Every morning after walking the dogs, I fill the birdfeeder and sit out on my back patio with my coffee and a bowl of bran cereal, no milk, sprinkled with dried cranberries and sometimes a sliced banana, and the birds and I share breakfast. This regular morning time is my opening time, my quieting time, my daily meditation. It is the space where I am not...
Read MoreKeeping the Dream Alive
This past weekend several women gathered and created their own Dream Altars, beautiful physical manifestations of what they want to happen in their lives this year. I know from my own experiences that naming and claiming our dreams is only the beginning. To bring our deepest dreams forth into reality we have to nurture them, honor them, keep them in our...
Read MoreHow To Make Any Decision
We’ve all been there. You have to make a choice whether to do something or not and you just can’t decide. You make your list of pros and cons, only to find just as many reasons on each side of the list. So how do you decide? A client recently struggled with a decision she had to make. Several months before, she had volunteered to take on...
Read MoreThis. Here. Now.
This past holiday weekend Marika and I took the motorhome and the dogs to southeastern AZ to see the migrating sandhill cranes. We camped at the Whitewater Draw Wildlife Refuge in the middle of desert brush, agricultural fields and man-made ponds created to attract migrating birds. The refuge is surrounded by the Dragoon Mountains to the west and the...
Read MoreGiving Thanks
It’s that time of year when it’s easy to remember to be thankful. All of the turkey and ham commercials on television remind us to be grateful for what we have and for the people in our lives. But gratitude is an act for every day living, even without the festive meal. Click here to read all about gratitude. Still, this is a wonderful opportunity...
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