Who are you? What costume do you wear? What story do you tell yourself about yourself? Who are you? Really? As I head off to Rowe Camp and Conference Center to lead my workshop, Feed Your Soul: Change Your Weight, I review my story in my own head (as if I could review it in someone [...]
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You are limitless
She was everywhere. I could feel her in every wisp of mist, in every breeze, in every mind and heart and in every presence she was. There was no place where she wasn’t present. The wizard showed her to me — an indian saint, but she wasn’t that, there was nothing sacred nor holly [...]
From Monk to Married: Interview with Muni Natarajan
Muni Natarajan lived as a Hindu ascetic for 37 years until he married his beautiful wife, Mary Beth. He practiced a strict discipline of yoga and work and travelled extensively with his teacher until he died. Muni says, “Outside monastery walls, I have found myself to be surprisingly naïve.” Some of the toughest things [...]
10 Quotes to Inspire an Abundance Mindset
It seems like just yesterday that we celebrated the New Year but we’re already halfway through the month of January. By now, those of you who have made New Year’s resolutions have had some time to adapt to your new routines. Some of the most popular resolutions each year are to lose weight or to [...]
5 Ways to Stay Happy and Healthy in Crisis
When tough times come, it is particularly important to offset them with much gentle softness. Be a pillow. ~ Vera Nazarian It has been weeks since I sent out a fully loaded Kick in the Tush e-letter. As both Christmas and New Year’s Day fell on a Tuesday, OLWL insisted that we take off. She [...]
I need to be real
“But why would you do anything?” my friend inquired, “competition is motivating,” she said. “What do you have to motivate you?” It was a fair question seeing how I don’t have anything. There are no outside forces, no needs, no lacks chasing me forward, snapping at my feet when I lag behind. I have no [...]
Own Your Beliefs
Him: Tolerance of intolerance is cowardice. Me: No, tolerance of intolerance is an actual tolerance. It is not hard to be tolerant of that which we approve of. The real meaning of tolerance is to accept that which we don’t approve. Him: No, tolerance of intolerance is cowardice. Tolerance of differences in ideas and [...]
The Real Mark of Uniqueness
“It is because life is real here,” I said. “And it feels good to live it.” Here you put your hands in the dirt with no fear of germs, you handle your meet raw and bloody and you cut off the chicken’s head yourself and when a stream crosses your path you stoop down and [...]
Outgrow Yourself
“It is such an unsettling feeling, you know,” I told my husband this afternoon. The day was unseasonably bright and warm and we turned our faces to the sun. A cup of tea, a coffee and the leisure of French Saturday made this moment a perfect one for sharing confidences. “When I am with [...]
