It happens in classrooms, boardrooms and living rooms. The teacher learns from the student. We need to put our egos aside so we don’t miss important opportunities to grow. A parent can learn from a child’s spontaneity, honesty and innocent view of the world. My granddaughter recently asked which was more important – air or… Read more »
Life is like a football game. You start in the middle and try to move the ball toward the goal. The quarterback trusts the halfback to receive as he intended, but there is a fumble, a recovery, an overthrow or missed opportunity. Maybe the pass just goes wild having lost its direction and focus. Betrayal,… Read more »
Here’s a thought to help a relationship succeed. Allow yourself and your partner to change. That’s it…pure and simple. It used to be a compliment to hear “I love you just the way you are. Don’t ever change.” Maybe it made you feel safe and loved. But, seriously, did you expect to never learn and… Read more »
These times of conflict and vastly differing opinions offer challenges for each of us. Maybe you are feeling it, too. Where is the balance between speaking your mind and self-indulging rantings? When is it better to speak out and be involved and when is the time to step back and seek inner peace? I think… Read more »
Do you have trouble quieting down to meditate? Does it seem like everyone else knows how to do it? Is it frustrating that you have difficulty doing that simple thing? It’s not just you. Me, too. Here’s how it usually goes when I sit down to rest or meditate. I lay back in a reclining… Read more »
Have you ever been plagued with troubling thoughts? My friend says that there is a dark attic in his brain and he keeps it locked because he is afraid to go into that room. Here’s another way to look at it. There are times when those thoughts pop up into our consciousness and other times… Read more »
It’s a new year and you made a promise to yourself to exercise. You are so into it in January, February is a little too cold to go to the gym, come March and you forgot the passion that you had on that December night when your brain was foggy. Don’t stop!!! Any kind of… Read more »
It was a hot summer day. I parked my car in an open lot, put my handbag in the trunk and locked it, then walked away to meet a friend for lunch and a movie. Four hours later when I returned to the car I found that instead of locking it I had mistakenly clicked… Read more »
After a free holiday qigong practice at the new Chi Center nestled in the mountains of Santa Fe followed by a huge pot-luck lunch, my teacher brought out a set of Tarot cards that he got from a friend in Israel. In an effort to have us get to know each other and build community,… Read more »
The election might be over, but many of us are still feeling off balance and heading down the dark road of an uncertain future. Knowing that I had to find a way to make peace with my feelings, a few weeks ago I participated in sessions with master teachers that helped me gain insight. Six hours… Read more »