“Stand up, on this Thanksgiving Day, stand upon your feet.  Believe in man.  Soberly and with clear eyes, believe in your own time and place.  There is not, and there never has been a better time, or a better place to live in.” ~Phillips Brooks

Although this is the “official” day of thanks, don’t just take this day to feel gratitude.  Thanksgiving is not just an expression of  appreciation that comes once a…

“Reconsider a commitment. You have the right to change your mind.” –Cheryl Richardson

Right now is the holiday season and stress is on major high. There are so many more things to do, and so many more people to see, and so many more obligations that have to be fulfilled. All of these commitments are driving you nuts!

While it is honorable to honor your commitments, it is also okay to reconsider them. It’s impossible to help…

It’s only two days til Thanksgiving and there is a lot to be grateful for. But, don’t wait til Thanksgiving day to express your gratitude. Being thankful should be an everyday, all-day, on-going celebration.

We don’t have to go and dig up crisis situations that we survived to be grateful for; we should be able to call up moments of gratitude that didn’t stem from traumatic events.

How about being grateful today for the small miracles in…

“That’s the risk you take if you change: that people you’ve been involved with won’t like the new you. But other people who do will come along.” — Lisa Alther

At some point in our lives we are going to want to change.  Change who we are as a person, change our circumstances around us, change our occupations, change our friends, and even change our wardrobes.   Life is about constant change.

But, the hardest part about changing…

These areas are the power centers of a complex energetic “database” that records your entire life.  Seven energy centers starting at the base of the spine, and ending at the top of the head (the crown).

According to Wikipedia, a chakra is a center of activity that receives, assimilates, and expresses life force energy. The word chakra literally translates as wheel or disk and refers to a spinning sphere of bioenergetic activity emanating from the major nerve…

Most of us wake up day after day confused about who we are, and where our place is in the world. We move through our day to day lives feeling like a different person each minute, never knowing what our likes or dislikes are, and sometimes wake up desiring a different life (even if our lives are already perfect).

We don’t know very much about ourselves.

One day we are one person, and the next day we…

“World Peace” is the most common goal among beauty pageant competitors.  Most people want to change the world.  What a mighty commendable goal!

But, world transformation first has to begin through the transformation of our inner selves.  If we do not change, then how can we expect to change the world?  How can we expect the world to be better when we ourselves are not better?

All that we witness in the world [famine, abuse, homelessness, war,…

It is very difficult for us to understand, admit and accept that negative situations arrive in our lives because of our own negative actions we committed in some area of our lives in the past.

The chaos that we are witnessing right now is merely the judgment- the effect of the negative act we caused.  We are not victims of circumstance.  We, in fact, create our own reality.

When we blame someone else for the things that…

No matter where I am in the world or what’s on my schedule, I always begin my day by reading an inspirational book, poem or quote, and then meditating and praying.  That way, I will insure that my first thoughts of the day are positive.

On some mornings I have really early photo or video shoots, and I’ve had to skip my practice.  But, then I find that my days don’t flow as smoothly and miraculously.   So,…

Where does your mind wander naturally?  Into humor or stress?  Into fear or fantasy?

How much of your precious day do you invest in the past?  Is the majority of your time being utilized in past events?  How much of today have you already invested in your past?

The past has long since served it’s purpose.  The only things you should hang on to from your past is wisdom and love.

Follow your mind, and observe where…