– Gratitude – The transformative power of giving thanks, It has been quite some time since I sat down to write a blog. Writing for me is akin to making love – you have to be in the mood. And life brings new adventures and wisdom – and that is why I am beginning again....

As we wrap up this series, I wonder how everyone is doing – I wonder if reading this is helping – I even wonder if anyone is reading it. Would love to hear from you – whoever and wherever you are. The beautiful people out there hopefully finding the love that you are...

I just had a birthday recently and it involved renewing my driver’s license. For those of you who live in California – the whole DMV experience can eat up a lot of your day. In my case it took two. But the dread started long before I ended up standing in line – there...

Many people try to rid themselves of their habits of thinking or their beliefs -through practices. I know of at least 5 or 6 techniques for examining your beliefs, questioning your beliefs, and changing your beliefs. Syd Banks approach was lighter – he often said oh...

I have been asked to speak at a conference this coming July. The essence of what I have been asked to do is help people learn how to shift their mind sets. I hope by now, if you have been following this blog, its clear that the problem is in the question. We come now...

Thoughts of Fear almost always come from a sense of wanting to control. Including wanting to control the thoughts themselves. Any sense of “wanting” points to lack…otherwise we wouldn’t be wanting. When we let go of wanting – and simply allow what is happening in the...

Because I live in snow country, winter travel can be a challenge. Recently my husband went for the last ski of the season and had to travel through a rather gnarly storm to get to the ski resort. We agreed he would call me when he got there just to let me know he had...

In the beginning of this work and its spread throughout mental health arenas, we referred to this as innate health. When I found this understanding, I had completed three years of intense therapy and was still not very happy. I was sure the events of my life. (widow...

The greatest benefit of this realization has taken two shapes for me. They are close but still have a nuance. First, I realize I am not the victim of my thoughts, because they are thoughts – and therefore only mental energy moving around as opposed to “real enemies”...