Wake Up Call! – Grief & Celebration
GRIEF & CELEBRATION Allowing grief and celebration to coexist creates space for life giving truths to emerge. I’ve been mourning Nelson Mandela and our loss of him. I’m also…
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UNEXPECTED JOY Sharing a task with others opens your heart to unexpected joy. I love to cook – the planning, shopping and work in the kitchen. It is creative mindfulness.…
Read moreWake Up Call! – Living Thankfully
LIVING THANKFULLY Living thankfully is a daily choice. I try to live a life of thankfulness and gratitude but sometimes it doesn’t work quite that way! Grumbling, dissatisfaction or envy…
Read moreWake Up Call! – From Your Heart
FROM YOUR HEART Speaking from your heart expresses your engaged authentic self. A friend of mine disturbed my day by saying, “When you speak from your heart the energy level…
Read moreWake Up Call – Kindness, Anger & Delight
KINDNESS, ANGER & DELIGHT Kindness and righteous anger combined with delight are life-giving companions on your journey. A friend of mine inspires me with his unfailing kindness and generosity of…
Read moreWake Up Call! – Unexpected Guides
UNEXPECTED GUIDES I’m grateful for the unexpected people who mysteriously appear as guides in my life. I was at the end of a three hour hike of some ancient caves…
Read moreWake Up Call! – Embracing Life
EMBRACING LIFE My greatest inspirations are people who embrace life as a result of their own losses. Francine’s abiding curiosity and passion about life has always been striking to me.…
Read moreWake Up Call! – Words to Live By
WORDS TO LIVE BY The words that we live by are a compass for expanding our heart of compassion. Participating in events with Desmond Tutu this week I’ve been reminded…
Read moreWake Up Call! – Life Giving Conversations
LIFE GIVING CONVERSATIONS Creating peace within your own life includes letting go of old conversations that clutter your heart. Years ago an old toxic conversation kept rattling around inside of…
Read moreWake Up Call! – Present to Blessings
PRESENT TO BLESSINGS Your past blesses you and your future beckons you when you are mindfully present to today. Months ago memories of a difficult time in my past resurfaced.…
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