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TEN TOOLS TO STAY CALM AND FOCUSED DURING A POLITICAL SEIGE
Needing no stretch of the imagination, North Americans everywhere, including those that have left the country recently or long ago, are startled at how quickly the political landscape has changed and how frightening the future looks only a short time … Continue reading
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FINDING PEACE IN AN UNCERTAIN WORLD
During these times of great uncertainty and radical change, people everywhere are struggling. The shifting landscape demands that we remain centered and balanced, all the while embracing what we need to change within ourselves. When faced with great challenges, we … Continue reading
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The Possibility of Changing Your Habits
As a teacher, not to mention human with a few habits needing attention, I became fascinated with brain science 10 years ago while watching a short clip on addiction. The explanation of brain functioning was not really that complicated. I was … Continue reading
Forgiving Ourselves for Our Helpers
I am the first one to admit to overwhelm. Since the time I was a small child and remember saving a delicious moment until I was home and alone in my bedroom to give it thought, I realized I’m easily … Continue reading
The Care and Nurturing of Humanals
In this series, we’ll be exploring the area of self-care. In Western culture, we pay lip-service to the idea that we indeed take care of our bodies, minds, and spirit as we should however when questioning folks about exactly what … Continue reading
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The Under-Rated Bath
I visited one of my oldest friends at her place in beautiful Southern Utah last year and was amazed that not only did she and her tall spouse live in the small confines of a trailer (long story) but even … Continue reading
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vindicated
…by an astrologer, this morning, no kidding! Ecstatic! (Tho folks, I’ve put time into this spirituality search like you but more now that I’m pushing ‘the new 40’ wink~~~ hmm.) But all the intuitions I’ve had in my life were … Continue reading
Break Away From the Crowd / Get In Front of Your Small Thinking
I’ve done this test before, but now that I’m, um.. mature, I’m getting serious. I’m no longer using the secret just for small things like finding bangle bracelets at the Goodwill or programming a parking spot downtown. No more screwing … Continue reading
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Finding Enlightenment in the Age of WalMart Organics
…the name of my book no doubt, and the story of my life. I live in a 3rd ring suburb of Minneapolis US, where hanging laundry on the line, and shopping for organics is….we’ll say…out of the ordinary. My home is on … Continue reading
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Is This A Mid-Life Crisis??
I awoke this morning to a twitching lip…seriously. And rather than wonder what strange, mysterious trick my body was now playing on me, my mind went straight for the ailments of muscle abnormalities (to the extent of my very limited … Continue reading
The Accidental Dance Teacher
Honestly, I worry about the continuance of dance as an art form in this country, about the ignorance of adults who pay for training from unqualified instructors, and the sight of small children on stage shaking their bodies in midriffs and … Continue reading
Nine Things More Important than Capital by Jim Rohn
When starting any enterprise or business, whether it is full-time or part-time, we all know the value of having plenty of capital (money). But I bet we both know or at least have heard of people who started with no … Continue reading
Living With Less As A Way Of Life- more than a dozen tips
As a life-long, self-employed artist and teacher, there are so many reasons I should be living like a pauper, except that I have been both lucky and maybe clever. My neighbors think I’m a kook no doubt, and I’m sure … Continue reading
Ten Ways To Avoid A Tax Audit
Yah! It’s that time of the year again where, for a short time, all Americans are united in their distaste for filing these forms that pay for our freedoms. Sure, you can find those who go one step further and believe we shouldn’t pay … Continue reading
Life’s Three Essential Questions
The filter in which we run all our decisions thru….. the yardstick we measure our success by… the thought process that enables us to formulate responses to some of life’s most difficult decisions… what does your process look like for … Continue reading
"my friends, the enemy…"
..a famous quote by the Dali Lama, referring to the oppressor of the Tibetan people, the Chinese government. The point at hand, of course, is that our teachers often present themselves in the most unlikely forms. Sometimes it’s with a … Continue reading
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15 Reasons To Start A Meditation Practice
For years, I talked of beginning a meditation practice. I figured it wasn’t anything to plan ahead for- I had heard that once you start down a spiritual path, there’s no going back. Wasn’t sure what that meant but it … Continue reading
In Meditation, 6 Rules About No Rules
So it’s been almost 19 years that I’ve been meditating, and I’m still in my closet. Literally folks. When I went searching for a place that was quiet, felt safe, had a door to hide away from the chaos of … Continue reading
The Power of the Desert
There is this strange, rather surreal feeling I get when I think of returning to the southwest that I can’t really explain. It’s as if the power and mysticism of the desert scares me a little bit, perhaps because I … Continue reading
You Can’t Always Get What You Want
Perhaps this was a lesson I just didn’t learn well enough in kindergarten, but I find myself struggling now with the same concept..all these years later. So let my lessons guide you accept that decisions made by others that you have … Continue reading
Busyness
Again, it is below zero, the bathrooms need cleaning, I’m concerned about money and the holidays, and the sun is once again not shining. I know for some, this would inspire a frenzy of busyness and planning, but this morning, … Continue reading
Seriously Kids – Pay Attention: A Dozen Reasons To Be Cranky
OK people, even if the term global warming is a semantics nightmare, we got a sick puppy on our hands and we better put on our grown-up pants and ALL do our part! I am so tired of the excuses, of … Continue reading
1.8 billion cups of tea per day …
When my kids were little, and I realized that patience was not my strongest suit, I stopped drinking coffee on a daily basis because I thought it made me too edgy. (Allow me to introduce my selves.) Everything I’ve … Continue reading
Navel Gazing and the Inquiring Mind
This term, navel gazing, has crossed my radar a few times in the last few months, allowing me to do some inquiry into whether introspection and a life of self-inquiry is indeed indulgent. Since the beginning of recorded history, all … Continue reading
The Trouble With Meditation
I started meditating years ago, when my children were toddlers and sanity seemed as elusive as a bathroom break. My closest friends know that my small walk-in closet was the only closed door my children never guessed I’d be sitting … Continue reading
Opening To The World…
“The only reason we don’t open our hearts and minds to other people is that they trigger confusion in us that we don’t feel brave enough or sane enough to deal with. To the degree that we look clearly and … Continue reading
The Teens!
Impermanence..along with suffering and ego, are said to be the three truths of our existence. And although I often pay lip service to the understanding that the only constant in life is change, living this reality has never been easy. … Continue reading
Reaching Our Highest Potential
I went dancing with a friend a few weeks ago, and was surprised at one point during the evening when the lead singer announced a song he’d written about his desire to help change the world. Listening to his music … Continue reading
Consider It A Privilege
Consider it a privilege to be living this day. And you’ll connect yourself to this day’s most valuable and positive possibilities. When there is something that must be done, consider yourself privileged to be in a position to do it. … Continue reading
6 Critical Questions About Life On the Streets
I’ve always had problems with opportunists. I’ve known this all my life. Situations where one person is taking advantage of another jangle my nerves in inexplicable ways and cause me a great deal of stress. Strangely, I’ve wondered if, in … Continue reading
Is It Simplifying or Is It Embracing The Largeness Of Life
It occurs to me that the navigation of this complex life and the promise of serenity if I truly succeed is not a matter of “simplifying my life”, as I read so often. I suppose I could say “no” more … Continue reading
What If Hell Is
….when you die, the person you actually were in life meets the person you could have been in life? Thanks to my friend Joy for sharing this gem.
Health and Fitness -A Series
By far, the singular question everyone asks the dancer is “How can I lose some weight?” So this series of questions and answers that I’m often asked will start here. The human body is an amazing machine and you can’t … Continue reading
Which Virtue Is Most Needed in Today’s Society?
According to Maya Angelou, speaking at the Greenville, South Carolina Peace Center in April, 2007… “Without courage, you can’t practice the other virtues”.
The Purposeful Life
A friend sent an exercise intended to discover your true life’s purpose. Get a piece of paper and write ‘A purposeful life includes (you fill in the blank)’ On the next line, write ‘A purposeful life includes ( another thought … Continue reading
Love Only You
Thanks to my friend Tawni for sending me the following: Love Only You Love only you. Take all the love you want to give to others, and share it with yourself. There is no need or purpose to try … Continue reading
Disasters, Big and Small
Integrity seems to be a concept that we humans need to reassess and examine on a fairly regular basis to determine if we are truly functioning within our boundaries and those established by our community. But as we strive for … Continue reading
Discipline
I rise each morning before dawn, prepare a cup of tea, and sit on my meditation cushion. Whatever happens after that is inconsequential. I’ve made the most important decision of the day. Or should I say, I avoided giving myself … Continue reading
Giving Reverence
It’s springtime in Minnesota, and it seems there’s no better time to witness the abundance around us. The sage wisdom outside my haven inspires all that I write here, and due credit is given. And all of the other teachers … Continue reading
