Meditations and stillness practices can help you in many ways. They generally add clarity, provide energy, and help in creativity. Such creativity is useful in understanding issues, in determining options, and even in just being creative as an exercise or release.  Stacey Mayo, coach, provides what she calls the Stillness Experiment at www.balancedliving.com/stillness .

Category: Awakenings · Spirit & Soul

Many people feel emotions so intensely that the negative emotions disrupt their lives. They are so depressed, angry, fearful, hurt or guilty that they cannot enjoy their lives and be happy. This is a problem for them, as well as for those with whom they interact.

The challenge is figure out what to do about your emotions. Often this means identifying what you are feeling and what to do about it; other times it means letting go of the negative emotion so that you are able to get the lessons from their life experiences and move on.

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Category: Awakenings · Getting There · Spirit & Soul

“Why do things have to change?”  It’s probably natural to look back with nostalgia and to wish things could stay the same.  This seems to be true whether we are talking about the weather, a relationship or a job.   Change is a natural part of life, yet we resist it. 

Change in living things is essential–it is called GROWTH.   Without it we cannot continue to exist.  And yet, many of us struggle with the aspects of change, resisting it at every opportunity.  We wish our relationships could stay the same; we wish nothing would change in our workplace.  We wish we could stay the same size we were in high school.  We wish the size of our town could stay the same. 

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Category: Awakenings · Getting There · Spirit & Soul

One of the best things I have done for myself lately was to read A New Earth: Awakening to Your Life’s Purpose by Eckhart Tolle, and to watch interviews with him on Oprah’s web site. Although some questioned whether Elkhart’s teachings conflicted with Christianity, I did not find that to be the case for me, personally. [Read more →]

Category: Awakenings · Spirit & Soul