Empowering You to Actualize Your Purposeful Potential
These unusual times are similar to large snowstorms we experience some winters. Life comes to a halt and requires us to slow down, settle in and find beauty and solace in the nature surrounding us. An opportunity to settle into a deeper, quieter place within ourselves. I have heard from others some frantic concerns about […]
After a hard workout in yoga class this morning with Gabrielle at Inner Balance Studio, I am reminded about how important it is for me to keep moving and using my body. One of the values of yoga is that it moves the body in ways that are not routine, discovering dormant muscles that long […]
I love this time of year—it is a transitional period between the old and the new. An opportunity to look back at what has transpired and to digest all that happened. An opportunity to look forward and ask the potentially profound question: Who do I want to be in this new year? It is a […]
To be an effective coach one must suspend assumptions and judgment — let go of being the knower and instead inquire into the truth of the client before you. A great coach lives in the “I don’t know”. From this open, curious place, the truth of the client can be witnessed, discovered and reflected back. […]
When we run our lives from the states of fear and desire, we are either pushing things away or grasping for them. In between those two states is the middle ground where stillness and peace lives. In this moment, see if you can drop fear and desire and just land in the place of peace. […]
James Hollis, a Jungian Analyst, is one of my favorite authors. He writes about finding meaning in life, particularly the second half of life. His latest book Living an Examined Life: Wisdom for the Second Half of the Journey is eloquently thorough on this topic and actually applicable to any phase of life. He reminds […]
Every time there’s a choice to be made by the characters in the movie, The Piano, director Jane Campion has them select an unexpected direction or response. This is so refreshing. In most Hollywood movies things are so predicable that my interest wanes and I feel frustrated by the lack of imagination in what I’m […]
Ever since I heard the music of Joni Mitchell’s Blue album, shared with me by my dear high school friend, Terry, I wanted to sing, play and write like Joni. I love to sing—the thought of being able to accompany myself on guitar with the agility that she has seemed like heaven. So I tried, […]
