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I enjoyed Wayne Dyer’s post today explaining that people cross your path for a specific act or scene in the play of your life.  Some have brief roles; others have ongoing appearances; and still others have a main part. But no matter how important someone is in Act One of your life, they may orRead more

We’ve been taught that love is a verb, an action that we take, and while it certainly can express in that way, love is not an action, but rather a state of being. What does this mean?  It means that you dwell in a place of loving, you breathe love, you exude love, you areRead more

Ever notice how some people are pretty much always happy?  They seem to be in a perpetual good mood even when no one is looking, sing to themselves, respond positively to new situations and people, and are able to find the good in most anything. These are people who have discovered the value of beingRead more

“Ring the bells that still can ring; forget your perfect offering.  There is a crack in everything; that’s how the light gets in.”  (Leonard Cohen) What a great way to interpret imperfections!  Instead of seeing the crack as making something less valuable, we can choose to see the crack as the way for light toRead more

“To be beautiful means to be yourself.  You don’t need to be accepted by others.  You need to accept yourself.”  (Thich Nhat Hanh) Have you ever wondered at the simple beauty of a stone or a weed?  You weren’t looking at it because it looked like a rose or a peony, but because you sawRead more

First let me say that I’m not referring to any specific place or debating what anyone believes.  Having said that, one form of hell is to feel disconnected from your source, to feel lost, adrift, alone. Hell can be created with our own minds — the misery, suffering and drama that we stir up andRead more

Have you ever felt like people don’t get you?  Perhaps it’s something you see clearly and they just can’t see it (a perspective or viewpoint), or perhaps it’s your sense of humor and you find not too many others get your jokes. Whatever it is, I’m sure there have been times in your life whenRead more

Have you ever looked back at your life and thought to yourself, ‘I’m not the same person now that I was back then.’?  It’s quite common to think this way, and it highlights how much we can change and grow over time. What you may not realize is that you really aren’t the same personRead more

“We become what we look at most.”  (Hugh Prather)  Are you focusing your attention on the ‘rights’ in the world, or the ‘wrongs’?  Are you looking at what you can complain about or what you can celebrate?  Do you find things to be thankful for every day? The great thing is, even if you answeredRead more

I’m sure you’ve all heard the saying that the definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over, yet expecting to get a different result.  I always liked that saying because it rang true to me.  So many of us do this, even though it’s illogical. But last night I heard an evenRead more