Tag: creating change

What Do You Mean – Life is Meant To Be Joyous and Abundant?

What Do You Mean – Life is Meant To Be Joyous and Abundant?

It’s been over a decade since I first heard that “life is meant to be joyous and abundant”.  I was stunned – it was like a revelation that reoriented my thoughts and perceptions of the world. I thought, what do you mean, joyous and abundant, if that’s the case, why am I living like this? […]

Hallmarks of Healthy Personal and Professional Communities

Hallmarks of Healthy Personal and Professional Communities

With the entertaining we’ve done lately and more coming up, I’m marveling over the quality people around us.  What occurred to me is that we are very fortunate to be surrounded by a loving community of friends and neighbors. When I look at my professional life, I’ve noticed it’s the same there as well. It’s […]

RECLAIMING OUR MORAL CONSCIOUSNESS

RECLAIMING OUR MORAL CONSCIOUSNESS

Last week, I heard a powerful, provocative and inspiring speech. Marianne Williamson spoke at Berea College in KY to a packed house on “Healing the Soul Of American: Reclaiming our Voices as Spiritual Citizens. Her stirring urging, to reclaim our moral foundation with action, moved everyone to a fever pitch. Marianne Williamson is an internationally […]

Being On The Leading Edge Of Your Life

Being On The Leading Edge Of Your Life

This last week, I’ve been out of town training and engaged in several interesting endeavors at home. Everywhere I’ve been, I’ve met people who are excited and passionate about their life. I found myself thinking how wonderful it is to be on the leading edge of life, “pushing the edge of the envelope” and “being […]

The Importance of Being “Trauma Informed”

The Importance of Being “Trauma Informed”

It’s a difficult topic that’s so important, I’m rewriting it from last year. When people carry the scars of trauma, it’s often an invisible wound that doesn’t heal. As the quote from William Faulkner implies, people who survive trauma may feel they are living with the wounds every day. But there’s positive change across the […]

How To Release Self-Limiting Patterns

How To Release Self-Limiting Patterns

It was a powerful moment when the group recognized how patterns from their past affect them in the present. These are the unspoken fears, negative self-perceptions or insecurities that we all have. In fact, it was stunning to realize that this is common for most everyone. People often think they are alone with these thoughts. In truth, most […]