6 steps to stepping outside your comfort zone and getting what you want in life

Entering the Next Top Spiritual Author Competition is really forcing me to step up and step out! I realize that to win, I need to think and act on a scale mega sizes bigger than what I am used to. The competition is big – over 2,000 authors have entered. 250 [...]

7 steps to finding the positive value in negative emotions

There is nothing wrong with negative emotions.  Our emotions, be they negative or positive, simply exist.  When we learn to accept our negative emotions i.e. the emotions that do not serve our good, that feed on our fears (the ultimate negative emotion), then we can learn what this emotion is telling us about ourselves.  Negative [...]

Ever made a mistake?

Mistakes are part of the experience of being human.  They are part of the learning of life and sometimes provide us with the greatest growth on our journey.  Mistakes can also be traps, keeping us stuck in the past, forever recalling and rehashing the experience.
What is a mistake?
The word literally means “wrong grasp” (mis = [...]

“They don’t really mean it”

As I adjust to living in Canada, one of the things I am noticing is how nice people are.  They smile, they connect in brief conversations, they hold the door open for me, they say “Cute doggies” to my three princesses when we are out for a walk, and so on – lots of little [...]

Happy Thanksgiving Day Canada!

Today is Thanksgiving Day in Canada.  As I celebrated and gave thanks with friends last evening, I wondered out loud “Where did the tradition of Canadian Thanksgiving come from”?  Most present proferred that it is an adoption of the American custom.
Not satisfied with this explanation, I googled “History of Thanksgiving in Canada” and learned that [...]

“If you need help, call me”

“Remember, if u need any help call me. I know u are very independent, knowledgeable and resourceful, but call me all the same – for anything – to laugh – to cry – to gripe when homesickness hits” wrote Marcia, my friend from high school. I hadn’t been in touch with Marcia since we [...]

My Hairstory

“Your dreads are so beautiful” a new acquaintance said to me “Is it just style or is it something more?” “Oh, just style” I responded flippantly, by now used to comments like this.
Yet, I realize that my locks are NOT just style. Yes, they are done using Sisterlocks, a very scientific locking technique. [...]

Thinking rationally – “if A, then ….?”

Over the past few months, my sister and I have been trying to figure out a very puzzling situation. We hash and rehash what has happened over and over again, trying to understand why things have gone the way they have. Almost every conversation about the matter has ended up with [...]

"This being human" – Rumi

I love the poet Rumi. My friend and yoga teacher Donovan introduced me to this poem yesterday. I am still pondering and meditating on it. It is so profound. I love every line. I share it with you today because it is such wisdom for how to joyful lives, accepting [...]

Because she asked ….

 

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Photo: Kedija with the book she asked for
I was surrounded by a group of Wolmer’s girls asking for autographs, when one young lady, Kedija approached me and boldly and confidently said “May I have that book?” I immediately said “Yes” and handed her the copy of my book that I was holding. The other girls [...]

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