Begin With the End In Mind

Posted by on Sep 1, 2011 in cultivating peace, yoga of relationship ~ life | 6 comments I am a big believer in mentors.  Mentors have enriched my life throughout my life.  My first mentor was Dick Olney, the father of Self Acceptance Training.  More recently, I’ve been studying with Zivorad Slavinski, the founder of Spiritual Technology.  Both Dick and Zivorad have deeply influenced me both personally and professionally.  More recently, I’ve found business mentors...
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courage and compassion

Posted by on Jun 28, 2011 in body care, cultivating peace, relationship to self | 2 comments It was a dark night in Memphis.  I was heading to the hotel.  Friendly people on the corner greeted me.  As I turned to respond, I missed the curb and BAM!  In an instant I was on the ground.  My glasses flew off my face and my bag went flying.  Yowee.  Kazowee! All is well, just a scrape here and bruise there.  No big deal.  The big deal came later as I sat down to reflect on what...
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the perfection in imperfection

Posted by on May 18, 2011 in mindfulness, power of now, relationship to life, yoga of relationship ~ life | 6 comments I have a cracked flower pot on my front porch.  It’s far from perfect.  Yet, there is some beauty in its imperfection that fills my heart.  It reminds me of the sweet container that is my body.  Less than perfect. My body at 52 can no longer do all the cool stuff it could do without effort in my twenties, thirties and even forties.  Yet, still it carries me around everyday.  It is a...
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resting

Posted by on Mar 7, 2011 in power of now, relationship to life, Uncategorized, yoga of relationship ~ life | 2 comments I’ve been taking a bit of a rest from my normal routines lately.  Sometimes resting looks like “not doing.”  For me lately, resting has looked like resting my routines.  When I do that, I find surprises in life that I hadn’t previously noticed. For instance, I like to walk in the field behind my house.  I have my routine of walking the field in big circles.  While...
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freedom in the holidays

Posted by on Nov 30, 2010 in relationship to life | 4 comments For many people, the holidays is fraught with stress and disappointment.  For me, the tragic part of this tale is that such disappointment and stress is imminently avoidable.  But here’s the paradox, if you let yourself feel any disappointment without dissolving into it and if you let yourself reflect on the sources of stress, you are more likely to be able to restore yourself to a sense...
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