It is vital to love and be loved just as it is important to acknowledge the different sources of that love.   It is human nature to desire to receive love and affirmation from outside sources. It is of even greater importance to offer love and affirmation to ourselves. For how are we to receive…

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Where is your heart? (Not physically, of course.)   What is your heart drawn to?   How often do you listen and respond?   What if you allowed your heart to be in every single moment, allowing every moment to be a treasure?   While writing this blog, I allow my heart to be open…

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Richness.   Depth.   Beauty.   Connection.   Vibrancy.   Life.   Strength.   Fluidity.   Presence.   Vastness.   Ease.   Grace.   Respite.   Peace.   This list is what immediately came to my mind around nature. I’m sure if I spent more time with it, the list would be much longer. To…

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Claim responsibility.   Release victim mentality.   Move beyond fear.   Empower.   Dream.   Create.   What is your initial response to this quote? Does it resonate with you? Does it make you uncomfortable? Do you judge the author and ignore the quote?   I tend to appreciate the reminder because I can sometimes…

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How often do you get stuck in comparing yourself to others? Income? Job status? Social life? Marriage?   How about shifting the focus back to you?   It’s alarming to experience and witness the ease of outward comparison instead of inner reflection. All of the juicy nuggets of uniqueness are ignored for something we don’t…

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I love the layered brilliance of this quote.   It demands a shift in mental perspective.   It requires taking ownership for thoughts and actions.   It is inspirational.   It is empowering.   As life continues to unfold and expand before me, a reminder like this is a powerful love nudge. Without fail, there…

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As many of you know, my beloved yellow lab Wolfgang found his way to peace last Thursday. As I continue to grieve his passing, I have come to see just how parallel our lives really were.   I was blessed with Wolfgang when he was the tender age of six weeks old. Although we had…

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This is the gift of doing your “work”.   This is the gift of conscious awareness around your beliefs, words and actions.   This is what is meant by feeling is healing.   This embraces the power of energy work combined with transpersonal development.   This is what I hold to be true in my…

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What is your response to feeling scared?   I tend to feel constriction in my body and notice my guard going up, bringing on a defensive response to others. It took me quite a while to be able to name the defensive snark that comes along with feeling scared.   I will even dare to…

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What is important to you?   What do you desire but talk yourself out of?   Is it a different job?   A new hobby?   A dream vacation?   Growth in a relationship?   Learning a new skill?   Where does the ability to struggle, fail, get up and repeat come from?   As…

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