Why do we resist change? In this edition of Soul Notes, let’s talk about change. I’m not talking about change for change’s sake. I’m referring to those anticipated or even avoided changes that gnaw at us, and keep us at best distracted or at worst completely stuck, immobile, and hunkering down and ducking from opportunities […]
There’s so much to be savored in the richness In this new moon’s edition of Soul Notes, let’s talk about richness. I’m not talking about financial riches. I’m not talking about material wealth. I’m talking about a richness of life and living. I’m talking about a depth of flavors and sensory pleasures, not unlike a […]
The power of sound and word Mantra is a form of sound current meditation, and as such serves to clear the mind, and balance the brain hemispheres. For millennia, yogis have chanted mantras for a variety of purposes. All of them provide an effective way of controlling and directing the mind’s thoughts and a beneficial […]
Sandpipers Dozens of them dot the shoreline as they scamper toward the receding flow of the tide as it heads out and back in again while the ocean water flows back toward the beach. Symphonically they keep in rhythm with each other and with the tide. Barefoot I press my feet and toes […]
Calm among the chaos As details continue to surface surrounding the rescue of the 12 young soccer players and their coach from miles deep within a set of interlocking waterways flowing between the jagged rocks of sea caves, we are learning that among other amazing aspects of this story, meditation likely played a key role […]
Oneness Union and unity or, at least the potential of it exists within ourselves and with and among each other and with the Divine. We are more alike than we are different. We are all made of the same ‘stuff,’ the same stuff as the stuff of the earth and the stars. As we […]
There’s sage and then there’s sage ! Sage, as we know, is a type of herb. The sage plant has been used by a number of cultures for thousands of years. It has been used in Chinese medicine. It has been used by Native Americans in various ceremonies and for medicinal purposes. Some have even […]
Six-Minute Increments: Redefined Recently, I was doing a little spring cleaning and decided to dive into a filing cabinet that I hadn’t opened in years. One of the first several file folders I pulled out contained a copy of one of my daily time sheets from my first year as an associate at a 100-person […]
The Creative Process Best Begins by Embracing Fun & Excitement We’ve all heard the phrase, “be in the flow.” What is it exactly, though? And, how do we get “in” it? This new moon’s edition of Soul Notes is devoted to the creative flow of life. If you’re game (pun intended), let’s go! Creativity is […]
February, the month of love. Oh, how we love (and sometimes don’t) love thee, February! This new moon’s edition of Soul Notes is dedicated to love. May love find you and you find love in all the divinely inspired ways possible…this month, and always. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Dear Love, Thank you for sunsets […]
