Healing Habits: Restoring Authentic Self Expression December 24, 2014 • 0 Comments If you have ever watched children at play, before the cookie-cutter world has tampered with their inherent wisdom by imprinting rules and proper behavior, it is obvious that they are emotive-expression machines. Expression — through love, play and creativity — comes naturally and flows through them like a vibrant river. Social structure builds dams in this flow by saying: That behavior is not…
A Healing Trinity of Tools for Self Discovery July 28, 2014 • 0 Comments I call the following the Trinity of Healing, born from the three-legged stool analogy, because we all need a supportive foundation upon which to sit as we heal in the aftermath of loss. Nothing fancy, just three concepts that seem to bubble up to the surface over and over as I travel this path. And since you and I are…
The Power of Video for Self Discovery: Removing the Mask February 28, 2014 • 6 Comments I have written about my experiences of coming out from behind the lens, much like a child stepping out from the folds of her mother’s skirt, slowly revealing more and more. When my blog first went “live,” I made my computer gal take it down so I could get used to the photo of myself being out there. It was…
Shawshank Redemption: A Message of Self Discovery from the Soul January 24, 2014 • 18 Comments One of my all time favorite movies is The Shawshank Redemption. In the days when we had the premium cable subscription with a bevy of channels, if I happened to be mindlessly flipping through seeking a source of entertainment and came across it, without question, no matter how far along the movie was, I was hooked. I’m hoping you’ve seen…
New Year’s Resolutions & Self-Love January 3, 2014 • 0 Comments As the sun slowly drifted down over the horizon for the final time in 2013, I was walking down the beach reflecting on things and I realized that I have never been very good at the New Year’s resolution thing. Have you? I always have the very best intentions and I love thinking about how I can do better, be…
Discovering Your Truth: What Do You Want? October 21, 2013 • 4 Comments I remember my mother saying to me quite often as a child, “If you don’t have anything nice to say, young lady, don’t say anything at all.” I never figured out why she always threw in the “young lady” part, but I always felt small when she said it. I knew better than to talk back or question her. There…
Wow the World and Just Say Yes June 26, 2013 • 2 Comments There are approximately 17,315 endangered species in the world. As a collective, human beings are not endangered, but I would posit that if you are not living the life you were meant too, the one that whispers to you in the quiet moments, you are teetering perilously close. How often do you say no when you really mean yes, and…