A diamond sparkles, splinters, dazzles and distorts. Light passes through its multiple “facets”, and is splayed back out into the world in a variety of rainbow colors. Like a diamond, we humans are imperfect. We ingest our life experiences through our multiple “facets.” We splinter...
“To be trusted is a greater compliment than being loved.” ~ George MacDonald The human world hums along on three key ingredients: time, money, and caffeine. We need time to make the money, and we need the caffeine to have the energy and focus to do...
In the movie, “Apollo 13,” Hanks plays an astronaut who ends up on a space mission that goes terribly wrong. He and his co-pilots must determine how they can get back home safely whilst avoiding the 1001 things that could doom them and their ship....
There is an idea in our American culture that we need to have the best of everything in order to feel like we are living our best lives. You need to have the best grades to get into the best schools to get the best...
GRIEF We have all experienced the heavy emotion of grief. The loss of something important is a haunting ache that seeps from the heart, covering our whole body in sadness. It is one of the hardest emotions to process and transform because of its intense weight....
It is the shadow that holds the clues. -Lazaris “But what if I should discover that..I myself am the enemy who must be loved?” What then? The question, posed by Carl Jung, refers to the process of coming to face the darkness of the world and our fellows, of...
Do you think of yourself as intuitive? We sometimes reserve this word for others whom we believe have a “special” gift that we could never connect to. This couldn’t be farther from the truth. We are all intuitive and connecting with your inner guide is one of...
With the recent vernal equinox, we have officially tipped into Spring. For the coming six months, a day will comprise more of light than dark. It’s appropriate, that when we look out our window and see the first tiny blossom, we want to celebrate. Spring...
Letting go of expectations. This is way, way easier said than done. After all, our world thrives on expectations. We expect to graduate. We expect to get married to the person of our dreams. We expect to live a certain lifestyle. We expect to have (or...
Let’s face it, every time you turn on your TV, check your favorite news Internet site or flip on the radio you hear about the chaos and the crazy that is happening in the world today. The avalanche of information we receive in our 24-hour...
It’s December already—I know, I know, it seems like it’s been ten years since the last holiday season. But we’re finally ready for the new year, and that means a new you! If you want to change something about yourself for 2019, try these 3 resolutions...