Never Give Up

Posted by on Jan 20, 2012 in cultivating peace, relationship to life, this i believe, Uncategorized, yoga of relationship ~ life | 0 comments Goal setting is huge in our culture. We are a future and accomplishment oriented society and many of us live only to see the next day’s task completed. But what happens when something gets in the way? How do you react when an obstacle is placed in your path to your goal? Do you throw up your hands? Wait? Study? Laugh? Give up completely? Many of us want to give up because we have misread what...
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Stay Curious

Posted by on Jan 13, 2012 in Uncategorized | 0 comments We human beings are dynamic creatures and our relationships are vibrant expressions of that dynamism. But problems can often arise, especially in long term relationships, when we fall into the habit of thinking we know – thinking we know what our partner thinks, will say, or will do in a given situation. We turn our mates and even ourselves into static, one-dimensional images instead of...
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Living from Essence

Posted by on Jan 8, 2012 in Uncategorized | 2 comments The New Year brings with it expectations of resolutions; often in the form of breaking old habits and forming new ones. Most of us want to live better lives, whatever that may mean. For me, a couple of things come to mind.  One is my commitment to write again after a hiatus of a couple of months.  Part of this hiatus has been driven by my enthusiasm for a new project I’ve been on which I’ve...
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Restoring Your State

Posted by on Oct 9, 2011 in Uncategorized, yoga of relationship ~ life | 0 comments Your state of being is at the heart of how you experience yourself in life.  It informs your perspective and your choices.  It is your responsibility to protect and restore your state.  Yet, when your state is jangled by the challenges of life, you get thrown into a variety of very human reactions — anger, sad, frustrated, scared or even wild, over the moon joy.  These reactions can be...
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Bring on the Light!

Posted by on Sep 1, 2011 in Uncategorized | 0 comments   It’s that time of year again.  If you are one of those people who tends to experience the “winter blues,” now is the time to get out your light therapy lamps and start using them.  That’s right, now’s the time.  I know that it might seem like the dark months of winter are so very far away.  However, research shows us that if we start using light therapy at...
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spiritual freedom

Posted by on Jun 15, 2011 in cultivating peace, relationship to life, Uncategorized, yoga of relationship ~ life | 2 comments At dinner the other night with a group of friends, my friend Ginny shared pictures and stories from a trip she took to Bali.  For me, what was striking about the conversation was how she kept coming back to the word “freedom.”  Ginny also touched on something that I’ve been thinking about for a very long time now, that our freedom is also our responsibility.  She illustrated...
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