I’ve drawn a blank. This article is meant to uplift and motivate. It is meant to give you quick and easy tips to navigate your professional life and home life and recognize that it is all one, big, beautiful life. It is meant to give you some information that may allow you to work better, more efficiently, and perhaps bring a bit of calm and ease to an otherwise busy life. And … [Read more...]

Buy a trampoline and jump on it. I don’t mean that as a metaphor; I don’t mean that as a suggestion. I mean it literally. Buy a trampoline, put your favorite upbeat song on, and jump.  As adults, we forget true joy and the feeling of being free-spirited. We forget and ignore the Tigger within that once lived there when we were children. As adults, we are bogged down by … [Read more...]

“Eighty percent of success is showing up.” – Woody Allen The definition of motivation is the general desire or willingness of someone to do something. I understand the desire and willingness to rest and relax or the desire and willingness to dine out and spend money. But desire and willingness for activities that require hard work and effort are not as readily available. … [Read more...]

It’s February 2020. A new decade is already a month in, and it’s possible you made a resolution for yourself. According to Ashira Prossack at Forbes, 25% of people actually stay committed to their resolutions after just 30 days, and only 8% accomplish them. Which part of the statistic are you in? I feel 92% of the readers just put their paper down.  Change in behavior is … [Read more...]

When the breath moves, the mind moves. When the breath is still, the mind is still. By thus controlling the breath, the yogi attains steadiness.  Hatha Pradipika Pause for a moment and notice your breath. Your body is currently breathing on its own, quietly inhaling and exhaling. Each inhale brings oxygen to your blood, and each exhale removes carbon dioxide from … [Read more...]