I love September. The temperatures are starting to cool down, the trees and plants turn lovely shades of yellow, orange, and red, and the kids going back to school leaves vacation areas quiet. A perfect time for reflection! For me, September is full of anniversaries: In late September, I celebrate nearly seven decades of life … More September: A Time of Reflection
I receive many inspiring messages from other New Thought leaders. When I find something interesting or profound, I like to share it with my readers. An inspirational story from Mary Morrissey: She was in grave danger! Hungry and alone, her mother was nowhere to be found. One hesitant step after the other, the trembling baby … More Sheep Syndrome
Do you practice and proclaim self-empowerment in your life? If you are like me, we were taught to go with the flow, not to make waves, when in disagreement with what we see and hear going on around us. Self-empowerment has been a topic of thought for me for a long time. Since I tend … More Four Actions for Claiming Self-Empowerment
Did you know that learning to deep breathe through stress can help you relax, calm down, and become more focused? Deep breathing is most effective for dealing with physical or emotional pain. It can lower blood pressure, reduce anxiety and generally improve one’s mood and concentration. Typically, we take about 12-14 breaths every minute. With … More Learning to Breathe Through Stress
Resilience, during a holiday season plagued with the Coronavirus, is on my mind these last weeks. All of us have experienced the loss of contact with one or more people who are close to us during this holiday season. Except for a quick in and out, I have not visited with my elderly mother in … More Resilience Despite the Circumstances
We all seem to be dealing with too much stress. With all the craziness of the political situation and dealing with all the repercussions surrounding the coronavirus, it is no wonder that our stress levels are too high. In the upcoming November Science of Mind Magazine, I discovered a great article describing a stress reduction … More Stress Reduction Practice called GAIN
Surrendering to the moment reveals so many beautiful experiences in life. In other words, surrendering to find happiness, in this context, means letting go of everything else and being present in the moment. But too often, we get caught up in the negative connotation of what surrender really means. A group of friends got together … More Surrendering to Find Happiness
Even though the world seems to be in upheaval and you are facing ‘troubles’, the way we handle these ‘troubles’ impacts ourselves and those around us. Do you look for the gloomy side of life circumstances, or do you go to ‘the trouble tree’ to lay your burdens of the day down? Following is a … More The Trouble Tree
We live in a world of movement. Most of us are constantly on the go, doing this or doing that — whether it is physical or mental movement, we are always active in some form. And now, with current conditions where many of us are staying home due to the coronavirus, finding stillness, real stillness … More Finding Stillness Among Movement
During times of stressful circumstances, you may find it difficult to defeat the negative thinking going on in your head. Worry, stress, anxiety can easily overtake us if we let it — especially now while the world is in such turmoil over the coronavirus. Negative thinking needs to be dealt with before it becomes a … More 4 Tips to Defeat Negative Thinking