Have you started writing your letter to Santa yet? Here is something very important to ask for: a peaceful heart, one free of judgment and pain. Why, you ask? Because when your heart is peaceful, the whole world is brighter, every task becomes easier, kindness and love are your experiences. The problem, of course, is[…]
Love and thanksgiving go hand in hand. Think about it. When you love someone deeply, gratitude naturally bubbles up. Right now, think of a person who touches your heart, who makes your life wondrous. Breathe. You are now in the arms of gratitude. As a matter of fact, when gratitude is the song in your[…]
Holidays are coming. Are you ready? What a time for celebration! And yet, and yet…. There may be friends, neighbors or family members that we consider “difficult,” or even dread seeing. It is easy to focus on what separates us. However, it is possible not to get frazzled or anxious. What if, instead, we focused[…]
We wish you could be with us right now. We decided to use this graphic and came up with story after story of spontaneous adventures we have had in our lives. We are laughing at all the crazy predicaments we lived through: Frightened, running with the speed of light, head down in a field, only[…]
Last time we spoke about the magic of the breath turning an upside-down moment right-side up. Here are additional benefits of the breath. When our breath is relaxed in a state of equilibrium, the stage is set for us to: experience contentment expand our vision make clear decisions, and engage with people in sincere, benevolent[…]
Do you sometimes feel at the top of your game? Have just the right touch, the perfect words, great ideas, a big heart? And then, do you sometimes feel like a complete dud? Reacting and forgetting to put fear to the side, forgetting to take hold of courage and belief in yourself? Believe it or[…]
“What wisdom can you find that is greater than kindness?” Jean Jacques Rousseau In the 1930s my dad was a student at CoIlege of the Pacific. He and his fraternity brothers decided to put some research to the test. They’d heard plants were affected by how people talked to them: with kind, encouraging talk[…]
We recently arrived back from a fantastic conference where the hosts treated each person as a special guest. What a lovely experience. There were many, many gifts (cup, tee-shirt, ice cream, and on and on.) But that wasn’t what made us feel really special. It was their sincerity in being so glad to meet us,[…]
Appreciate! Appreciate! Appreciate! Whistle about or even belt out your gratitude for your great good fortune. Free yourself from feelings of lack. Live with contentment. On the contrary, falling into the trap of lack will happen when comparing our booty with others, our talent with others, our recognition with others. Backpack shows us how comparisons[…]
Summer’s winding down … children and adults are eking out every last bit of summer fun which is even harder than getting the last little bit of toothpaste out of the tube. There is no need to limit joy to moments that break away from routine. You don’t have to wait until the weekend, or[…]