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Imagine that you love jigsaw puzzles and a friend tells you she bought a fantastic jigsaw puzzle for your birthday. Then she tells you that she couldn’t wait and she already assembled it for you, and shows you the finished puzzle. How do you feel? If you love doing jigsaw puzzles, you’d most likely feelRead more

when you spend your time looking for traces of beautiful symmetry miraculous perfection the gentlest touch hearts like deep wells the depth behind those eyes delightful instances the stillness within a moment it is then that you discover this search for beauty in others, everywhere will inevitably leave you awash in beauty yourself for inRead more

There are many aspects to loving ‘what is’, but today let’s look at relationships, specifically intimate ones and close friendships.  We’ve already talked about how damaging it is to both people in the relationship if one or both of you is trying to change the other.  It just doesn’t work. The alternative is to acceptRead more

many wise teachers advise ‘surrender’ but until we grasp what that means it might feel like weakness, defeat think of surrender as falling back with complete trust into waiting, strong arms imagine surrender as that moment when the single drop reunites with the vast ocean becoming a part of it all no longer able toRead more

Our American culture teaches us to ‘go after what we want’, to ‘chase our dreams’, and to ‘manifest our destiny’.  And yet, when we do this, life can be like an elusive game of hide-n-seek, as we actively chase after something, only to find it difficult to reach.  But what if we have it allRead more

i began life in a small cocoon mom, dad, home exploring led me to new faces fun experiences and the ability to communicate my thoughts, feelings, questions about life as i grew, so did my world more friends, more ideas i began to question my parents authority, teachers to listen to my friends more andRead more

I see clients all the time who are so hard on themselves, striving to be perfect in every way, and beating themselves up when they don’t achieve that.  And I used to live that way myself, so I really do understand how it feels. It seems to be a very American issue, stemming in largeRead more

You’ve heard me talk about becoming aware and getting more conscious, about listening to your internal GPS and sensing its guidance — well throughout all of this talk, it has sounded like we’re listening for a direction to take, or an action to do, or a knowing we’ll have.  All of these can be seenRead more

Life begins at the end of your comfort zone.  (unknown)  When is the last time you felt uncomfortable doing something?  This discomfort comes from stretching beyond what you’re used to, trying something new, stepping outside of your norms and habits, breaking out of your routine.  It’s amazing what opens up to you when you doRead more

“It takes courage to grow up and become who you really are.”  (e.e. cummings) In my earlier post “Be Who You Are”, you began to look at who you were and to let go of any aspects that no longer suited you.  Henri Frederic Amiel said it this way, “Learn to…be what you are, andRead more