For the past few months, I realized it’s time in my life for simplicity and I took a nice long break from all that involved creating my passion projects.
Why? Because the work behind creating and marketing my heartfelt projects became a grind.
When I retired early back in 2013…it was actually more like instantaneously quitting…I finally had the time to create what I wanted to create. To create something meaningful to me.
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Continue readingMore TagHave I ever wished that I could rewrite some of my experiences?
Sure I have. But I don’t have a time machine and it’s a good thing because I’d be in that thing more than living in the present moment. Changing the course of your life is still possible, even without the machine.
Last night my husband and I watched a romance time travel movie, “Needle in a Timestack”. For me it prompted my point of view on “what-if” scenarios on time travel, to really seeing and supporting the people in my life, and the ethics of interfering with the past. The imagined possibilities and their imagined outcomes kept me busy for quite a bit.
One of the lead characters in the movie, temporarily went back in time and behaved differently towards his friend and, as a result, beneficially altered the course of everyone’s lives, including his own life eventually. He was able to respect, love, and support his friend during his visit to the past, and the life experiences of many, not only his friend, were changed for the better.
He really saw his friend, and that was the catalyst. I felt that because I know what it feels like to be seen and to not be seen, by those I love.
Regarding going back to change the course of our life? The good news is that we don’t need a time machine to do that.
Continue readingMore TagYou may find yourself wondering what you can do to feel a deeper connection to yourself, others, the universe, and higher energy. Or, that a deeper connection is showing up as a simple inquiry you have around life challenges. I’m beginning a series of posts around the benefits of creating a morning awakening practice, such […]
Continue readingMore TagOften it’s in life’s painful moments that offer an opportunity to practice. To practice becoming more conscious about your power to positively shift the energy on the earth. When we process something as being upsetting we can look at it as an opportunity. I wonder what will happen now? What will people choose? More importantly, what will I choose? And so we begin the practice of observation without judgment. That part takes extra practice. I know I’m still working on non-judgment. Though judging others is not to be confused with having opinions about the chaos or troubling incident. Experiences lead to opinions and opinions can lead to clarity. Judgment is not assisting anyone.
Continue readingMore TagThere’s an art to living with uncertainty and mystery. If you can learn to be open to not knowing all the answers then you’re on your way to an exciting life that’s constantly evolving with your growth, well-being, and purpose at heart. None of us has to be an expert at living life. Questions are an expected part of our existence. Some answers we’re ready for and some we’re not. The art is allowing for what’s best and trusting that whatever shows up in your life, is best. Some life experiences may not make sense at the time but everything happens for a reason. All we have to do is show up, open to allowing for rather than forcing. If you’re alive, you’re dancing, even if it feels you have two left feet.
Continue readingMore TagYou’re probably experiencing the tumultuous energy in the world today. There isn’t a single person who isn’t affected. There’s a lot of humanity out there. Everyone at varying frequencies and at various points along their own path. That means everyone is dealing with the events and corresponding energy differently. You may be struggling mightily or perhaps you’re able to see the bigger picture. Either way your heart, skills, and unique gifts are needed. At least one person or many, need your light. You are already assisting humanity and are doing so in small and large ways every day. Can you see this? Can you grow it and take it to new heights?
Continue readingMore TagAllowing your own experience requires confidence, letting go of caring what others may think, and instead be a stand for the light you practice so hard to bring to your life experience. “We’re all in this together” is, in part, about being there for others. “We’re all connected” is more than a woo-woo phrase. Let’s do our part to honor our connectedness. To no longer stand by while injustice, inequities, abuse, and corruption exist. If you believe injustice, inequities, abuse, and corruption are not personally affecting you, they are affecting someone. And it’s that someone that you don’t personally know but are still connected to. So in a sense, it is harming you personally as well. When you look the other way and trust that it will all work out, you know in your heart that something is not working now for someone, somewhere.
What your part in this is, is for you to discover. You may discover your passion and voice and realize that standing for peace and love means taking beneficial action. And how that shows up for you is as individual as you are. You get to decide.
I’m not suggesting upping your game on social media. This isn’t about getting people to agree with you. It’s about becoming who you know you really are and sharing your authentic self.
Continue readingMore TagAll those times I learned of something horrific happening. The story of the moment faded away and I assumed things might be getting better. I told myself people learned, and progress was made. But no progress was made. An opportunity for positive change exists more often than we may realize. And I know that I and other white people can personally make a positive difference. But it means aware of our part in creating inequality and racism. And then we take action and truly stand up for what we care about. This is where I am today…
Continue readingMore TagMankind experiences crises in all shapes and forms to varying degrees. If you’re experiencing a crisis you never thought you would see in your lifetime, you’re in good company. You may be somewhat or very shocked. But how you process experiences is as individual and as unique as you are.
The crisis will end and mankind will have evolved. And you’ll now better understand how to effect a dramatic positive shift in your life. If you can step up to looking to yourself in challenging times, you’ll definitely be able to do this on an average day. This is you learning to stand in your personal power and create light in more and more moments. Even in the tough moments. Mastering your energy in terms of your thoughts, feelings, and emotions, through your choices, patterns, and habits will serve you well. It will serve others well.
Continue readingMore TagDo you ever feel that you have unpleasant experiences in your life that are asking you to look at them? But you can’t be bothered because you avoid feeling unpleasant. You’re aiming for awesome, even if you have to force it.
However, there’s a reason you’re prompted to look because, at some point, it will serve you well. Until you take a look and work through the troubling part of your life, you will continue to feel somewhere in the range of blah to awful. It’s understandable that you don’t want to feel these kinds of feelings. It’s so much easier to pretend there’s nothing to look at.
You’ve probably experienced that it’s the messy and darker areas of life that hold the greatest gifts. They’re hiding in our muck. It’s a little bit of a treasure hunt to uncover them.
If you’re feeling that you’re standing smack in your own muck, that’s great news! You’re being asked to take action and grow. Things will get better.
You don’t like your muck? I don’t especially like mine either! But, stay with me here…
Continue readingMore TagWhat I wish I knew is that my experiences and beliefs will evolve as my life journey evolves. There’s no right or wrong way. And that I’ll be uncovering what the more expansive picture means to me. It’s my unique experiences and life journey that inform my ideas.
Continue readingMore TagIntuition is within everyone. You just have to be you. Everyone is intuitive. Sometimes we can get in our own way and not allow ourselves to open to our intuitive guidance. Here are several things to consider.
Continue readingMore TagHow do you know, exactly, when you are being spiritual and when you are not? What makes for a spiritual moment?
Continue readingMore TagIs it possible to bring mindfulness with you, even when something changes for the seemingly worse? It’s something to consider.
Continue readingMore TagHow exciting! I’ve never been on the radio before. My first radio interview was quite an experience. The more I stretch myself out of my comfort zone the more fun and interesting experiences I have. It also taught me to let go of trying to be perfect. First of all, that’s impossible. And, second, it would mean watering myself down for fear of saying something stupid. And then why show up at all? When I’m more genuinely me that’s when people tend to connect.
Continue readingMore TagWhat I’m feeling when I attend those formal learning women’s networking meetings. I walk away feeling “I could be more” and that’s not how I want to feel.
Continue readingMore TagI had to learn that I couldn’t get my spiritual mojo from others. I learned that spiritual growth comes from within myself. From my own experiences. But it took a brief meeting with someone to understand it’s not the woo-woo that counts. It’s how our lives feel.
Continue readingMore TagFeelings are awesome! Our feelings are our barometer of what’s working and not working for us. When we listen to our feelings we’re tapping into our intuition. Our feelings speak to us. They’re teaching what’s working and not working so well for us. We can take appropriate action based on how we feel. What a great system.
Continue readingMore TagMy short list of helpful suggestions for how I maintain positivity and inspiration. Our emotions are influenced by our habits. Just by bringing in more positive habits I can affect my mood. When I feel better I’m creating more positive experiences. Life becomes more enjoyable.
Continue readingMore TagMeeting a puppy on a trail taught me to allow more for joy in that moment. When we’re stuck in our thoughts we block the propensity for lightheartedness. Lightheartedness can, in part, lead us to our best ideas and inspiration. I think of that puppy a lot and what he taught me. To get out of my head and enjoy the moment.
Continue readingMore TagWe all make a difference in the world by how we are being. No matter how ordinary we may feel we have extraordinary power to contribute. Our thoughts, feelings, choice of words, and actions all have an effect on the collective consciousness. It’s possible to create and contribute more love in the world. How do you contribute? One beautiful thought at a time.
Continue readingMore TagAn example of when the universe knows you need support and encouragement.
Continue readingMore TagDo you ever shrink from speaking up for your opinions? It’s almost comical how I hold back from being myself for fear of offending someone. Even in a business relationship where two people benefit from an honest dialog I find myself holding back. Here’s how listening to myself on a conference call illustrated just how much I put up a phony facade. Yuck! No more! It’s much healthier and more respectful to the other person to be our honest selves. Like me. Don’t like me. At least I’ll be genuine and you’ll like or dislike the real me.
Continue readingMore TagA sampling of ideas and tips you can practice every day. These are my ideas that work for me and I encourage you to find your own practices.
Continue readingMore TagIt’s not possible to make a mistake in our lifetime. It may feel like it but what we’re experiencing is growth. We take a step, sometimes we stumble, sometimes it’s a great challenge. But we’re evolving our soul no matter what. We’re in a dance with our experiences and with our self.
Continue readingMore TagJust paying someone a compliment can light them up. When we do something positive for one another it positively transforms the moment and touches all of humanity. Our energy is a valuable gift. We have a choice and can use it for beneficial purposes.
Continue readingMore TagVulnerability is nothing to be afraid of. When we look at it we can see our best parts. It’s what’s being human is about. I’d rather be human than tough.
Continue readingMore TagJoy is not something you have to work at but it may take practice to cultivate it in your everyday life. It’s always within you just waiting to be accessed.
Continue readingMore TagSpiritual transition and awakening can bring up all sorts of nuances in one’s life. Friendships are bound to change. Some friendships will grow and others will fade away. In the meantime, there may be ill feelings that creep in as we’re both standing in the same place but perceiving it very differently. No one’s at fault here. Take a look and decide how you can still be you and be in this friendship. If not, it’s a practice in letting go and that might be the kindest thing to do.
Continue readingMore TagThe way I see it is we have basically two choices in life. One, we can live smaller and safely mainstream ourselves until we’re a watered down version. Two, we can try new things and take action on our ideas to create our dreams. The second choice is a worthy life adventure. All it takes is one perfectly imperfect step at a time.
Continue readingMore TagWatching and hearing negativity for long periods of time does not allow for solutions to problems. It’s better to practice self-care and stay in a lighter headspace so that we can become more inspired. From inspiration, we have more of a chance to come up with ideas and solutions.
Continue readingMore TagIf I’m to feel delighted in my life then it’s time to be myself. Learning to step up to do my inner work stretches me in exciting ways. It’s also exciting and new. I choose to stand in my power, be myself unapologetically. Yes, to work on myself but also to love myself and to grow.
Continue readingMore TagLearning how to let go of insignificant moments that irk us is worth the practice. Who wants to be annoyed when a second ago they felt good? If you’re human you’re served plenty of practice at this.
Continue readingMore TagThere are many ways to feel my connection with higher energy. At the time of writing this blog post, my strongest sense is clairsentience. That means that I feel my connection through my feelings. It’s these feelings that provide confirmation, serve to bring my awareness to what’s present, teach me what’s working and not working. There are numerous benefits. What is it? My connection is to my intuitive guidance, source energy, higher self, and so forth. I don’t get too bogged down to exactly what it is every time I feel it. I’m just aware and that offers me information and connection from within myself for my benefit.
Continue readingMore TagHonk if you don’t love parties. I don’t. I like them better than I used to but usually, I wish for a little scheduling conflict to show up so I can’t attend The Party. If it’s something I can’t get out of or have decided to push through my discomfort, I actually show up. There’s no telling how I might show up. I could be quiet, which is my old go-to. Or, I might talk a lot out of nervousness. When I used to drink socially I’d be sure to have one or two to get through the party. Sometimes I insert foot into mouth. Now that I’m more consciously intuitive I feel some people’s energy and that’s a whole new complication.
One of my life lessons and there are many, is to just be me and let go of concerning myself how others might process me. When that happens I find myself relaxing and actually enjoying the party. And if I’m not enjoying myself? I remind myself there’s nothing wrong with being an introvert and wishing I were home or on a woody path, or out on our sailboat for the night stargazing. I don’t have to apologize for what I like and don’t like. It’s time to stop feeling like I have to fit into what I feel society wants from me and instead just do whatever I want.
Continue readingMore TagWho knew that I could learn gratefulness from a landscaping experience? I also learned what positive thought does. It brings more gifts and what’s best for us. Practicing higher thoughts and gratefulness is us in our natural place of being. If we desire a lovely life it means cultivating lovely thoughts and gratefulness.
Continue readingMore TagOur spirituality is not about fitting into other’s beliefs. We are here to discover and honor what is appearing for our greatest good. I’ve discovered that my ideas, opinions, and beliefs are as unique and individual as I am. I’m not interested in looking anywhere but what is within myself.
Continue readingMore TagIf you want to move your personal and spiritual growth forward in a faster and more direct way, observe. Observe your relationships because they are the teaching ground for growth. Every single relationship in our life matters. It’s an exercise in exploring what’s showing up. Sometimes there’s pain, other times joy. But it’s always an opportunity for learning from your own experiences. The most direct and best kind of learning there is.
Continue readingMore TagWe’re all here to grow and evolve our soul. For me, I can stand still or choose to move forward. Procrastination is just another excuse for stalling out of fear of being imperfect. When I stretch myself to jump and just take the plunge I’m always happier for it.
Continue readingMore TagFirst I want to say that I sometimes gossip. If someone hurts my feelings my go-to is complaining about that person to another friend. What I’m learning is that I feel awful when I do that. That constriction are my intuitive feelings coaching me to do something more supportive for myself.
If I want to create my higher vision and ideas then I will need all the assistance I can get. That means getting out of my own way and enabling something better.
When you feel yourself going gossipy just notice how you feel in your gut area/power center/solar plexus chakra. The more you notice how you feel the more you’re training yourself how not to go there the next time. It takes self-awareness to make positive habits stick. The more you take on lighter thoughts and words the more you’ll be creating lighter life experiences. It all comes down to the energy system that we are. Our natural space is to stand in our power as in light and love. When you’re in that space you should feel expansive, confident, lighthearted, and able to let things slide off of you more. When you speak up to another you’ll do so with confidence, kindness, and still be able to get your point across to state your feelings and opinions. This is you taking care of your needs from a position of true strength and power.
Continue readingMore TagAt first, bright and shiny objects are captivating. Oooh pretty! After a while, we don’t need the shine. Turns out I’m my own bright and shiny object that I was looking for. Whatever is within me that I’m uncovering is what is bright.
Continue readingMore TagOne question that just annoys the heck out of me is “so what’s your story”? Said with an emphasis on the word YOUR. I mean how do you even begin to answer that? Please don’t tell me I need to create and be ready with a 30-second elevator speech for that.
The second most annoying question I’ve been asked is “what are your gifts”?
Continue readingMore TagMusic is one of our most powerful and beautiful tools we can use for connection and healing. Our intuitive guidance can use it to connect with us and bring us supportive messages. Music offers us healing by transforming our mood just by listening to songs we positively resonate with. Our musical preferences are as unique and individual as we are. It can transport us to a daydreamy state and lift us to new heights. We lose track of time and go within to access its gifts.
Continue readingMore TagFor too long I lived a life in the way I thought others would approve. I moved to New York City and began my career in advertising. It didn’t take too long to realize that career would never fulfill me. And yet I stayed. Eventually transitioning to marketing and ending my career after being employed by several internet companies. While living in New York City felt like an adventure, my life still felt flat. I had to learn that true adventure, for me, comes from within. Now I’m pursuing my own dreams and ideas and acting on them to bring them to reality. That’s adventure to me. Taking vacations and traveling is nice but becoming more me, emotionally and spiritually, is my true adventure. Creating what I’m excited about, fulfills me more. That’s me setting off for parts unknown. And I don’t need a plane ticket.
Continue readingMore TagThe point of life is to enjoy it. Yes, we’re evolving and learning and understanding with more clarity. However, none of that is worth it if we don’t enjoy and feel grateful.
Continue readingMore TagA wedding like no other. With a view of our sailboat in the background because that’s how we met. Sailing. We found the most perfect officiant and we wrote vows that came from our hearts. It was the perfect day.
Continue readingMore TagThere’s no law that says I have to figure out how to feel awesome while in the presence of negative people. What if I don’t have to expend any energy and effort on how to work at it. I can choose to remove myself from their presence and go on my merry way. There’s nothing wrong with me if I’m not able to enjoy someone’s company, particularly mean people. If it looks like an unpleasant situation then I can take myself out of it. And it takes little to no effort to do so. Done. Problem solved.
Continue readingMore TagIt’s early afternoon and I’m still in my pajamas. I can’t stop sighing while I look out my window at the season’s last (let’s hope) snowstorm. My repeated sighs have nothing to do with the thought of shoveling and everything to do with a personal challenge…
Continue readingMore TagI had to look within myself at the crummy experiences I had in order to learn why I felt the way I did. On my goodness was that a great idea! That work was priceless and I’m happier in my life, have a larger perspective, and realize my value. I stretched myself by taking whatever necessary steps are in my best interest.
As I learned by considering my experiences I noticed patterns in how I thought about myself, others, and even how I perceived humanity.
For a while now I’ve been wanting to offer people a positive way of honoring humanity and inspiring. I thought about creating a Museum, perhaps an online version. A museum unlike any other that I’ve been to. It won’t tell the stories of the world’s greatest atrocities but instead exhibit stories of love, generosity, and […]
Continue readingMore TagWhen I began looking into what my purposeful work might be, my intuitive guidance suggested I speak to small groups. What?! This to me was a huge stretch. They never steer me wrong so I did. I started to speak to meetups and I joined a Toastmaster’s group for practice. Everyone’s advice and pep talks around this fear are pretty much worthless. P.S. you are not helping by telling me how confident you are as a public speaker. Just sayin’. However, when I look at why I have this fear then I can work on limiting self-beliefs and start to kick them to the curb. In the meantime, imaging the audience naked just does not work. Nor does winging it.
Continue readingMore TagMy spiritual journey involved leaving my corporate career to enjoy where my path takes me.
Continue readingMore TagSome of my greatest life lessons are around learning to speak up for myself. To speak my opinions and not make myself small. However, there’s also the lesson in learning when to let go and choose peace just by walking away. For now, I’m choosing to try to fix things. A good or less than good choice?
Continue readingMore TagWorkshops and classes and incense and singing bowls and gurus oh my! The amount of “spiritual” products and teachings can be very overwhelming. Let’s be real. At the end of the day it’s how we think, feel, behave, and the choices we make that matters. All the other stuff is just gilding the already beautiful and perfectly imperfect Lilly.
Continue readingMore TagWhen I first began considering spirituality I wanted to “do it right”. That very desire actually slowed down my growth. I had to learn that lightening up is how I can access more of me and uncover purpose. Lightening up allows me to let the darker moments pass by without taking me down. There’s no downside to embodying a lighter being.
Continue readingMore TagI’m learning how to speak up and share myself through my ideas, dreams, work, and art. This blog is a way for me to share. It’s also a way for me to become more me and express myself with less self-editing in more and more moments.
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