Is Your Cup Too Full?

Is your cup too full?
In the movie Avatar, Moat tells Sully that humans cannot learn because their cups are so full they have no room to understand. He replies, “My cup is empty.” And because that’s true, he is able to step into a new life.
We ask for healing, for love, for money, for a [...]

Refining Your Resolutions Teleclass January 14, 2010

Ever make a New Year’s Resolution that fell by the wayside somewhere in February or March? Hey, we’ve all done it.
Why not make this year different?
Resolutions don’t have to fall by the wayside. Start the new year right: refine your resolutions, get clear on your motivation, and map out the steps you need [...]

Chocolate is a Woman’s Best Friend (just don’t tell my dog I said that!)

This morning, I’ve been taking it easy after our choral concert last night. I’ve discovered that I’m actually a closet ham…I love to sing, and the bigger the audience, the better
My friend Sharon and I sang “We need a Little Christmas” in comedy style with a Charlie Brown tree, and we couldn’t [...]

This just in: Smiling can makes you feel happier

Last week, I filmed the video segments for Meditation 101. Now if you’ve ever seen yourself on video, you know it’s kind of an adjustment! We look different to the world and on film than we imagine. And, as we’ve been editing the footage, I noticed something striking. When I am intently concentrating on something, [...]

Happy Thanksgiving

Last night, I sang at an ecumenical Thanksgiving service here in town. Pastors, choirs, and congregations from four different churches joined together to celebrate.
I’d like to share with you what Fr. Dan Tantimonaco from our local Episcopal church said during the service. It hit home for me, and no matter what your faith, it [...]

Keep your momentum going…

When you begin a creative project, it’s tough to keep your momentum going. Sometimes projects sit half-finished for years…or they remain a fantasy and never get off the ground.
Life has a way of intervening. Maybe your commute took an extra 45 minutes today because of an accident on the freeway. Or you spent all day [...]

Great summer books to fire up your creative genius!

Today is the Summer Solstice (what with it being Father’s Day and all, I forgot!). Summer is officially here!
A great book can help to recharge your creative batteries! I’d like to share two of my favorite summer reads with you.

First up, Sarah Addison Allen’s Garden Spells…a lovely story set in the [...]

An old dog teaches his human some new tricks

It’s an odd paradox, but when life gets busy, we tend to forget the important things. Maybe it’s because important stuff (you know, things like savoring life, making conscious choices, valuing our health, family, community, and our world) doesn’t scream for attention. It often doesn’t appear to have an immediate deadline. It sits quietly–enduring and [...]

Creating a life worth living: Finding your Ikigai

What makes your life worth living? This week’s meditation is about putting your attention back on the good stuff…what makes your life worth living. Sure, we all can probably list what makes our lives most meaningful. But sometimes, we get stuck in busy-ness and forget to spend some time there every day.
The Japanese have [...]

Stressed out? Meditation can help!

Most doctors agree that chronic stress is really bad for your health. Turns out it can increase your risk for heart attack and stroke, and apparently it even kills brain cells by releasing too much cortisol. Who knew?
It can also make us look and feel older, reduce libido (yikes!), and hurt our relationships because we [...]

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