Watch Your Language: How Words Shape Your Reality
When I work with clients, I often talk about how important our language is. The words we use give a glimpse into how we think. After listening to just a few sentences, I can tell you how you typically think about yourself and the world in general. You may notice, as I...
read moreLife Interrupted: What To Do When Things Don’t Go As Planned
If you want to make God laugh, make plans. I don’t know when I first heard that or who said it, but I sure do agree with it these days. It’s hard to remember the last time I had a day go even close to what I had planned. And believe me, I am a planner....
read moreTop 5 Songs About Freedom
In honor of the 4th of July, I put together a little top 5 list of songs about freedom. But not your ordinary type of freedom as celebrated on this day – freedom in terms of the choices we make. Enjoy! 5. Freedom Time by Lauryn Hill 4. Freedom by Solange 3....
read moreAre You Ready to Let Go of Suffering and Start Enjoying Life Again?
Do you know anyone who is “doom and gloom” most of the time? Always finding the worst in every situation, or playing the martyr or victim? Pointing out what could go wrong and continuously talking about how miserable they are? And no matter what evidence they’re...
read moreYou Are What You Think: Understanding How Thoughts, Feelings, and Actions are Connected
Ever hear the saying “you are what you eat?” Our physical bodies can certainly be affected by what we put in our mouths. The fuel we feed our bodies affects our energy level and our overall health. But how often have you really thought about the fuel you put in your...
read moreImprovisation, Creativity, and Living in the Moment
“The key to improvisation is motion—you keep going forward, fearful or not, living from moment to moment.” ~ Bobby McFerrin It’s no secret I idolize the great Bobby McFerrin, vocalist and most famous for his song “Don’t Worry Be...
read more11 Ways to Crush Your Creativity
While inspiration may be fickle, there are certainly things that can help it, and things that can hurt it. Over the years, I’ve become intimately familiar with things that get in the way of my own creativity, as well as things that seem to help it flourish. But this...
read moreReview: Journey Through the Chakras
Being in the present moment is a cornerstone to good healing work. Therapists, counselors, coaches, lightworkers, and alternative healing practitioners all talk about being able to get in touch with the here and now. But this can be easier said that done, as we live...
read moreCan He Really Take Away Your Pain?
I got the music in me not only as a songwriter but also as a dancer. And I am a HUGE fan of Fox’s “So You Think You Can Dance.” There’s a handful of dancers who have created a big impact on me. Each season there’s one or two performances...
read moreFrom Complaining to Inspiration
“If you have time to whine and complain about something then you have the time to do something about it.” ~Anthony J. D’Angelo, The College Blue Book It’s always amazing to me where I find inspiration. From driving around, to a story in the news, to the own...
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