Sparked!

With all my years of practice—the journaling, reading, meditation, yoga, and more… I sometimes find myself standing on shaky ground. In other words, I still get rocked. We all still get rocked. In the end, it’s how we surf our inevitable shakiness that is the difference between living in constant despair or underlying steadiness. Let’s explore together.  Join my next round of I N THE ARENA – a 4-w...

Training to lighten up. I’ve been a very serious little human being for a lot of my life—very driven, very organized, very disciplined. And in that, I have often become not so fun to be around. Since training myself to lighten up more, I can now make fun of myself in a in a gentle way, in a kind way. You should try it too. Daily Whispers you might also like: Light dancing on water Register for my...

Study yourself. It will provide you with all the books you need. I read this in “When Things Fall Apart” by Pema Chodron. She suggests we study ourselves in two ways: the wisdom of how we caused ourself to suffer and the wisdom in how vast, joyful, and uncomplicated our minds are. That should keep us busy for a lifetime! Daily Whispers you might also like: Gut Check Register for my Free Monthly Gr...

What does overwhelm feel like in your mind? I’ve learned that becoming aware of our state of body and mind is the first step to shifting and changing and redirecting and improving and expanding! Then, we’re able to catch ourselves earlier before we go way out into despair, freeze or contraction.  Study yourself. It will provide you with all the books you need. I read this in “When Things Fall Apar...

What does overwhelm feel like in your body? Is it tension, tightness, contraction, speed, or all of the above? Recognizing the subtle changes in our physiological states is key. When we are aware of our bodies response to overwhelm we can learn to shift before we spiral into unhelpful behavior. Daily Whispers you might also like:  Are you overwhelmed? The upside of stress Register for my Free Mont...

What drives you into overwhelm? What drives you into feelings of freeze, despair, confusion? Many of us are living in overwhelm. With so much uncertainty in the world, there are plenty of things that can drive us into these states. Becoming aware of what does it for you is the first step to handling these stressors with more ease. Daily Whispers you might also like: (5) actions to shift out of ove...