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Summer

Summer is filled with breaking the rules, standing apart, ignoring your head, and following your heart. How are you doing with all of that? Summer is almost over, better late than never! These pics are from a recent three days on Long Beach Island – I’m trying to practice what I preach!

Phelamanga

“Looks like Phelamanga to me, ” he said. I know what you are thinking because I thought the same thing. What is Phelamanga? Or, since it was a text message – what kind of a weird typo is that? Sure enough (and since he is a college professor), it is a word – or maybeContinue reading “Phelamanga”

See with your HEART

Don’t make assumptions

In the last blog post I talked about the Four Agreements by Don Miguel Ruiz. I was working with “Don’t make assumptions.” I thought one day would do it. HA! Two weeks later and I find daily how many times I assume. When someone doesn’t respond to my text message. When someone calls meContinue reading “Don’t make assumptions”

The Four Agreements

Be Impeccable with your words Don’t take anything personally Don’t make assumptions Always do your best The four agreements are from Don Miguel Ruiz and I have them posted on the side of my refrigerator. I read them every day. How many days do I actually live them? You know how you can sayContinue reading “The Four Agreements”

Feel your Feelings

It is amazing how many times I ask a patient to tell me how they feel and they answer with what they think. Feelings can be overwhelming and scary to many people. Thinking is actually safer and makes people feel more secure. Here is an example of a conversation I had the other day withContinue reading “Feel your Feelings”

stop seeking

“You obviously seek in order to avoid the present and yet the present alone holds the answer. To seek forever is to miss the point forever. You always already are enlightened Spirit and therefore to seek Spirit is simply to deny Spirit. You can no more attain Spirit than you can acquire your lungs orContinue reading “stop seeking”

Leap of Faith

“Sometimes your only available transportation is a Leap of Faith.” ~Margaret Shepard

Be the Change

“Be the Change you wish to see in the world.” ~Gandhi I finally put a bumper sticker on my car several years ago and this is the quote that I chose. Now I am debating selling the car and that bumper sticker is the one thing that stops me and makes me wonder ifContinue reading “Be the Change”

Holiday Helper – week six

Practice Last night we had sleet and freezing rain and the temperature went from “no coat” to “scarf, hat, and coat” in about 2 hours. I want to just curl up in a blank and sit by the fire but practice has me lacing up my sneakers and getting ready for a 4 mile run.Continue reading “Holiday Helper – week six”