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May 19, 2014
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Go with the Wind

Have you ever noticed how birds fly? Not just how they propel their bodies through the air so magically, but how they so effortlessly get out of each other’s way. Flying through wide open spaces in the sky, they maneuver instinctively, kindly, and gracefully as a community. Each has their assigned space, so it appears, but even when one veers off course, the group gathers in and keeps on going, supporting that one that briefly faltered. Sometimes hundreds of birds will be circling, swirling, and moving through the air at the same time — no collisions, no hurt feelings, no judgment. Every one honoring their own path and that of the birds that fly across theirs.

What would happen if we went through the hustle and bustle of our day more like birds? Instead of issuing judgment or disparaging remarks as someone flutters across your path, can you simply find another current to ride… tilt a wing…show them the way…and keep on going?

Soar on the wind with kindness and grace…and make it a great week!

May 12, 2014
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Soar

Spread your wings. Feel the natural rhythms of the wind. Trust your instincts. Find ease in the work. Let your inner self guide you …and feel JOY.

May 6, 2014
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Grateful

There are so many wonderous experiences and gifts in your life. But it is only through appreciation that the richness, the joy, and the abundance surfaces, completing and sealing those experiences as the gifts they really are.

Become aware of one thing that you can appreciate…right now. And feel grateful.

Great…

And

…Full

April 28, 2014
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Love a little more

Settle your shoulders away from your ears, slide your shoulder blades down your back, squeeze them together a little, opening your heart space. Take a deep breath in and feel a little more love.

BREATHE! BREATHE deeply! Feel your chest rise, your ribs expand…FREE your heart. Shed the coat of armor, soften and expand the space surrounding your heart. Invite deeper and more fulfilling breath into the body, and begin to heal, soften, and strengthen your heart space.

Opening the heart allows you to forgive, let go of resentment, release fear…experience more freedom, more love, more joy.

Breathe. FREE your heart.

Keep BREATHing…love a little more.

April 21, 2014
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A Room without a Roof

A room without a roof lets the rain in. A room without a roof lets the cold in. A room without a roof lets the sunshine in. A room without a roof lets the warmth in. A room without a roof lets it all in.

What if you were to allow yourself to be a room without a roof? To let it all in without judgment as to whether it is good or bad. Let it all simply flow in and out and perhaps you will find that there is a place and purpose for all of it, that without a roof there is no filter, no barrier, limiting what is there for you.

Raise the roof!

April 14, 2014
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Share Your YOUness

Never discount your contributions, your value…your YOU-ness. Share your gifts with the world, not out of vanity or to gain some return, but because they may make the difference in someone else’s life. But, you can’t be selective, sharing only some of your gifts, some of the time, as you never know for whom, when, or why your gifts will matter most.

“To the world you may be one person; but to one person you may be the world.”
― Dr. Seuss

April 7, 2014
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Invite the Light Back In

Dance…laugh…cry…sing

Invite the sunlight back again.

It truly is that easy to go from darkness to light.

What’s stopping you???

March 31, 2014
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Timeless Optimism

The Optimist Creed (by Christian D. Larson, 1912)

Promise yourself

To be so strong that nothing can disturb your peace of mind.

To talk health, happiness, and prosperity to every person you meet.

To make all your friends feel that there is something worthwhile in them.

To look at the sunny side of everything and make your optimism come true.

To think only of the best, to work only for the best, and to expect only the best.

To be just as enthusiastic about the success of others as you are about your own.

To forget the mistakes of the past, and press on to the greater achievements of the future.

To wear a cheerful expression at all times and give a smile to every living creature you meet.

To give so much time to improving yourself that you have no time to criticize others.

To be too large for worry, too noble for anger, too strong for fear, and too happy to permit the presence of trouble.

To think well of yourself and to proclaim this fact to the world, not in loud words, but in great deeds.

To live in the faith that the whole world is on your side, so long as you are true to the best that is in you.

Written 100 years ago and yet written for today.

Make it a great week!

March 24, 2014
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Replace Fear with Love

Our natural state is one of love. We are meant to make decisions, act, and behave from a space of love – love for ourselves and love for each other. Yet, as we go through life, sometimes experiences create in us a space of rustling, uneasiness, fear. We end up acting and moving from a state of fear, rather than one of love.

Fear is not a natural state – breath is shallow, muscles tense, the ego steps in, behaviors become defensive, and the mind, body, and breath are imbalanced.

Reclaim your balance. Steady yourself. Let go of expectations and pre-determined outcomes. Notice that decisions and actions from a space of fear can be hollow or unfulfilling in the end.

Return to your natural state. Connect with the true seat of your wisdom, your heart. Accept and like yourself, don’t be afraid of who you really are, and move from a place of love.