One of the most important things I’ve learned in my life so far is that no matter what I think is the most “direct” way to experience or learn something, life has entirely different plans. But beyond this sentiment sounding like fodder for boring bumper stickers and endless motivational posters, there is a much bigger, often overlooked truth nestled in here. The direction of your life is never a direct, straight line so why do you expect it to be? You often don’t realize the limitations you … [Read more...]
Get Back into the Body and Create Forward Momentum
September 20, 2012 By 1 Comment
Photo by: Kevin Dooley These last few days of Indian summer in Colorado have been so beautiful and I cherish them — the light breeze, warm (not burning hot) sun and the crispness to the air. I feel more balanced and grounded and have done more hiking and biking then I did all summer. I'm stepping out of my mental space and more into feeling and integrating, taking care to blend the mind, body and spirit parts into a new perspective — something I was unable to do as I spent the summer clearing … [Read more...]
There’s the Truth and then There’s the “Truth”
June 22, 2012 By Leave a Comment
How do you know something is true for you? Do you feel it? Just know it? Experience tingles along your skin or a spring in your step? How about a pang in your gut that’s ooey gooey and eases through your body seamlessly? Sensations can sometimes be more obvious when you are standing at a crossroads or making big life decisions, but you can also feel them fleetingly when something synchronistic happens in your life and reflects your personal truth. But have you ever examined where your truths … [Read more...]
When Reality Slaps you in the Face, Do you Slap Back?
May 24, 2012 By Leave a Comment
It happens in a second. Sometimes in a millisecond. You aren’t stunned as much as you are completely unprepared and confused, but at the same time, it all just clicks. Then you begin to realize, oh yea…this is the new truth. And life will be forever different. But don’t go automatically thinking I mean this in a negative context, or that it’s the result of some big, mind blowing event. In fact, it’s quite the opposite. This new reality is freedom. It’s growth. It’s the idea that life can … [Read more...]
Living Someone Else’s Version of the Ideal Life?
May 4, 2012 By Leave a Comment
We have a very interesting conundrum as human beings -- how do we live our most authentic life in a way that honors us as an individual and strengthens the collective community as well as our physical environment (aka earth). Does that sound way too big for one person to manage? Well, that’s because it can feel overwhelming based on how you perceive it through your own beliefs and experiences. And with so many people showing, telling and dictating how you should or could feel, and sharing it … [Read more...]
Want to Get Out of your Own Head? Talk Out Loud to Yourself
September 1, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Talking out loud to yourself is not just for movie scripts, when scary things lurk in the shadows and a blonde, scantily clad woman screeches out — Whoa there? It actually serves as a very useful tool in cutting through a steaming pile of mental goo. Thoughts breed on thoughts, and it's so easy to get wrapped up in your own web full of them. Most often you aren't even sure how they got started, but they quickly run over each other, creating an life-size hairball that requires serious … [Read more...]
Consistent vs. Complacent: Which One are You?
July 26, 2011 By 1 Comment
Just as so many others have declared before this post, I’m going to affirm yet again that we live in a busy world that is face-paced and dense with information overload. And yes, I’m well aware that I’m stating the obvious. But as the world continues to whiz on by and change at hyper-speed, we form habits to deal with all the "noise." Some of us need a routine to help keep us on track, others just become complacent in the barrage of input, and choose to hollow out a niche where we feel … [Read more...]
The Connection Between Clarity and Happiness
June 17, 2011 By Leave a Comment
At the source of every challenge lies one simple question…how do you feel? Not what do you THINK, but how does a current situation/person/thing make you feel? It might seem like an over simplification, but let’s take a second to break it down. Feeling the Truth When you are unsure about how you feel, there is a sense of disconnectedness that makes you uneasy, frustrated and confused. This disconnectedness, even at a very minor level, can skew your perception of things, making you doubt … [Read more...]
Cracking Open
March 11, 2011 By Leave a Comment
We all get stuck. Usually you have an inkling about what’s buggin’ you, but distract yourself into thinking you don’t. Other times the "what"just keeps slipping out of your hands like a snake covered in baby oil. It slithers into the background out of sight, but you feel its presence, lurking in the shadows. Thoughts about the “what” keep you on edge because you don’t know when its finally going to peek out, tongue flickering, to make the big reveal. No way to prepare. And even though there … [Read more...]