Over the past month or so, I had the wonderful experience of leading a three-part meditation series on Zoom, courtesy of Soberocity. To those of you who were there, thank you for your full, enthusiastic participation; your thoughtful questions; your kind feedback; and above all, your willingness to try out ... Read More
Spirituality
Sitting like a Mountain: Building Your Inner Foundation
I’d like to start this new blog in this New Year by asking you to visualize something. Imagine that you’re entering a meditation hall in a beautiful retreat center in the type of place in nature you love: by the ocean, in the mountains, or the forest; even on the moon, with a breathtaking view of the Earth ... Read More
MAINTAINING THROUGH THE PANDEMIC
I know...I’m tired too. There has been so much information vomiting from our screens for the past two weeks and, quite honestly, I am—and I cannot stress this enough—TIRED. I truly appreciate that news broadcasters are trying to make sure we are kept up-to-date as much as possible, BUT, BUT...they’ve ... Read More
The Lost Spring
The Spring has arrived in a hush, leaving behind Winter but not given the usual fanfare and adore. The days are getting warmers, the flowers beginning to bloom, the sun is shining longer, and none of it feels a comfort. We should have been enjoying the changing season and feeling the sun on ... Read More
The Art of Aloneness: Social Distancing and Spiritual Connection
“Don’t isolate.” It’s one of the first things anyone in recovery, anyone attending a 12-Step meeting or getting therapy, usually hears. It also happens to be good advice for anyone in any kind of healing process: if you need help, don’t isolate. Don’t be alone with only your own “stinkin’ thinkin’” to keep ... Read More
I Don’t Know How
I’ll be the first to admit, That I don’t know how to love me. I always try to smother others in love, Give them all of me, my ears, my eyes, my time. I’ll be the friend to listen to your problems after midnight, I’ll tell you how to try and cope with your anxiety, I’ll tell you that you’re worth ... Read More
No-Self or Self-Love? Finding the Balance
Have you ever noticed that nobody you know looks like the people in the “inspirational” images you see online or on TV? You know the ones: the handsome, toothy, broadly smiling men and women with perfect hair that ride around in convertibles with the top down and thrust their arms triumphantly toward the sky, ... Read More
Unpacking The 5 Barriers Preventing You From Making Positive Change
"The difference between who you are and who you want to be, is what you do." - Bill Phillips People have different priorities, but most of us desire to be healthy and well-adjusted. Most of us want happy and meaningful relationships, and most of us want to live a life with purpose and dignity. And yet, ... Read More
The dark side of beauty | Jennifer Gimenez | TEDxNaperville
Supermodel Jennifer Gimenez shares her story of rising to fame in the fashion world, bringing to light and exposing the darker side of beauty and the Hollywood industry. Upon moving to the U.S. from Argentina at 13, Jennifer Gimenez was discovered by famed photographer Bruce Weber. She quickly ascended to ... Read More
Think Big, Start Small: Building a Sustainable Spiritual Practice
We live in an age when all the corners of the world are talking to each other—even if they don’t always agree on much. That wasn’t true for most of human history. Until the last 500 years or so, it was hard for places that were far apart to communicate. It took a long time to cross the oceans in what today ... Read More
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