Day becomes night. Flowers blossom and petals drop. Nothing will remain the same. Yet why can it be so hard to change old habits? Why can it be so hard to grow? I've been thinking a lot about this as I fall back into old ways of thinking. As I resist doing things that will aid in my growth. As I let doubt roll in like an early morning fog. Unlike the natural aging process, true inner growth and healing takes practice. It takes work. You have to show up. You have to show your ego who's boss.
Read moreChange Is Inevitable
I've been thinking a lot about change lately. It's the last night of winter. Tomorrow is the first day of spring. Change is in the air. Events in friend's lives are changing. Big decisions are being made. It has made me reflect on my own life and all of the big changes I've made over the years. I've faced many hurdles - the kind that force change. I've created change. I've resisted change- but ended up changing because can we really resist it? What I've learned along the way is that, yes, we are surrounded by change but there is also a true core deep in all of us. If we listen closely, we can remain above all, true.
Read moreRefilling Your Well
I was having coffee with a friend yesterday. We were both feeling depleted, bombarded with horrifying current events, trying to make our own ends meet, and not knowing what to do next. Feeling overwhelmed can take hold at anytime, whenever a major life event happens. Personal, political, or otherwise. How we deal with it is what matters.
Read moreA Guide to Setting Intentions Instead of Resolutions
There is always something about the end of the year, the end of month, a big birthday coming up that makes us think about how we can start fresh. Out with the old, in with the new! A fresh new calendar page! A clean slate! But how quickly our thoughts and new plans can dissolve. How many New Year's resolutions have you set only to not remember what they were a month later? Well, maybe it's time to rethink how we make those resolutions.
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