Dear Reader, as we shed our layers of winter’s worries, let us embrace spring’s sensitivity. The colors, the smells and ambiance of walking through a garden filled with flowers brings our senses into heightened enlightenment. This is our perception of spring coming into fruition. Have you ever studied a flowers progression? As spring approaches the brittle bud begins …
Dear Reader, over the past 14 weeks we have looked at what it takes to create sacred relationships. Relationships in which we all make a commitment to support each other’s growth and wellness because we believe in each other’s innate goodness and highest potential, are sacred relationships. The 14 steps I have shared about practicing …
Dear Reader, it is easy to get caught up in everything that is happening around us – so much so that it feels as if life is happening to us and we are powerless, being swept along by the current. With every experience, interaction and even every moment of our lives, we have the choice …
Dear Reader the power to choose is one of the greatest gifts of humanity. Being able to choose our thoughts and emotions allows us a special kind of power in our lives – a power that we can use to benefit ourselves, or that we can unconsciously and unintentionally harm ourselves through poor use of …
Dear Reader, when life gets overwhelming, it is easy to forget that we are never alone. Whatever belief system you might subscribe to, the common element is that we always have a measure of support outside of ourselves. This is something we can so easily fail to acknowledge since we find ourselves focused on whatever is …
Dear Reader, coming from love in all we do is not the easiest thing. To remember, in the moment of interaction, to stay in loving kindness, is something we all need to focus on and work on constantly. Too often we “feed the beast” in our interaction, responding to our partner as if they are …
Dear Reader, sometimes being surrounded by others, even while in a relationship, one can feel lonely and isolated. This state of disconnect or separation is just an illusion and based on our feeling in that moment. Much of the way we feel comes from how we perceive the situation. Consciously changing the way we perceive …
Dear Reader, one of the toughest journeys we face in life is the journey of self-discovery. Truly knowing, understanding and accepting oneself is something we as human beings spend our lives attempting to achieve. But it is not just a matter of knowing yourself – to truly grow into your best you, you need to …
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Dear Reader, take a moment to think back on your life about the relationships you have been in… Every person can attest to having inadvertently hurt another person at some time in their lives. It was not done deliberately or intentionally, but we did cause pain. We have also been hurt by those closest to …
Dear Reader, taking time to know and love yourself is one of the most important things you can do to create a healthy, happy relationship. A partnership is comprised of two whole Hearts that together make a strong Foundation. Each needs to be whole, complete and strong on its own in order to create a …