Conscious Relationships, Living Your Purpose, Spiritual Activism, The Power of Compassion, Wisdom Of The Heart
An innocent child does not judge her experience, nor does she have the impulse to control it. Life is simply happening, and the veiling function of the brain that separates us from experience is not fully in place. The innocent child simply feels what is happening. As long as there is no distress, the child lives as an expression of pure love.
Conscious Relationships, Mastering Emotions, Wisdom Of The Heart
“Holding on to anger is like grasping a hot coal with the intent of throwing it at someone else; you are the one who gets burned.” ~Buddha If you google anger, you will find topics galore about why you need to avoid it, how anger makes you sick, and how to manage...
Conscious Relationships, The Power of Compassion, The Power Of Love, Wisdom Of The Heart
“Because of the dog's joyfulness, our own is increased. It is no small gift. It is not the least reason why we should honor as love the dog of our own life, and the dog down the street, and all the dogs not yet born.“ Mary Oliver Sophie, a 14-lb Bichon Frise, was my...
Conscious Relationships, Mastering Emotions, Mental Health Crisis As Spiritual Awakening, The Power of Compassion, Wisdom Of The Heart
“You find peace not by rearranging the circumstances of your life, but by realizing who you are at the deepest level.” Echart Tolle Conflict comes from the Latin, confligere, which means “to strike together.” Inner conflict is when two opposing feelings,...
Conscious Relationships, Mastering Emotions, The Power of Compassion, Wisdom Of The Heart
We have all been there before, when we just don’t know where to turn. We look back on our lives, and remember the dreams we had of a successful career, a happy marriage, a healthy body, and they look nothing like the life we are living. The voice in our head says, “Where did I go wrong? What could I have done differently? What next?”
Conscious Relationships
Though I primarily work with adults, I often see the children of clients I work with, and I must admit to learning something new every time one of these amazing “new kids” graces me with their presence.
Conscious Relationships, Mastering Emotions, Wisdom Of The Heart
We are taught to believe in ourselves if we want to “make something of ourselves,” and yet, here we have the magnificent Martha Graham suggesting that “you don’t even have to believe in yourself or your work….”, in order to allow this vitality to be translated through us into action.
Conscious Relationships, Mastering Emotions
The desire for a happy family is a primal longing, which you are either in touch with, or have forsaken, because for some, it is too painful to want what they never had.
Connecting with the Divine/Spirit, Conscious Relationships, Mastering Emotions, The Power Of Love, Wisdom Of The Heart
“She became a warrior far superior to any epic hero. She became a giant on her knees. With a sword in one hand she battled the enemies of death and disease, and with her other hand stretched toward heaven she kept beseeching God’s help and His mercy.”...
Conscious Relationships, The Power Of Love
Most of my inspiration to write this blog comes from working directly with clients, and there are themes that show up in my practice on a regular basis. One of them has to do with the most powerful weapon any human possesses—the power to hurt another human being with words.