The precise moment of impact during self discovery, that's the stuff, that's the real McCoy. It's the feeling of amazement and peace, like you're standing in a lush field of brilliant yellow flowers that seem to endlessly blanket the horizon. A warm summer breeze brushes your cheek. You look up to see clouds clearing and the crystal clear blue sky being revealed so reverently that you stand in awe. What once seemed too distant and out of reach, like the frustration of something being on the tip of your tongue or just beyond your fingertips is now before you in all it's glory. You connect the dots and say, "Aha I get it" and suddenly you're catapulted further along your path to bliss, happiness & joy.
Read MoreKicked Out of the Nest
What I am actually saying is that we need to be willing to let our intuition guide us, and then be willing to follow that guidance directly and fearlessly. Shakti Gawain
Read MoreThe Happiness Series: Positive Affirmations
Good News! Finally, there is scientific research to back up what psychologists and therapists have been saying for years; acting on what makes people happy has a powerful effect on their lives. In other words, the pursuit of happiness doesn’t happen to people because they are just lucky; on the contrary, bliss occurs by actively monitoring your current thoughts and actively practicing new ones.
Read MoreFrom Grief to Peace
“There is nothing in this world that I can tell you that you already don’t know… you have just forgotten” Eckhart Tolle, The Power of Now Have you ever had someone tell you, after several months of grieving, that you are on the right track?
Read MoreLift Your Spirit with a Color Activator
Using Color Imagery to Reduce Emotional Upset and Activate Happiness The world is full of color. One can even go further and say that the world is ALIVE with color. Color has a frequency or vibration that emanates as waves from an object. This vibration is seen by the human eye as a particular hue.
Read MoreTo thine own self be true
What a wonderful and insightful post by by Bronnie Ware, a woman who wrote of her experience listening to the dying words of those she took care of. What resonates for me when I read this is,
"TO THINE OWN SELF BE TRUE".
Read MoreGet Unstuck, Remove Past Limitations and Soar to New Personal Heights!
Spirit is the Life, Mind is the Builder and the Physical is the Result. ~Edgar Cayce (spiritualist, medical intuitive, psychic) The phrase, “mind is the builder” was the fundamental assertion behind all of the Edgar Cayce readings. In other words, your mind is the driving force and power to whom you already are, who you are becoming and what determines where you are going. Moreover, the idea that “a person is 100% responsible for their thoughts, feelings and actions” was also one of the main therapeutic tenants that characterized the American psychologist Albert Ellis in the 1950”s.
Read MoreHEART AND SOUL: Learn the language of your heart
As a little girl I can remember sitting atop the bench in front of our baby grand piano in our living room, my feet swaying high above the ground as I happily and somewhat awkwardly plucked away at the keys to the melody of Heart and Soul. A warm memory that evokes joy from my heart as I can still hear that song playing in my head today. Who doesn’t remember Tom Hanks dancing across the giant black and whites at FAO Schwarz in the movie BIG?
Read MoreCREATIVITY: Accessing the genius inside you
Accessing your creativity is the first step to awakening your inner guru. I recommend watching this inspiring talk by Elizabeth Gilbert, author of EAT PRAY LOVE
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