I recently visited the Baha’i Temple just outside of Chicago. I’ve driven by it dozens of times and seen it from the water, but this was my first visit. It was a beautiful day, I brought my journal, and I planned to sit to make plans and set intentions. While the center was closed, the …
Today’s positive musings are simple and can be challenging if you hold on tight to hurt. My motto is to LOVE without condition. My conditions come with how I choose to participate. Sometimes that means lessening my time with certain people, and sometimes it means LOVING them energetically while not participating with them in …
Will you do me a favor? Take a moment right now and put everything aside. Step 1: Close your eyes and put your hand on your heart. Put your hand on your skin rather than your clothing if you can. Step 2: B R E A T H E. Take several slow …
Do you go about your day thinking that you are making memories? Did you know that your thoughts, words, and actions create precious memories in any given moment? This past week, a friend of mine unexpectedly died. She was one of my sailing friends. I didn’t see much of her during the off-season, …
What is it that you want in your life? Do you want more LOVE in your life? Do you want more kindness and compassion in your life? What about peace? Have you taken a moment to sit and ask yourself what you truly want in your life? Well, let today be that …
I am a big baseball fan for those who don’t know me well. Specifically, I am a St. Louis Cardinal fan. I’m excited that the season is back on after months of the owners locking the players out. I follow a Facebook page for Cardinal fans, and while I LOVE it, it also reminds …
When it hits the 40s and dare, I say 50 in Chicago, that means – Spring is in the air! Windows are open, fresh air is coming in, and it’s time for spring cleaning! I love spring for various reasons – rejuvenation of life, flowers blooming, warmer weather, and sunnier skies. I also enjoy spring …
A gentle reminder: Someone is saying hello at the beginning of a LOVED one’s life. Someone is saying goodbye at the end of a LOVED one’s life. Someone is celebrating a new LOVE, job, home. Someone is in sorrow over losing a LOVE, job, or home. Someone is getting great news from their doctor. Someone …
Today was a heavy day with what is going on in Ukraine, and other places in the world and within the US. While my heart gets heavy with what is going on in the world, I know that rising above fear is the way through it. I I find stepping into fear easily and being …
What did you say? Did you really say that to yourself? Whew, our self-talk can be toxic. It’s certainly something that I stay conscious of myself and with clients. What is self-talk? It is talk or thoughts directed at oneself. Psychologists believe that the vast majority of our emotions come from the way …
