Inspire

Looking through the rear-view mirror of inquiry over my lifetime (so far), I have come to believe that in the mysteries of our lives, there are two key elements which guide you: inspiration and wellness. Each discipline I studied, in whatever technical language that it was presented, delivered that message consistently: “All of life is an evolving grand mystery, so do what inspires you and be fit, or well enough, to do it.” The Starting Point: Life is a Mystery. I am constant

​I danced with a caterpillar today. Ours was an accidental meeting. I was strolling the poolside concrete Of conglomerate rock That was secretly embedded within a sacred forest retreat. Me … Not sacred. On the run From God’s intimacy. The caterpillar … Being profoundly itself As it etched its path Across the miniature mountainous terrain. In the stillness of the moment Caterpillar and I met, An unexpected introduction Of worm and wo(man). Me … Enraptured. The caterpillar … Pr

We spend every minute of every day living into our beliefs about who we are. That is how we maintain our grounding in the world. Like the waves of the sea, we trust in them; they form a consistent presence for our identity and they will continue to brush up against the shores of our existence every day without exception. We know that our life experiences have ebb and flow, but we have confidence in the relative stability of those core beliefs about ourselves – they keep our

Have you ever felt an important phase in your life is coming to a close? A time when you could foresee a major change on the horizon that has the potential to dramatically change your life? Throughout our lives, we experience major milestones as we transition from college to adulthood, from young adulthood to marriage or parenthood, a mid-life crisis, and even a retirement. These are times in our lives when what we have been doing for years is no longer fulfilling, yet we can

Let inspiration have it's way with you. However you may conceive your life to be right now - today - please understand that you are in the driver's seat. You have created the life that you are living today, and you will create the life that you will live into tomorrow ... and the day after. Whether or not you embrace your greatest life mysteries, whether or not you ignite your inspiration and choose to honor your well being - or whether instead you hole up and constrict th

Chapter 1 – The Mysterious Unknown It was a pale blue Sunday when the walls began to tremble and heave in and out. The earth shuddered, trembled convulsively beneath a dark portentous threat. This Pale Blue Sunday rendered steadily into murky yellow until dark strands of orange knocked at the windows – shattering the quiet with with crazy malevolence; legs of oozing orange beginning to pour down the soft candle lit walls. “The Orange Roughey!” whispered the air. Scared awake,

I love it when a plan comes together! The exhilaration of forward movement; progress taking me on a roller coaster ride through new experiences, formidable challenges and uncharted territory. It is in this land of continuous innovation, fresh ideas and never done before feats where we experience personal transformation and, in turn, transform the world. This is the last article, Part 6 of the blog series Creating the World You Yearn For, that is intended to help us collect

How come there are so many distractions on my path to success?! Every time I start to gain traction in making a difference something seems to pull me off track! I often feel like I am wandering in a billboard jungle with distractions tugging at me in every direction. My vision of the world I yearn for rests firmly on the horizon - but I'm not sure how to get there from here. I have a clear vision of what I can bring to the table to create a world that I yearn for - for mys

Every morning as I face my sleepy self in the mirror I ask myself "Can I succeed?" I may be thinking about being a good mom, a good spouse, a successful writer. I'm really asking myself "Can I have an impact in the world?" I'm sure you know the drill! This is when my chattering mind begins its endless patter. We are standing amidst many unprecedented US and history-making events. Today's morning NPR headlines read: Nunes Memo: What's In It And What's Not, a partisan doc

Most of us can envision a better world - a world in which each of us has the opportunity to make a difference in the lives of our family, ourselves and even the well-being of our planet. As we stand on the edge of our personal dream, we can look across to the horizon and know that its not easy to get there from here. The terrain before us is difficult. Listening to the news we can see many hurdles before us: Trump Appointee Resigns After Bigoted Comments Surface, 5 Changes