One of my favorite mind-body skills is drawings. I have had so much fun learning and practicing this skill. I wrote about my first experience with drawings last summer when I attended The Gulf Coast Community Day sponsored by the Mind-Center of Louisiana. I have treasured the drawing I did that day and keep it in the plastic cover of my binder from the first training I attended in October. The drawing (shown in the photo) inspires me every time I look at it. Read the rest of this entry ?
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Access Your Intuition with Drawings
February 18, 2012Practicing Mindful Eating
January 28, 2012
I am in Washington DC attending the Center for Mind Body Medicine’s Advanced Training. I realized yesterday at lunch that I desire to practice mindful eating more often. The realization came to me as we were beginning lunch when the facilitator invited us to offer gratitude for the meal we were about to eat, and I had already gobbled down half my plate. I wondered in that moment why in the world I eat so fast. It has been a way of life for me as long as I remember, and I don’t enjoy almost always being the first one finished with a meal. Read the rest of this entry ?
Pay Attention to Your Words
January 21, 2012
I attended an interesting workshop at the Baton Rouge Unity Church a few weeks ago about Effective Communication facilitated by Charles Frost. I was surprised to learn about his belief that “Why” may be the most damaging word in the English language. Charles explained that the word “Why” often puts people on the defensive because of negative experiences they had as children. For example, they may have been asked “why did you do that?” Or they may have received responses to “why” questions like “because I said so.” He suggested replacing “Why” with “How is it possible”. Read the rest of this entry ?
Heeding Your Body’s Signals
January 12, 2012As I sit here at my desk, I can hear the whoosh of cars driving by on the main road outside my door. It’s been raining, so, the sound is louder, and it’s carrying better because it’s night time. I’m pretty tired, because I’ve been working hard on a project for work that has to be completed tomorrow and presented. But more than anything, Read the rest of this entry ?
Musing on a New Year: 2012
January 1, 2012
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2012 is here. It came with fanfare and parties. But now it’s here with us, and unlike a party guest, it’s not going away for a year.
In my neck of the woods, it’s a beautiful day. The sun is shining, it’s a tad windy, but the temperature is in the mid-fifties. Lots of folks are out and about. I’ve been watching them come and go from my spot at my local Star Bucks bar. They are chipper, and giving “Happy New Year!” salutations. The roads are also busy with cars, as people are moving about and getting on with their lives.
So, I can’t help but think about the doomsday predictions for this year, given Read the rest of this entry ?
Treasure Your Desires into the New Year
December 31, 2011
As 2012 dawns, I wish for everyone to experience more abundance, peace, love, and joy every day. I hope prosperity and peace increase for you individually, collectively through your communities, and around the world. I desire for us all to contribute more and more to making the world a better place by first creating our own inner peace, which will flow outward to everyone around us.
I was intrigued to recently learn two variations of the new year’s practice of releasing those things you desire to let go of and choosing what to bring forward into the new year. The details are different, but each variation focuses on identifying what’s working and what’s not working in your life so you can consciously create a new year filled with more joy. I prefer this practice to simply making resolutions because I believe letting go creates the space for new possibilities and opportunities, and focusing on our intentions is the first step to bringing what we desire into our lives. Read the rest of this entry ?
Every Day Begins Anew
December 26, 2011
With every rising of the sun
Think of your life as just begun.
- Ella Wheeler Wilcox
Before I went to sleep last night I reminded myself of the opportunity to create a better day upon my awakening. I experienced some Christmas blues yesterday and was writing about them in my journal last night when I remembered that what I focus my attention on grows. So I shifted my writing to gratitude and decided to wake up today with an attitude for a fresh start. Read the rest of this entry ?
You Might Call Me the Grinch This Year
December 23, 2011
Christmas is coming. Nothing will stop it. Nothing will diminish it. Nothing will change it. It will be here on Sunday. “Fah-who-foraze, Dah-who-doraze, welcome Christmas, come this way.” But, like The Grinch, there are those who don’t relish the idea of dealing with it. For various reasons, they don’t want to hear the songs, see the advertisements, share in the festivities, or revel in the joy that can be had.
It is a difficult time for those who have lost loved ones, who have no “home” to go to, whose families are torn apart for whatever reason. For people who are alone, it can be one of the worst and most lonely times of year.
Even I find myself in an odd emotional place this year…
More Permission – Because Sometimes We Just Need It.
December 15, 2011
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Following in Rebecca’s vein, I hereby give you permission to take some time off, or just to take some time for yourself! You are free to get out or stay in whichever one entails taking care of yourself, and your needs. Where ever you work, the place won’t fold because you’re not there for a day. Whatever your family life, there is a way to find time to yourself. Unplug from the computer, lock the door, turn your cell phone off – take some time OFF. It’s yours to take!
Falling Back An Hour
November 17, 2011
The time change or the “fall back” an hour recently happened. We’re all trying to get adjusted to darkness falling sooner. I hear people complain about it a lot. But, I Read the rest of this entry ?
