THE MOST IMPORTANT SHIFT
You don’t hear the term, “the shift,” as in a shift of consciousness or paradigm shift, very often anymore. It seems many people now agree that there has been a shift, and that we are fully in it, and that we are in a new world now. Many say they have already had their shift in consciousness, often brought on by some ordeal, as a physical illness or divorce or financial crisis, or all of the above. The shift may have been from focusing on success and money to prioritizing family and love, or from pushing one’s body too far to radical self-care.
When You Don’t Know What To Say
“The great gift of human beings is that we have the power of empathy.” Meryl Streep If you are like most people, and interact with several if not hundreds of other human beings every day, you will experience moments when you don’t know what to say. I believe that...Why Feelings Matter
“Feelings are a bodily thing, and respecting them is called kindness.” A. S. Byatt In my work with many different kinds of people of all ages, from spies to nurses, mothers, soldiers, teacher, doctors—people from the United States, Canada, Germany, Vietnam, Peru, and...Taking Risks In Relationships
“When a great ship is in harbor and moored, it is safe, there can be no doubt. But …that is not what great ships are built for. “ Clarissa Pinkola Estes The quote above really touched me as I read it on the Go Gratitude site, especially after some of the...The Real Meaning of Surrender
In the course of my work with thousands of people over 30 years, I have come to make a very significant observation: the people who become adept at surrender are far happier than those who don’t. What gets in the way? Needing to be right, feeling offended, insulted,...The Missing Piece of The Puzzle
“The shadow is a moral problem that challenges the whole ego-personality, for no one can become conscious of the shadow without considerable moral effort. To become conscious of it involves recognizing the dark aspects of the personality as present and real. This act...Getting Groovy As You Get Older
“ The groove is so mysterious. We're born with it and we lose it and the world seems to split apart before our eyes into stupid and cool. When we get it back, the world unifies around us, and both stupid and cool fall away. I am grateful to those who are keepers of...The Fine Art of Failure
“Ever tried. Ever failed. No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better.” Samuel Beckett How often in my lifetime have I had to be vigilant as the fine dust of self-criticism clouded my vision, sending me down the rabbit’s hole of despair and disappointment with self....Dance Your Heart Out!
We dance for laughter we dance for tears, we dance for madness, we dance for fears, we dance for hopes, we dance for screams, we are the dancers, we create the dreams. -Albert Einstein Dancing transcends all the artificial barriers of categories. A 90-year old can...
