How we spend our days is, of course, how we spend our lives.   ~ Annie Dillard. How do you spend your days? Do you take time to nurture yourself – to replenish your inner source of creativity, inspiration, peace, joy – or to just rest and ‘be’? Or do you rush from morning to night, trying to get everything done on your list? Often we put our inner needs last and then wonder why our reserves are low, or why life seems to be passing by....

It is normal and natural to compare ourselves to others. But it is wise to be discerning about the source of your comparisons. Are they models or actors? If so, how much of what you see is real? Take a look behind the scenes at an award winning documentary made by Dove made called evolution. ?  It won 2 Cannes Advertising Awards for its powerful portrayal of unrealistic views of beauty in the media.   Click on this link Evolution to see the...

Did you watch the movie, or read the book, The Secret? Have you applied the [tag]law of attraction[/tag] to your life? Have you used feng shui to help you with [tag]manifesting[/tag] what you desire? How did it work out? What were your experiences? What I have found in my life and in observing my students and clients, is that the law of attraction is not as straight forward as it seems because people (me included) don’t always know what...

This morning I sat down to write and no topics came to me. Unusual, because I rarely have to search: there are so many wonderful topics to explore. But on this particular morning – ‘nothing’ is there.  No topics appeal to me; no [tag]inspiration[/tag] is there. I tried looking through some books to see if I could be inspired but that proved more of an irritation than inspiration. Confused and annoyed I cannot control this,...

What in your life brings out your best self? What causes you feel [tag]inspiration[/tag], do your best, be noble and gracious and live in [tag]alignment/[tag] with your deepest beliefs? How do you feel when you are in your ’best self’ mode? For me it is a sense of deep inner peace and simple pleasures. It can be very powerful to make a list of what makes your heart sing.  Here is my list of what inspires me to be my best...