The last part of my book review, The Wisdom on Sundays by Oprah Winfrey, comes from her sections on Broken Open, Fulfillment, and Love and Connection. Broken Open is about when challenges arise that you break open, analyze the situation and make changes to overcome whatever obstacles you are facing. “In order to be who […]
I am continuing my post from last week on Oprah Winfrey’s book The Wisdom of Sundays section on Gratitude. There is so much wisdom in that section that I needed to split it up into two posts. For me, Gratitude (with a capital G) connects me with my true self, my inner spirit and to […]
The Wisdom of Sundays by Oprah Winfrey is filled with insights and inspirations from over 200 hours of “heart-expanding interviews.” She says she wrote the book to help you “illuminate your path to becoming all that you are meant to be.” That is my wish for you too! To find out who you really are, […]
I wanted to share this article “Our Ego Loves Creating a Struggle” written by life coach Brandilyn Tebo on Elephant Journal’s website. “But, the ego loves creating a struggle, so that it has something to overcome and use to validate itself.” -Brandilyn Tebo Her article discusses how our ego leads us to believe that negative self-talk will bring […]
Want to find joy in your life? Love? Happiness? Self-worth? Inspiration? Kindness? Compassion? Wholeness? Peace? Then be grateful! Gratitude is “THE KEY” to a joyful, more fulfilled life. When you are in gratitude, you are in the present moment. Gratitude makes you stop and take a breath. You might not even realize it but when […]
While visiting down in Orange County I came across for a hiking club to join. I wanted a group that was fun and people who were kind. I found such a group! This group is hosted and organized by a man named Randy Smith. Randy told me “he loved to hike and thought why don’t […]
I am reading the book Writing as a Path to Awakening by Albert Flynn DeSilver. One of the writing exercises is to write a poem. I thought, a poem? Writing a poem is going to help me with writing? I haven’t written a poem since my creative writing class in high school. But when he prompted […]
The loss of someone will always be with you. You learn to deal with it eventually, but the grief comes up at the most unexpected times even years later. It may be while you are riding in a car and a song comes on that makes you remember that person. Or when you are watching […]
In his book, The Four Purposes of Life, Dan Millman says “True spiritual practice is not separate from our daily life but rather its very substance.” When we realize that life happens in ordinary moments, then we are not searching for the extraordinary. Instead we are enjoying each moment like it is a scared gift […]