“Gratitude unlocks the fullness of life. It turns what we have into enough, and more. It turns denial into acceptance, chaos to order, confusion to clarity. Gratitude makes sense of our past, brings peace for today, and creates a vision for tomorrow.” ~ Melody Beattie Counting our blessings for what we have is in our […]

  “You have to leave the city of your comfort and go into the wilderness of your intuition. What you’ll discover will be wonderful. What you’ll discover is yourself.”- Alan Alda Deep in our souls we know the importance of slowing down and just being with  ourselves, yet too many of us have embraced society’s […]

There is in every true woman’s heart a spark of heavenly fire, which lies dormant in the broad daylight of prosperity; but which kindles up, and beams and blazes in the dark hour of adversity.  ~Washington Irving Over my life span I have faced numerous challenges. I have never really thought about what I did […]

In a world filled with continuous visual and audio distractions, mediation provides a time to turn our attention inwards, quieting our minds as we focus ourselves. By sitting the body still and in silence we can renew our mind, body and spirit. A regular mediation practise has helped me maintain my inner peace when life […]

Fear doesn’t stop life from unfolding. This statement made me stop and think.  As a chronic worrier being fearful was an ingrained pattern. I constantly worried about life’s ‘what ifs’, somehow hoping my worry would circumvent any bad event that could create feelings of loss, pain or sorrow, from happening.  Did it work? NO! Chronic […]