“…we cannot achieve greatness unless we lose all interest in being great. For our own idea of greatness is illusory, and if we pay too much attention to it we will be lured out of the peace and stability of the being God gave us, and seek to live in a myth we have created for ourselves. It is, therefore, …
“Part of what we all must learn is that there is a divine spark within us. We are here to learn that life is supposed to go right. We are here to learn how to make it right. People receive answers to their prayers, experience a healing and then they exclaim, ‘The most amazing thing happened!’ The truth is: prayers …
“Only you can figure out what your direction needs to be, by tuning into your heart or feeling it in your gut – that sense of which way to move next. When you are on your path – then you feel a certain JOY, which activates the solar plexus and strengthens the flame there. This also affects the immune system. …
“In the final analysis, we can control only ourselves. But we are often dismayed at our inability to master even this. What prevents us? When we feel out of control, it is usually because there is a conflict between what we think and what we feel. Our feelings may scream one thing while our minds demand something else. But our …
I have watched myself get “hooked” a lot in the past week. Hooked by certain people, certain words directed my way, certain slow moving children when we are already running late, certain tense environments where I literally feel the anger and unspoken words. I am sensitive, and tend to feel everything, including the emotions of others and the energy of …
We all face change on a regular basis, in fact, impermanence is one of the principal characteristics of human existence. It is an ordinary state of affairs to which we can all relate. Yet when it is change in our OWN lives or personal experience, we seem to resist the basic fact that change is inevitable! When life goes off …
My 2-year-old, Gretta, was my teacher this week. I had just put her in a cute dress and colorful hair bow. She immediately ran to the full-length mirror, and squeals of delight and joy abounded as she admired her reflection. She was so authentically happy to bask in the beauty of herself, that she proceeded to hug the mirror and …
We psychologists often explore the concept of boundaries with clients. In some instances, a person’s boundaries are so high they have literally “cut themselves off” from engaging in close and loving relationships with others. They are guarded and shut down in an attempt to protect themselves from pain and heartache. On the other hand, other people’s boundaries can be so …
Universal Smackdown. This is how my girlfriend described my life during these past months. I think of it as a wake-up call, a mid-life splash of water on the face, a call to change. A cluster of strange physical symptoms started in late summer, primarily a deep fatigue that felt like a 50 pound weight around my neck. My typically …
In yoga, its not uncommon to see students pushing to achieve an outward form of an asana – trying to emulate their teacher, a photo, or the person in front of them – even when their body and breath are telling them they aren’t ready yet. In the yoga sutras, Patanjali stresses the need in yoga to balance effort (sthira) …
