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MaryAnn is right now recovering from extensive brain surgery – her second within five months. I want to honor her courage, her passion for life, her generosity, her wonderful sense of humour, and her devotion to those whom she loves.  She is amazing as she stays the course to receive the breath of life without assistance.

Here she is with her beloved grandson, Henri.

 

 

I ask that along with me, you send her blessings. Her dream is to hike in New Zealand. Let’s see her there together.

With love and appreciation,

Jeannie

The Path of Relationship

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Our relationships hold the potential for discovering more and more about ourselves. If we are willing to learn, relationships are a powerful teacher that can propel us forward. The closer the relationship, the more intense the learning about love.

Think about the relationships you have with your partner, children, parents, siblings, co-workers. Some of those relationships probably flow with ease, and some are challenging. The challenging relationships provide the opportunity for tremendous growth.

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The Heart’s Gift

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The sanskrit word ‘kishala’ means ‘germinated seed’. The word arose spontaneously in a dream, inspiring Linda Kolker to make this month’s photograph. The heart is the germinated seed within us. When we rest there, the heart can grow and flourish, nourishing us.

Many of us grew up with a negative spin on the word, ‘selfish’. Having someone call you selfish was not a compliment.

If you wanted to be thought of as ‘good’, you had to be unselfish. Unselfishness meant that you were giving, sharing, reaching out, caring for others. Focusing outward.

In this paradigm, love is a commodity that you give and receive. A balance sheet is kept. And there is a payoff – you win approval, you feel needed, you get to avoid uncomfortable feelings by focusing on others. Continue reading →

Crystal Clear Choices

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A situation is in front of you. You are feeling pressured to make a choice.

Sometimes the choice is big: Do I leave my job? Do I accept this new job? Do I get married? Do I get a divorce? Where is the best place to live?

Or the choice might be as small as: do I speak up about what’s bothering me?

You notice the thoughts passing through your mind. Which path do I take? What should – or shouldn’t – I do? What is right – or wrong – for me? What do I want – or don’t want? Continue reading →

Now is the Time

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I wanted to introduce to you my colleague and friend, Mark Susnow as my guest blogger for today. Enjoy his wisdom!

Quite often we let the major events and concerns in our life define how we are feeling moment to moment. We might have financial or personal disappointment. We might feel let down or betrayed or a loved one might be suffering. When we think about these events we feel a certain degree of pain and sadness.

But our thoughts about these events, (the time that it actually takes to think about them) only consumes a fraction of our day. What do we feel in the rest of our day? Do we allow ourselves to notice the beautiful skies and feel the gentle breeze? Do we notice the rains filling up the creeks?   Do we allow ourselves to receive the love from our pets. Do we slow down enough to notice?

There is potential magic in almost every moment if we are open to receiving. That means letting go of our judgments and our expectations. It’s beyond explanation. We feel it at unexpected moments.

It is in these moments when we feel nurtured. But we have to let go of our concerns about the rest of our life and to appreciate the present moment. That’s all we have and that’s all there will ever be. The rest is just a memory or our imagination running wild about what might or might not happen. That future that we keep concerning ourselves with keeps changing by the minute. Enjoy what you have. Enjoy the gift of the present.

JOURNEY ON

MARK

Mark Susnow at http://www.inspirepossibility.com is an executive & life coach and speaker who inspires others to believe in themselves. He is passionate about life being an exciting journey of discovery. His enthusiastic and inspiring keynotes on change, leadership and connection thoroughly convey this message to his audiences. A former trial attorney for 30 years, he integrates what it takes to be successful in the world with the inner wisdom unfolded to him through years of yoga and meditation. He is the author of Dancing on the River…Navigating Life’s Changes. Give yourself the gift of coaching and make an investment in your future.

Sing Your Own Song

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As the new year begins, many of us focus on our resolutions for the coming year. Usually our list is full of ‘shoulds’ that the mind creates in response to what it believes others think about us.

But we can move away from the mind and its habit of living in what’s logical, practical, and known. It dwells in the outer world of circumstances.

Begin this year with a focus on your heart.

Create your own song….
Write your own poem….
Move to your own rhythm….

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A Coaching Colleague’s New Program….

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Kate Irwin’s new program is based around proven NLP techniques and using tools she has discovered in over 15 years of studying confidence.

The program takes you through a 21-day process, designed to rerogram your brain easily and naturally (you will only need around 20 minutes a day). For those attracted to this approach, please consider enrolling. Continue reading →

Being Real

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Being Real
The days fly by, sometimes so quickly that we forget to breathe consciously. To stop and be still. To be fully in the moment. We forget to do the rich practices that can deeply alter our quality of life.

One of the deepest practices is to simply rest in the heart and notice what is present. In the heart, you may discover a vibration that is actually painful to feel. Continue reading →

The Path of Honoring

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Giving and receiving honor is one and the same. When you honor another, you honor yourself. And when you honor yourself in a heartfelt way, you honor Life itself and all of its mystery. At your essence, you are part of all life. You play a part that is yours alone to play. Make the intention to honor yourself, and take an important step toward true aliveness.

How you can truly honor yourself and, in doing so, honor others:

1. Make choices that respect the sacredness of who you truly are.
You place your attention on the depth of who you are – your essence – rather than only on the surface of your life. You give attention to discovering practices that support you in diving into this depth, and make these practices a priority in your life.

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A Simple Matter of Honor

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I am joining hundreds of bloggers to lend my support to the Girl Effect led by Tara Sophia Mohr. This is a campaign on behalf of girls like us to become educated and break free from the poverty that invariably kills dreams.

How can we support every one of us on this planet to live a life that honors our own potential – our unique ability to share our gifts? Continue reading →