future) and decide whether the decisions they make today would benefit their children seven generations into the future.” wikipedia.org/wiki/Seven_generation_sustainability.
Control or Chaos
When I went out to plant the spring flowers I faced the usual dilemma: do I plant them in a row or a circle or scatter them about randomly? When I look at Mother Nature there doesn’t appear to be any order yet everything is so beautiful to the eye and spirit. How does this happen?
You are Spring
Spring has arrived no matter where you live in the Northern Hemisphere. You may still have snow or be in the rain and cold but certainly the first peeking of spring green is on its way. If you are in the South then the blossoming trees and flowers are in profusion all around filling your heart and energizing your thoughts with planting and playing outside.
2015 Energy of Success
Last year seemed to be a year of building ideas and momentum. Most people and clients I know were shifting through ideas, moving homes or businesses and positioning themselves to take advantage of changing markets. This was not a time of stability or certainty but a year of searching, testing and creating in looking for new directions. Several clients had been frustrated because their efforts to move forward have not been immediately rewarded when they changed focus. The time was not ripe.
7 Tips for Holiday Happiness
Holidays are time for having fun and enjoying family and friends. Let your creativity expand and only engage in activities that delight and inspire you. Here are some tips that you probably have heard before but are always good to keep in mind during this time of the year.
Changing at the Crossroads of Today
During our lives we travel through many crossroads choosing one path or another. These choices shape our lives, relationships, character, values and health. These choices as much as our heritage determine who and what we become in our lives because although our DNA may regulate eye and hair color, height and ethnicity our heritage doesn’t control our free will. The consequences of our choices often have repercussions for generations.
Choosing Happiness Now
Recently I heard a tale of a person in pain who was chasing healers begging for help and then rejecting the offered healing. She was not ready to release the pain and choose freedom. By focusing on the past and present difficulties and blaming others for the inability to ‘make’ her well, she failed to grasp the opportunity see the happiness, love and beauty offered her.