Peace is Over Rated…

When my kids were young we lived a hectic life. Between work, their school projects and homework, our dogs and cats and birds and rabbits and ferret – whew, plus our active lifestyle of swimming, hiking, camping, mountain biking, motorcycle riding, kayaking, paintball playing, it was pretty much the land of chaos. I used to…

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Question of the Day…Intuition or Imagination?

Lot’s of people tell me they have times when they feel inspired or get a flash of insight and quickly dismiss it as ‘daydreaming’ or ‘just their imagination’. If that’s something you find yourself doing STOP IT RIGHT NOW! A sure fire way to block your intuition is to start questioning it. If you’re just…

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Word of the Day…Balance

Are you living in balance? No, I’m not asking if you balance your work and home life, or if you balance your checkbook, not even if you balance your emotions. I’m asking a deeper question, I’m asking if you live in balance with your authentic self. Did you even know that you had an authentic…

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Beacon of Light…

Did you know that you could be a powerful beacon of light for good in the world? Wait…if you just read ‘Bacon of Light’ you might want to stroll over to the fridge and grab a snack before continuing. OK, you sit there and chew and I’ll tell you that it’s completely true, you can…

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Question of the Day…What does Sorrow Sound Like?

Have you ever woken up and just felt sad for no particular reason? That happened to me the other day and I just couldn’t shake it. Anyone who knows me knows that I’m usually the annoyingly chipper one. Obviously something happened in my sleep to cause such a feeling of sorrow. Sorrow…it’s such an odd…

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Crystal Clear Brain Waves…

Wait, what was I going to say…it was right here and now it’s running away. The more I try to remember the farther away from my inner librarian it runs. Don’t you hate that? Well, hate is pretty strong, let’s just say it’s frustrating and sometimes unnerving and mostly annoying and maybe even a little…

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When Sadness Strikes…

Have you ever noticed how you’re just going along, minding your own business, busy earning a living and taking out the trash and doing laundry, then…WHAM…you’re Sad. Blue. Down. Like, really down…for no reason down. Just sad…like you want to cry sad. Chances are something you heard, saw, smelled, touched or thought of triggered (unconsciously…

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Challenges…Empowering or Crushing?

No matter how strong your resolve or how prepared you are to achieve your desired goal there will always be a challenge or two swooping in to steal your thunder or slap you in the face, it’s just the nature of being human. How you perceive these challenges will determine your next step towards success….

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Getting Caught Up in the Moment…

I have dogs. Three, to be exact. I love my dogs, but sometimes they just get out of control…like tonight. So, as I sit here typing this, listening to the ever increasing sounds of their arfs and woofs, it’s beginning to occur to me how similar to dogs we are. A minute ago there was one lone bark outside…

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What is Your Purpose in Life?

Many people have come to me to discover why they are here and what they should be doing with their life. It seems most of us have asked ourselves that question at one time or another and the answer is neither easy nor simple, nor is there an answer that applies to your entire lifetime. As…

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