Create from the heart
For all my artist friends. This poem was inspired by a recent event. Excited to be writing again, I read two new poems to someone who usually cheers me on about my gift. The timing of my reading wasn’t the best, as they had other things on their mind, so the reaction I was seeking wasn’t available. Don’t get me wrong, it wasn’t a bad reaction at all. It just wasn’t their usual ‘and the crowd goes wild’ response I was ...
Listen to your intuition
There’s a soft, little voice that whispers to your soul You must quiet your mind if it’s secrets you wish to know Every question that you have, you hold the answer within Just ask, then let go and patiently listen in The soft little voice will answer, it’s your intuition We’ve been gifted with a great wisdom within us. The only problem is we’ve lost our connection with it. How? When we don’t take time to still ourselves and center, we can’t ...
Take Time to Rest
It’s always Go, Go, GO! Never… slow, slow, slooooow. Get it ALL done, forget about fun. There’s no time to sleep! You’ve got deadlines to keep! But the truth is… We NEED rest. We function best with rest. It is a necessity, not a luxury. Recharge your batteries! Take time to BE. Rest your feet up on a palm tree. Sleep under it’s sweet canopy. Take a deep breath. Listen to the waves. Give your body the rest it craves! Don’t worry about your to do list. ...
Reach out and ask
The old adage goes: You never know unless you ask. So, why don’t we? For me the fears are either: A: I’m imposing. Or B: I should already know the answer. Well, if we ‘assume’ these things, we miss out on an ocean of opportunity and knowledge. A while back I saw from social media posts that a New York Times Best Selling author of a book that I love, was in my town! Rather than sinking into old patterns of thinking ‘I’d be imposing to reach out and ask ...
Everything happens for a cat
The old adage goes: “Everything happens for a reason.” Now, mind you I am usually quite in tune with this philosophy. Most of the time I am fully aware there is a bigger picture I cannot see, to be patient and trust the truth there is indeed a reason, no matter how illogical it may seem at the time. I’m even there to remind others of this fascinating fact when they are in a frenzy. However, I am human, and I do have the occasional ‘amnesia’ to this ...
I forgot how to play
I work. I work with my clients. I work with my students. I work on my business. I work on myself. I work to be better at all I do, all I am and all I offer. I work with mentors. One day my mentor said ‘you’re doing great… now go play!’ Yes! I thought. Play. I’ve been working hard. I deserve to play. I’m going to play! In that excited moment I looked around and paused. Perplexed, I asked myself: ‘HOW do I play?’ My goodness, has it ...
Spring Cleaning for More Meaning
Spring is officially here!What a great time of year!A time of new beginnings and rebirth.Flowers start to awake and come up from the earth.There is a freshness and freedom that is felt.The green grass is uncovered with the snow’s melt.Possibility is in the air.Life shines with new flare.Embrace it. Breathe it in.Allow the newness in you to begin. Happy Spring! I love this time of year. This past Friday, the official start of Spring was especially magical! It not only marked my 40th year ...
Morning Meditation Mistake
I typically start my day off with meditation. It’s the first thing I do upon awaking. However, yesterday morning was different. There was something I needed to respond to. It was a message from the travel agent. We are last minute booking our honeymoon and options tend to go as fast as they come. I debated on doing my meditation first, but my head said ‘NO, you need to take care of this. You can take a day off, this is important! You don’t want to miss an opportunity!’ I ...
Celebrate where you are
It’s a new year, and a time many set goals, make resolutions, and swear THIS IS THE YEAR I WILL… Do. Become. Stop doing. Start doing. Make it right. While all of this is good: reflecting on what we do want and releasing what we don’t want, we often fail to see what we HAVE done, become, and accomplished already. I had a dream in which I was ecstatic about my consistent meditation practice. However, rather than enjoying that achievement, I immediately ...
Gratitude is a choice
Today is the six month anniversary of my wedding. Tomorrow is the two month anniversary of my father’s funeral. In a little over two weeks we celebrate Thanksgiving in the U.S. In this sea of life…. we all have a choice. A choice to reflect on our blessings, or a choice to illuminate our short-comings, disappointments, lacks, losses, or what-if’s. I could choose to remember how I missed conversations I wanted to have at our wedding, lost photo opportunities, didn’t say ...