I woke up this morning to see that singer, actor and activist Helen Reddy made her transition. Her empowering song, I Am Woman, became an anthem for women and women’s rights. I first met Helen at the 2009 Ozark Mountain Publishing Transformation Conference in Rogers, Arkansas. As the keynote speaker,…
We have been experiencing extreme, and perhaps unprecedented, times for months now. Many states have enacted and even re-enacted stay-at-home and shelter-in-place orders as well as are encouraging social distancing, wearing face masks and taking other measures as a means to combat our current global health concerns. New information is…
Sometimes, things in life happen that allow us to understand our priorities very clearly. Ultimately, you can see those as gifts. ~ Mariska Hargitay Optically speaking, 20/20 indicates clear vision. Therefore, 2020 is a time to gain clarity and to see clearly. 2020 is a time to become more aware…
I recently traveled to Camp Chesterfield in Chesterfield, Indiana, which is a historic spiritualist community founded in 1886, to present three workshops. The Friday evening drive from Indianapolis to Chesterfield provided ample time to reflect with the rush-hour traffic. As I patiently made my way to my intended destination, I…
It’s also helpful to realize that this very body that we have, that’s sitting right here right now, with its aches and its pleasures, is exactly what we need to be fully human, fully awake, fully alive. ~ Pema Chödrön We are continuously reminded of how having balance in our…
I do my best to be consciously and mindfully present, but I am also excitedly anticipating the energy of the New Year! 2019 will be a new year with new energy and new intentions to create a new you or at least a new outlook. Rather than proclaiming resolutions, I…
Each of us has a responsibility, in our daily one-to-one encounters, to reach out and help each other with acts of kindness, to not be concerned with what comes back to us, to do this unselfishly. In this way, we can change the world. ~ Dr. Brian Weiss I often…
Seek life. Feel life. Know life. Live life. Love life. Give life. Be life. ~ Alan Cohen Sometimes a song comes into your awareness and very simply reminds you to just be love! I recently presented the inspirational message and meditation at Unity of Fayetteville in Fayetteville, AR. (You can…
Moment by moment our lives are changing with the choices we make. Choosing to be conscious of those choices while staying in the heart-space of love rather than fear is essential in order to create consciously. Understanding intention, heightening our awareness, cultivating our intuition, expressing gratitude, practicing forgiveness, being compassionate,…
Definitions Embody – be an expression of or give a tangible or visible form to (an idea, quality, or feeling). Consciousness – the state of being awake and aware of one’s surroundings. Compassion – a strong feeling of sympathy and sadness for other people’s suffering and a desire to help….
