It’s a Wonderful Life – Oct 6, 2023
Joyful-a feeling or a state Joyful is something I find a challenge to define. It’s bigger than happiness…happiness seems a result of an object that brings a feeling. Like the Happiest Place on Earth known as Disneyland requires that you be in Disneyland to travel...
It’s a Wonderful Life – Sept 29, 2023
The Beauty of Fall- Fall in the Sierras is a glorious, colorful experience. The golds of the Aspens as they flutter in the breeze; the bright red of the firebushes as they shimmer in the sunlight. There is that melancholy feeling in the air – the ending of one...
It’s a Wonderful Life – Sept 22, 2023
Who Do You Think You Are There are a couple of different inflections on the title of this blog…one is the “who do You think you are…fully indignant and haughty. Then there is the curious way to ask – Who DO you think you are? Depending on how you ask is what the...
It’s a Wonderful Life – Sept 15, 2023
Meditation of the Heart My meditation journey began in the late 80’s. I was following the mind body connection through the teachings of Deepak Chopra and his recommendation was Transcendental Meditation. I figured if it was good enough for the Beatles, (George...
It’s a Wonderful Life – Sept 8, 2023
Laughter Opens The Heart I have to confess I haven’t found anything very funny in these passing days. I found myself missing the comedies my parents used to watch on TV…from Jack Benny to I love Lucy. A few years ago I was presenting at an all day program for women...
It’s a Wonderful Life – Sept 1, 2023
The Four Deadly C’s I recently had the pleasure of hearing a talk given by Dr. Sue Morter, founder of the Morter Institute and Bio-Energetics. She is someone to look up as well as read her book on the Energy Codes. In this talk, she described what I am now calling...
It’s a Wonderful Life – Aug 25, 2023
Heart of Hearts Many Spiritual traditions speak of the layers, levels or dimensions of the heart. There is a depth that can only be plumbed with practice. The techniques and practices that we can employ not only bring coherence to the entire system – they also bring...
It’s a Wonderful Life – August 18, 2023
Every Day In Every Way I am- I have mentioned in other blogs, that my father was my first teacher on the power of thought. When I was in middle school or junior high as they called it then, he started doing something new. He would begin every day robustly reciting...
It’s a Wonderful Life – Aug 11, 2023
Heart Path of Receiving Frequently when we think of heart centering and heart opening – we think of giving. At least for me, when my heart is moved by a story, or by music or by beauty – I naturally want to give or share what has moved me…(see music below). ...
It’s a Wonderful Life – Aug 4, 2023
Heart Over Matter- My Father was my first teacher on the power of Thought. In any circumstance where I was struggling, he would relentlessly repeat “Mind Over Matter”. Even when I had the flu and was quite ill, he would stand outside the bathroom door with his...
It’s a Wonderful Life – July 28, 2023
Heart Paths - For those that follow the changes in the world of phenomena, you may have noticed the beginnings of a large shift. To simplify it, I would say that it is a shift from focus on the mind to focus on the heart….physically that is about 18” – ....
It’s a Wonderful Life – July 21, 2023
Where are you coming From? Maya Angelou said that our words don’t matter as much as the way people feel when they leave our presence. If it isn’t our words – then what is it? What conveys that sense of acceptance or interest or love? It’s not that the words don’t...