What She Picked up on Her Path
A short bedtime story Painting by Col McGunnigle, Soul Centered Art
"Financial success is a by-product of a well-lived and well-expressed life."
"Financial success is a by-product of a well-lived and well-expressed life."
A short bedtime story Painting by Col McGunnigle, Soul Centered Art
Can you feel it? The ground shaking? The great shuddering of the Earth? Somethings coming. Something’s happening. Something new we haven’t seen before. My world has been shifting anyway, in the last several weeks.
There is some complaining on social media about publications. Most of the complaining has an underlying assumption that we are powerless; we just have to subject ourselves to it. The way the news is presented,
4th and last in a series on thoughts from a 6-day silent retreat I attended in August-September I hear it all too often, “I woke up at 1:30 and couldn’t go back to sleep.” “I
Do this alone or with a group of trusted and supportive friends. Have three sheets, 1) One for recapitulation of regrets & errors, self-sabotaging thinking etc, 2) One for achievements, good self awareness, personal growth,
School shootings. I’ve written about this before. Everyone seeks to explain, discover a cause, so they know who or what to blame. But we created this. Are we mature enough yet to admit this? Let’s
Another shooting and another round of whys, though they seem to be quieter now. We’re exhausted trying to figure it out. What can we do? The ACLU sued the government in the 1970s to stop
3rd in a series on information from a 6-day retreat I attended in August-September The field of chronobiology—the rhythms of the natural world and our bodies—is a growing area of research in modern medicine. Many
(2nd in a series on thoughts from a 6-day silent retreat in August-September) A recent retreat opened my eyes once again to how much we depend on the availability of our electronics. We have a
(One of the big takeaways from a recent Silent Retreat.) I spent 9 days at the Asilomar Conference Center with my fellow Chopra Center attendees, of which 6 were in silence. No TV, no electronic
If you look for the instances of prejudice you will find them If you look for instances of hatred they won’t be far away If you look for reasons to be offended they will line
The 7 steps we can take to calm it down In 2003 I wrote a column for the local paper about the growing lack of civility in politics and news media. Here we are 15
Crossing the wide span Of a tall river bridge I want to freeze the moment As I gaze out across the endless wide water. It always makes me ecstatic Uplifting me to some Other plane
In this day and age where we have so many outlets for intimately seeing other’s lives, and it’s important we aren’t distracted from our own. Comparisons can be dangerous—and can lead to feeling of inadequacy,
When someone comes to me with concerns, be it physical, mental, emotional or spiritual, the first strategy I recommend for coping and healing is to learn to meditate. When the body is sending stress signals of discomfort,
What is health anyway? With all the talk about the flu lately, and how seemingly healthy individuals can have very serious cases of it, it brought to mind how we think of health. In the
This year is starting off for me in an unfamiliar, sort of scattered way. I’d like to be really honest with all of you, I want to be as authentic as I can be this
I wish this holiday that you find ways to make it easier on yourself. Remember, your time is the most precious gift of all. Most presents will eventually be tomorrow’s trash, but not your presence.
To transcend a bad feeling don’t hold it back, push it down, wish it away, or deny it. Open yourself to fully feel it with all of its pointed daggers and crushing weight. As
Another report out today, this time from the World Economic Forum’s findings and projections revealing the gender gap is worsening. They rank countries by economic opportunities, education, political participation and health. These kinds of reports
There was once a young woman walking down her life path, and every so often she would pick up something and put it somewhere: in her pocket, her back pack, purse, over her shoulder even.
Well, we all survived Irma, albeit a bit bruised and battered. I am wishing all of you in Florida and Texas are well on your way to total recovery and more. It is interesting what
We all have judgments, prejudices, opinions and beliefs. Have you ever changed your beliefs or opinions during your life? Can you recall what happened to cause you to change an opinion? Most of us want
There is a leading edge of evolution functioning within humanity. This leading edge is a minority of the population, yet large enough to have an impact by showing the way, being an example of