Embracing Love, Seeing Beyond Fear
“There are two basic motivating forces: fear and love. When we are afraid, we pull back from life. When we are in love, we open to all that life has to offer.” John Lennon Understanding Fear We all have fear at times. It is part of being human. There are two forms of fear. Real […]
Holiday Gift Suggestions
“Christmas gift suggestions – to your enemy, forgiveness. To an opponent, tolerance. To a friend, your heart. To a customer, service. To all, charity. To every child, a good example. To yourself, respect.” Oren Arnold The first suggestion – Forgiveness This quote really resonated with me especially the first suggestion. I have been hanging on […]
Our Overthinking Mind
Below is some great Cherokee Indian wisdom about our overthinking mind: An old Cherokee is teaching his grandson about life. “A fight is going on inside me,” he said to the boy. “It is a terrible fight and it is between two wolves.” “One is evil – he is anger, envy, sorrow, regret, greed, arrogance, […]
What is Real-Confidence or Insecurity?
What is real – confidence or insecurity? We can feel strong and secure in ourselves one moment. In another moment, we find ourselves feeling insecure about the same thing. What if confidence is innate? What if confidence didn’t leave us, it just feels like it does? What if we are born with confidence? What if […]
The Essence of What is Real
The essence of what is real – I used to think happiness and peace lived outside of me, and I had to do something to feel better. I thought I had to do more and acquire more to reach it. Honestly, sometimes it really does feel that way when I get up in my head […]
Finally Experiencing Simple Forgiveness
Experiencing forgiveness has been difficult at times in my life. I thought I had to forgive the person and their actions. Forgiveness is a gift to ourselves I found myself “trying” to forgive someone for months, and it was not happening. Caught in the tangle of trying to make it happen, yet I was getting […]
What All “Aha” Moments Have in Common
I recently got curious about Aha moments, what they are and what they all have in common. The definition of an Aha moment at Merriam-Webster.com is a moment of sudden realization, inspiration, insight, recognition, or comprehension. Attributes of an Aha moment It is further defined in Wikipedia under Eureka Effect as: A recent theoretical account […]
Where Answers Come From
Upon the cusp of recent events in Paris and other parts of the world, I am reflecting on how I feel. Of course, it is very scary, sad and pretty darn unbelievable! And all of those thoughts and more ran through my mind as I watch the news reports. Yet, upon reflection, I know that […]
The Beauty of SIMPLIFY!
I recently saw the word, Simplify, on a bookmark a friend had given me. We now know that it behooves us to simplify our lives, our homes, and our workspaces. In other words, clear out the clutter. Something about it brings clarity, calmness, a feeling of lightness. Even Pope Francis embraces a life of simplicity. […]
The Truth About Fear
We all have fear at some point. It is part of being human. There are two types of fear: real fear (the fight or flight kind) and psychological fear (ego driven – the voice in our head kind). The real truth about our ego driven fear is that it is False Evidence Appearing Real. It […]