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Sunday, September 05, 2010

The Need for Balance

The 2nd disaster in the Gulf of Mexico in less than five months is an important wake-up call. While no one was killed and as yet no oil is gushing into the fragile ecosystem, it is clear that we as inhabitants of this planet need to examine the impact of our actions with conscious awareness.

With the explosion of the Mariner Energy-owned platform, the Gulf of Mexico was placed in further turmoil. The platform (just one of 3400 currently operating in the Gulf) is located 100 miles south of the Louisiana Coast and only 200 miles west of…

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Friday, August 27, 2010

The Resilient Spirit of New Orleans

What events are unfolding in your life right now that leave you feeling challenged?  Overwhelmed? Perhaps even victimized by circumstances seemingly outside of your control?  World events continue to escalate. Traditional political and economic structures are dissolving. Unpredictable and devastating weather patterns are appearing with greater regularity. Within each unexpected experience, your trust is tested and in the face of what is unfolding you are provided opportunities to abide in the resilient nature of your spirit.

This weekend, the people of New Orleans face the five-year anniversary of what remains the greatest natural disaster in the history of…

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Saturday, August 21, 2010

Eat Pray Love: The Quest for Awakening

Elizabeth Gilbert’s story resonates deeply with my wife, Jan. She is passionate about the lessons that it offers and felt strongly about sharing with each of you this week so I lovingly pass the keyboard to her.

I know what a dark night of the soul is; that insidious moment when the world and all of its distractions shut down and you are caught alone with the real you. It’s an endless and tormenting interrogation under the glaring light of truth when you can no longer escape… that endless night when you are torn from your sleep by…

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Thursday, August 12, 2010

The Importance of Fun in Your Daily Life

As you move into higher and higher states of embodied being it is important to embrace balance in all aspects of life.

The path of Ascension intensifies everything that you are experiencing. You are being pushed through your content at a rate that may feel overwhelming. I know that there are days you feel tired and burned out and moments when you want to wave a white flag petitioning the powers that be for a brief respite. In just one day many of you feel as though you have lived an entire week. This process can wear on…

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Friday, August 06, 2010

I Hear You

To listen is to love.

How often do you really hear what someone is saying? Active listening is one of the greatest gifts you can offer those in your life. It is a skill that can be learned and just like riding a bike it gets easier with practice. 

Everything we hear is filtered through our experiences, our perceptions and our stories. Out of habit or defense, we often evaluate what is being said from a space of right and wrong or a need to agree or disagree. 

Something shifts when you listen…

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