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A few years back, I was travelling across one end of Canada to the other via the US. A detour on our road trip led us to a spontaneous few days in San Francisco. We stayed in a great place – The Hotel California – nestled right in the middle of the high end “richness” […]

To engage in service to humanity is a deeply personal and intimate act. Not only are you often involved with people during potentially challenging times in their lives ~ likely laden with emotional energy, you are also required to show up fully present and in your authenticity. Well, it is required if you wish to

Take a moment to see if you can tune into the energy of excitement. Where do you feel it? What is the intensity like? How would you describe the experience? Now tune in to the energy of anxiety? Ask yourself the same questions as above. Do you notice any similarities? I find that there is

Did you ever hear the story about the gods that were sitting around talking about where to hide the secret to life? The first god said, “I know, let’s bury it high on top of the greatest mountain.” Another replied, “No, people are always finding ways to summit the highest mountain; they will climb it

Have you caught yourself thinking about how it’s going to be when you get “there” ~ wherever or whatever “there” might be for you? I can so relate to this kind of forward thinking in my personal life as well as professionally. I have imagined how great it will feel when I accomplish a

Oh boy ~ how do we do that? How do we learn to embrace what we naturally resist? One thing I know for sure, it is not a process that will occur through thinking.   Struggle is Personally Defined To struggle is such a personal and subjective experience. What is a struggle for me may

What does it mean to be? And how does this relate to our doing? And is there a happy medium? Most of us know what it means to do. We live in a culture that is inclined towards doing ~ taking action. Many of us define ourselves by our capacity to do ~ to produce.

Pivotal moments What memories arise for you over and over again during your lifetime? Do you find yourself flashing back to powerful moments in time that you have come to realize as significant for you? A pivotal moment is one that holds meaning for you and endures. It may be a moment when you made

What are your first thoughts when you hear the word “creativity?” Does it conjure up images of paint palettes and easels? Poetry books? Songwriting? Knitting or Sewing? Arts and Crafts? For many years, I defined creativity as talent that was made tangible through some work of art – leaving me identifying myself as uncreative. I

Beginner’s Mind   You have probably heard the concept of “beginner’s mind” before? It is a term coined by Zen Master, Suzuki Roshi that encourages the adoption of openness, anticipation, excitement, and the release of already formed opinions and mind sets in order to create a space for something new. It is the type of