Meditation

When my children were very young, like many working mothers, I didn’t… Wholeness and your connection to your authentic self always exist within you, but when you become stressed that inner clarity can become clouded leaving you feeling unhappy, lost, and unsure of yourself. When this happens it is time to stop, quiet your mind,…

Trust, Respect and Learning

Today I would like to tell you a story about Trust, Respect and Learning… I read an article when my son was an infant that changed my life. The article said there is no such thing as a perfect parent. In fact being a perfect parent, i.e. never making a mistake, was not a good…

Water

My father, who had grown up on a farm, was very connected to nature and great believer of the importance of… When I was around four years old my family lived in a flat in Chicago. At the time, my parents had also bought a piece of property outside the city where they were planning…

Inner Conflict

Several years ago when I was having lunch with my friend Barbara she began talking about how she didn’t feel like she was enough or what she had to offer the world was enough. As I sat there listening some questions began rolling around in my mind. Where did these beliefs coming from? Why did…

Game Changer

I came to the realization that the only thing that had changed was… I would like to tell you a story about a dear friend of mine. Recently she discovered she had a life-threatening disease and probable wouldn’t live more than five years. Upon hearing this news, she like many people freaked out. I mean…

Imagination

Today I would like to talk about a quote from… What did Albert Einstein mean when he said, “Imagination is more important than knowledge” and how can I adapt and integrate the wisdom of his quote into my life? Well, from my perspective, Albert Einstein was saying that the conscious mind is more important than…

Ocean

Our family moved to the seashore when my daughter was three and for several years our life revolved around the constant ebb and flow of the tide. Early each morning we would walk on the beach to see what “gifts” the ocean had brought to us. Sometimes we would find shells or smooth pieces of…

Mustard

I would like to tell you a story that happened many years ago, actually several decades ago. It was a sunny afternoon and my daughter, her best friend and my son were having lunch. I don’t remember where I was planning on taking them after lunch though I do remember wanting them to remain relatively…

Quiet

Dr. Bruce Lipton has talked about the relationship between stress and the immune system. He has said that when the body is stressed our subconscious mind is designed to automatically take over and run our whole system. When this happens our normal blood flow is redirected to our limbs because the mind assumes a tiger…

Why

What I am doing is purposely shifting from… When I studied art in college I had a wonderful teacher for life drawing who changed the way I drew and actually changed my life. At the beginning of each class he had us draw on very large tablets of paper because he felt it was a…