Today I want to get back to basics: the breath, being in the moment, celebrating life with each breath. I want to share what really helps. My life has been full these last months. Heart breaking and difficult events happened and just today I seem to be coming back to life. Not that these… Continue Reading
This morning thoughts: what can I say “No” to so that I can can “Yes” to something else? Sometimes it’s important to just say “No.” Seize the day, cherish the moment by not filling the moments and days with lots of activity. I’ve always needed some down time, time to process and appreciate the life… Continue Reading
Have you ever awaken with thoughts of doom and gloom in your head? Or you awaken feeling good, then your mind seems to latch onto some pressing issue. Your thoughts do not solve the problem, but swirl around in your head in worry and rumination. Worry and gloom and doom thinking can cloud your minds… Continue Reading
Pain following a recent surgery was unbearable. After the initial anesthetics wore off, I was left with constant throbbing that seemed to run from the site of the surgery through my whole body. I reluctantly tried the pain medication that was prescribed. I have had intense side effects from two previous attempts at managing pain… Continue Reading
The recent loss of a loved one has prompted reflection about grieving and how meditation helps the process of saying goodbye when we lose someone we love. Some may think that meditation is a way to escape from the deep sadness that comes when we experience loss. Nothing is further from the truth. Meditation… Continue Reading
It is the beginning of a new year, with all the possibilities and wonder of a fresh start. I approach these first days and weeks as opportunity of re-fresh my life. Meditation helps me focus on what is important. Meditation recognizes this minute of time as the only minute; full and rich in its possibility.… Continue Reading
Christmas Day: All is calm, all is bright. The celebration of the coming of our Lord, the Prince of Peace, the Light of the world. We are so blessed in tis day of celebration. As we celebrate, Let us remember the lonely, the broken hearted, those who are without family, the elderly and the children… Continue Reading
My Saturday morning solstice thoughts, as we share the longest night together: In my uttermost bones I know something, as do you. It is that there can be no despair when you remember why you came to Earth, who you serve, and who sent you here. The good words we say and the good deeds… Continue Reading
It’s a crazy fast paced world out there. We all know this and yet, even I with all my meditation and reflection become part of it and get on that fast train to “get things done” . I ready for the birth of our Lord, the celebration of love coming into the world with haste… Continue Reading
In helping people take action in their lives, I’ve found that the most important skill needed is to reconnect with the present moment. This will help you snap out of over thinking and just go and do whatever you want to get done. One of the simplest ways to connect with the present moment is… Continue Reading