What if unconditional love is the greatest gift of all? Acceptance is when we love ourselves, each other and the planet with no limitations, conditions, judgement or boundaries. Elizabeth Eiler, in her book, Swift and Brave shares, “Dogs don't make judgments about...
Is it time to embrace today and not be afraid of the unknown? When we have our health and are whole, we have an opportunity to get up every morning and face ourselves and the world. ⥪⥬ Even heartbreaks teach us. And we learn that we get to choose how we love,...
Neutrality Has A Different Meaning Today Neutrality doesn’t mean that we don’t care or feel deeply. Practicing neutrality allows us to step out of a story or situation and become the observer of our experience through a different perspective. It allows us to pause,...
Taking Steps in the Jungle When hiking in the Amazon Rainforest, you keep your hands in your pockets while taking steps forward. You don’t want to grab onto anything surprising when you fall—and it’s almost guaranteed that at some point, you will fall. The local guide...
Where There is Peace Ralph Waldo Emerson shares, “Nobody can bring you peace but yourself.” Many of us are starting to re-member that creation can be a feeling—compassion, curiosity, laughter, grief, drama—and it determines whether we are at peace with ourselves or...
Do You Remember the Story, The Emperor’s New Clothes? The fairy tale The Emperor's New Clothes by Hans Christian Andersen is about the emperor who pays a lot of money for magic clothes that can only be seen by wise people. The clothes do not really exist, but the...
Is Perfection A Manmade Belief? Perfection is a state we are taught to aspire to, but it is not very realistic or plausible. When we strive for perfection, we quickly get caught in our hamster wheel again. Many New Age gurus will tell you that you are perfect as you...
A Positive Perspective I had a ride-sharing driver today who instructed me on being positive before we even exchanged one word. I simply sat back and listened. He spent the weekend at a workshop and was sharing what he learned. It was fascinating to experience his...
Is It Time to Trust Your Heart? It takes a lot of practice to balance perfectly upon the tightrope of trust. One tiny doubt creeps in and you may teeter and fall. But when you learn to trust your heart, and make it a habit, everything is taken care of. You learn to...
A child or parent who does not know where their next meal will come from has a dream to never worry about being hungry. They have no idea what it is like to have a well-stocked refrigerator or to have food sit around for so long that it goes bad and has to be thrown...