Looking around with an attentive eye it is easy to see the power of the mind in action.  Whether reflecting upon the broader role of the mind in creating a skyscraper, roadway or bridge; leading innovations in technology, science, business, education or the arts; or the role it plays in our daily lives to help us learn, make decisions, interact and navigate life, it is clear that the human mind is powerful. Upon waking to greet each day, our minds lead us (often without thinking) through our morning routine, get us to work, and in most cases become the focus of our work. Our interactions … [Read more...]

  Being a "butterfly" in flight provides a different view than experiencing life from within the walls of a cocoon or as a catapillar that is denying its natural urge to weave a transformational casing around itself to later develop it's muscles to chew it's way through and fly.  And, having recently emerged from my own cocoon, after following an undeniable prompting to climb inside, I'm enjoying the view and keenly observing the importance of each of these stages. From within my cocoon, I stepped off the train of what my life had been and through a series of challenges including health, … [Read more...]

  New brain frontiers upon us, dancing is good not only for our body, our spirit, our mood.   It exercises our brain.  Straight from the mouths of babes, or was it Dr. Oz.  Yes, it was Dr. Oz.  Not that he is the authority on brains, however he has earned his stripes of passion, expertise and stepping out into his potential for the good of many. Thank you Dr. Oz. So,  to share what I learned; This morning during my 30 minutes of cardiovascular exercise, on one of my non-running days (one of my healthy new habits that also includes weight lifting for a 1/2 hour or see a few … [Read more...]

I commence with a parallel drawn from nature that all living creatures, plants etc... have both common and individual needs to flourish.  Each animal in the "kingdom" needs to eat, drink, sleep, procreate, co-create, in an environment that fits for them.  However, exactly what they eat, what they do in their daily life and where/how they do it is unique. Likewise with our sisters and brothers in the plant kingdom, when you take a moment to notice, isn't it true that although all plants, trees and greeneries need some combination of water, soil, sunlight/shade as a common ground isn't is … [Read more...]

Believe you me, this has been a journey in patience, determination and consciousness for me to find the pathway to feeling good as a general state of being.  And....now that I am feeling good as a more regular state of being, the intellectual knowledge that feeling good on the inside leads to a better life on the outside is becoming reality.  Wow....what an interconnected set of factors that I've woven through to "really get" this truth of the Universe. So, rewinding a bit, you may or may not have been following Law of Attraction, Greg Braden's blending of science and spirituality, Mike … [Read more...]