Posted on January 31, 2021
I’ve taken the last few weeks to really dig deep and evaluate my personal view and the intention of my life. I’ve done this a few times over the years, but this time it’s different, and I know the reason why: I didn’t do this evaluation intellectually. In fact, it was quite the opposite. Instead of going to my logical, thinking mind, I intentionally dialed inward to hear, process, and answer my inner responses. We often bypass our own wisdom…
Posted on January 24, 2021
Are things on the upturn in 2021? It seems so. At least where our nation’s leadership is concerned. After years of escalating political unrest, we seem to have taken a healing turn with the new presidency and vice presidency, in particular. As a nation, we can undoubtedly be grateful that the inauguration was uneventful and unaccompanied by the chaos that took us by surprise in the attack at the Capitol just a few weeks earlier. However, many of us have…
Posted on January 18, 2021
As we bid adieu to 2020 and enter 2021, this past year has undeniably been one of internal and external discomfort and agitation, one where we have seen with clarity—with 20/20 vision if you will—our connection to ourselves and to each other, individually and collectively. Our sameness and differences, in hindsight, have all surfaced in our opinions and experiences of the pandemic, of racial separation, and even of our political climate. We have begun to learn to let go of…
Posted on December 20, 2020
It’s been a year! 2020 will go down as THE most epic year of our lives—ALL of our lives. It has been a year of truth telling, a year of revelations, and a year of deep inner reflections. I for one feel like life held me by my feet—upside down—and gave me a good shake several times over. The beginning of the pandemic revealed to me how “out-of-mind” I can get. I was beckoned to understand the nature of my…
Posted on December 7, 2020
Good wishes to all of you on this Mindfulness Meditation Monday. As we brace ourselves for another lockdown, it’s important that we have a space where we can anchor ourselves and immerse in learning how to live through this challenging and ever-changing time. The practice of meditation teaches us this art of living. When we understand the art of living, our health and mental well being are enhanced. We become equipped and skilled at managing our state of mind —…
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