Holiday Peace

Posted on December 20, 2017     Leave a Comment

red and green northern lights over trees in snow

May we all find –even create– a little bit of peace each day.

 

Peace while jockeying for a parking space.

Peace as we hustle our bustle amid legions of others doing the same.

Peace with the children in their unbridled excitement.

Peace with unsolidified plans as specific dates draw near.

Peace during extra-busy time at work.

Peace for released, old holiday patterns — and for new ones, not yet found.

Peace for what it took to get it all together.

Peace for not having it all together.

Peace to breathe.

 

All of the Peaces fit together in our puzzle of Life. With even one absent, the whole picture is incomplete. And the big picture truly is beautiful, wondrous, and for our highest good. Always.

 

It’s the little Peaces that redeem the big picture of our lives.

 

Image of an empty, readied manger with the words King Size Bed across the top.

Peace be with you.

GUEST POST — Depression Success Story: “My Daily Recipe for Staying Mostly Depression-Free”

Posted on December 13, 2017     2 Comments

Silhouette of a flat palm holding a lit column candle.

You may not have made a connection between spiritual practices and balancing or warding off depression.

Then again, maybe you have.

Depression is a human condition continuum that can range from a difficult day to a doctor’s diagnosis. If I tell myself that I’m not afflicted by depression because I don’t have a prescription, yet I realize I am becoming more and more sedentary (and why is that?!?), I’m just splitting language hairs here.

At least it’s something to consider.

Author and mystic Mollie Player has opened me to this beautiful consideration.  Mollie shares depression success stores and spiritual practice success stories at mollieplayer.com. I invite you in for reflection along with me through her guest post today. My own huge Aha came near the end, where she says:

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Courage is My Safe Word

Posted on December 6, 2017     Leave a Comment

Picture of Eleanor Roosevelt with her quote,

It’s not about scaring yourself, or searching for a fear so that you can conquer it. It’s not about waking up every day looking for, or creating, something to overcome. Those are great approaches if you do have something that you’ve been avoiding — by all means, face that fear. Be brave. Do the thing you’re wanting to do but are afraid to try.

Insane courage and bravery is also about the gentle, steady approach to an intentional life.

Do something every day that stretches you. Awakens you. Lights you up. Keeps it fresh for you. Expands you.

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A Great Reply for “So…What’s New with You?”

Posted on November 29, 2017     Leave a Comment

 

It’s easy to undervalue our interests. We think we have to master a skill, have actual talent, in order to own it. That if we’re dabbling, playing with something — for fun! — our interest is not yet ready to be declared.
So​ ​here’s​ ​another​ ​creativity​ ​exercise​ ​for​ ​us​ ​to​ ​keep​ ​the​ ​plasticity​ ​in​ ​our​ ​brains​ ​and​ ​the 
endorphins​ ​flooding​ ​our​ ​systems.​ ​And​ ​to​ ​help​ ​us​ ​step​ ​more​ ​fully​ ​into​ ​ourselves.​ ​It​ ​comes​ ​from  Pam​ ​Grout’s​ ​​Art​ ​&​ ​Soul,​ ​Reloaded. 
 
Design​ ​an​ ​elevator​ ​pitch​ ​for​ ​a​ ​creative​ ​project. 

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Wallow in Your Wonderful

Posted on November 22, 2017     Leave a Comment

thanksgiving-quotes-for-family

Tomorrow is the US holiday of Thanksgiving. An annual immersion of appreciation is a beautiful thing to experience.

Thanksgiving is also a state of being. An attitude. A way to navigate our days, and thus, our lives.

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