“Mindfulness is awareness that arises through paying attention, on purpose, in the present moment, non-judgementally,” ~ Jon Kabat-Zinn, credited as the founder of modern day Mindfulness. Most of us have tons of examples of mindlessness. It is arriving at a destination, by car, and realizing you don’t remember a darn thing about how you got [...]
I was beginning to write this AM and, as usual for me when I am creating anything, there was music in the background … suddenly I heard the raspy voice of one of my favorite out-of-control-rebel women artists from my younger years, Janis Joplin … “Freedom's just another word for nothing left to lose …. [...]
“Creativity is intelligence having fun.” ~ Albert Einstein I was being playful today. As I was enjoying the moments of fun and happiness that went along with the playfulness, it occurred to me that I am often very playful. I also realized that I am often at my most creative when I am allowing myself [...]
I have been working on mastering quitting for years. I am really proud of my progress. Quitting is so undervalued. It is looked down upon, sneered at … I mean we all know that: Only Losers Quit. I however, have discovered that quitting is SOMETIMES exactly what I need to do to move forward, to [...]
OK, so I am weird. I have always been weird. It wasn’t a learned thing … it is just that, as Jessica Rabbit said in the movie Roger Rabbit, “… I was drawn that way”. My o-so-very-concerned parents spent their lives trying to un-weird me. As a matter of a fact many people along the [...]
“The essence of all beautiful art, all great art, is gratitude.” ~ Friedrich Nietzsche I have a secret I want to share. My clients often ask me why I am so high energy and why it always seems that life goes so well for me. When we first start working together, they can’t quite understand [...]
