Whether you are a noun or a verb holds an important clue to self-awareness: Are you static or evolving? This is not a grammar test or a value judgment. Simply put, at different times of our lives we are nouns (a title, an accomplishment) and at other times we are a verb (a state of [...]
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Find Out What You Want – Step #10
”Oh you know what you want!” I thought to a friend who, not being in my head, could not hear a thing. You know exactly what you want, you are aware of it distinctly, you can hear yourself telling yourself just what is, only… Only there are other things you are telling yourself as well, like: [...]
Intuitive Guidance 101: Daring to Move Beyond Your Comfort Zone
Stepping onto the spiritual path isn’t all peace and roses. It pushes us into a place that moves us beyond our usual comfort zone. As we attune to the highest within us and listen to inner guidance, that guidance sometimes pushes us to try new jobs, to stretch into new creative projects, and to sometimes [...]
Why Awareness Will Free Your Mind and Transform Your Heart
Awareness is a quality of being awake and present to the moment. All great athletic performances are an example of how awareness fuels high level performance. How does this apply to our more mundane lives? How can we tap into that quality of awareness to enhance our lives? Once we can identify and understand what [...]
Find Out What You Want – Step #8
See, this is my fear. The only one that is real. It is not that I will die, it is not that I might get sick, it is not pain. It is not a ruin that scares me. A bankruptcy, a homelessness. I feel no fear at the thought of losing Christopher and, if you [...]
What Will You Do When Your Life Flashes Before Your Eyes?
I had an interesting experience yesterday. One of those life-flashes-before-your-eyes kind of moments. I won’t go into the particulars of the incident, but what is important is that I saw how, in a few short seconds, my life could have been gone and, after a breath or two, the realization that I was still here. [...]
Wordplay Wednesday: One In The Same
Maybe it was naïve Of me to assume It would be safe To express myself What I’ve experienced And felt Maybe my enthusiasm Took me too far The energy and relief I got From breaking The silence From letting go Of my desire To control What you and you Knew about me I was just [...]
Embrace the Beauty of Your Darkness
“The wound is the place where the light comes in” – Rumi What to do when you’re not the happiest person you know? What about when you’re depressed, fearful, anxious, jealous, greedy or angry? Yesterday, I was working with a client who appears to be a huge success in the outer world. She’s a coach and inspirational [...]
Deepak Chopra: A Message to the Future Leaders of the World (Part 2)
By Deepak Chopra, MD, FACP From my commencement speech at Hartwick College, click here for part 1. As I enter the autumn of my life and you the springtime of yours, I want to leave you with seven skills in self-awareness that I have learned and that I hope will serve you well no matter [...]
Do You Have the Grit It Takes to Follow Your Dreams?
Have you ever wanted to give up on something that you really, really wanted because it was just too darn hard to keep trying? You can’t run one more step, write one more word, endure one more dead end? Join the club. Can I Sit Down Now? But, before you throw in the towel, there’s something you [...]
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