less is more

Have you ever walked into a space that was clutter free and appreciated the space like a breath of fresh air? How about looking at a closet, house, office or landscape, and felt it was perfectly created? Our lives can get filled with clutter and “stuff”,...

how are we like pumpkins?

Pumpkins come in all shapes, sizes, and colors. I had no idea there were so many kinds of pumpkins. What a great sight, seeing them all lined up, snuggled against one another. Wouldn’t it be great to look upon our differences, in culture, size, shape, color, and...

from fear to Love

Fears, we all have them. Although we may try and ignore them, justify them or hide them; they keep showing up. As we acknowledge our fears of feeling not good enough, separate and alone, we gain the awareness that these ideas come from a place of ego, not from a place...

enlightenment

While in Sedona, AZ, I visited a Stupa, a Buddhist temple of which many sacred relics had been placed within as love offerings and sealed up. As I walked around the Stupa in prayer and thanksgiving, I could feel the sweet energy of the accumulation of love for this...

happiness is a choice

The Course in Miracles talks about God’s will for us is to be happy. Why do we make it so hard? I don’t believe we consciously choose unhappiness. We have spent a lot of time, looking for happiness in all the wrong places; a relationship, job, vacation, new car,...

go home!

I love the water!! I mean, I am a water girl. When I was in Sedona, Arizona I began to miss the water. While on a hike into the mountainous rocks, I heard the welcoming sound of rushing water coming from a creek below. As I was listening to the sound of the water I...

appreciation is a platform for growth

Have you ever been in awe of someone’s talents or attitudes? If “you spot it, you got it.” You might be saying I can’t play music like that or sing like that, maybe not, but how else are you creative, how else do you extend yourself in the world? Maybe you...

irritation is a platform for growth

Whatever it is that we don’t like in another person, we don’t like in ourself. “You Spot It, You Got It.” I was in a workshop with a woman that had something to say about almost everything the instructor was teaching us. By the fourth day, I found myself...