When our world falls apart

“You never change things by fighting the existing reality. To change something, build a new model that makes the existing model obsolete.” — R. Buckminster Fuller Is your world crumbling around you? Perhaps you’ve lost a job or a loved one. Perhaps you’re going through a divorce, bankruptcy or a …

Let’s Get Talking!

“Don’t knock the weather; nine-tenths of the people couldn’t start a conversation if it didn’t change once in a while.” — Kin Hubbard Being a good conversationalist can make a big difference in how much we enjoy people. The more easily we can talk with others, the more rich life …

3 Quick, Effective Journaling Tools

“Ideas can come from anywhere and at any time. The problem with making mental notes is that the ink fades very rapidly.” ~ Rolf Smith ~ Sometimes we don’t have time to journal. (Or we don’t make the time to write.) If you value the benefits of journaling but have …

A remarkable journey to whole-brain living

“Who are we? We are the life-force power of the universe with manual dexterity and two cognitive minds and we have the power to choose moment by moment who and how we want to be in the world.” ~ Jill Bolte Taylor ~ Just how great a role does our …

Put Your Life Together

“Have a place for everything and keep the thing somewhere else. This is not advice, it is merely custom.” — Mark Twain And this custom can be very frustrating: Having insights and learnings in life and not remembering them. Being unclear about where we are going and how to get …

Facing Fear

“Your fears are not walls, but hurdles. Courage is not the absence of fear, but the conquering of it.” — Dan Millman Deep down inside, what are you most afraid of? Don Richard Riso and Russ Hudson have identified 9 basic fears that shape our personalities: 1. Fear of being …

Making peace with the pigeons

“ Acceptance makes any event put on a new face.” ~ Henry S. Haskinsl ~ Pigeons! What do pigeons have to do with personal growth, you might ask? Everything! The pigeons are offering me a perfect testing ground to walk my talk, so I thought I’d share the journey with …

Meditation — a must for spiritual growth

“Meditation brings wisdom; lack of mediation leaves ignorance. Know well what leads you forward and what holds you back, and choose the path that leads to wisdom.” ~ Buddha ~ Meditation offers the most powerful way to connect to higher guidance. The term “meditation” applies to many different practices with …