No rules this year… just guidelines! Be kind to yourself and do not set yourself up for failure. Life is good. Recognize that fact. Life is not out to get you. 1. Make room for all of your emotions. 2. Forgive yourself for your mistakes. 3. Love your imperfect self. 4. Treat yourself to at […]
The CHA WAKAN card – Tree of Life, #32, from The Lakota Sweat Lodge Cards by Chief Archie Fire Lame Deer and Helene Sarkis In many traditions, the TREE OF LIFE is recognized – for all people see the tree as having roots buried deep in Mother Earth, and branches reaching up to Great Spirit, […]
When we are children, our physical body and mental body development happen at a pace that is dictated by the internal genetic programming. Someone cannot lean over the child and say, “Grow”, and have the child grow on demand. Growth is a process, whether the growth is to cause the body to grow or to […]
As I was sitting and pondering, my guides directed me to this wonderful story by Osho. They asked me to share it with all of you as a gift; a gift that will help you cope with anger if it should appear during the holidays. Picture from Microsoft Clipart “A Zen student came to Bankei […]
Either as a parent or as an observer of parents, you have probably seen that parents tend to keep their children in line with fear. You may have even practiced fear with your own children. Why do we do this? First, it is because we learned it at an early age from our parents, then […]
–by The Dalai Lama 1. Take into account that great love and great achievements involve great risk. 2. When you lose, don’t lose the lesson. 3. Follow the three R’s: – Respect for self, – Respect for others and – Responsibility for all your actions. 4. Remember that not getting what you want is sometimes […]
From the Editor: The following article appears on the https://tinybuddha.com website. It was written by Vironika Tugaleva. It is a beautiful writing about an issue that many of us wrestle with – looking for the bright side when maybe we need to look at the dark side. About Vironika Tugaleva Like every human being, Vironika […]
Several weeks ago, my mother, who is in a nursing home, had a bad fall. The first question is always, “How did that happen?”. And the second question is, “How could that have been prevented?” And then, you start to figure out what happened and worry the “why and how” over and over in your […]
Once upon a time there was a doctor who was an expert at treating snakebites. One day he was called for by the relatives of a man who had been bitten by a deadly poisonous snake. The doctor told them, “There are two ways of treating this snake bite. One is by giving medicine. The […]
Thanks to my friend, Leslie, for sending me this wonderfully inspirational writing. Your blog master, Judith Hirst Live It Well You know, time has a way of moving quickly and catching you unaware of the passing years. It seems just yesterday that I was a young girl/boy, just married and embarking on my new life […]