ONENESS can exist in many forms in your life. When you feel at ONE with yourself, you likely feel empowered, balanced, ‘in control’ and self-aware. These positive feelings are the direct result of being honest and authentic with yourself and others; and in behaving in a manner that is congruent with your values and beliefs. Fundamentally, [...]
This month, consider the challenge of paying greater attention to your physical body – and at the same time, detaching from it. Your physical body works best with kind attention to what it needs: rest, exercise, healthful foods, and proper care. And yet, as much as we identify with our physical self, your body is not you. If you take [...]
In a perfect world there is the integrity of kind words and actions. There is hope and the mindful blessings that occur when one is easily kind and compassionate. And there is truth. Much can be done to live kindly and with loving action. But without truth you become easily lost. Without truth your lies, [...]
Perhaps one of the most undervalued privileges of the human experience is self-knowledge. Beyond describing what it is that we do for a living, our preference of music genre, or our favorite ice-cream flavor, how well do we really know our self? Much of our adolescence is spent contemplating who we would like to be (or [...]
How would you assess your first week of a brand new year in your life? Have you experienced everything exactly as you have imagined…or have there been challenges? Any time you set an intention you can be sure that you will receive Universal Guidance, help, and the occasional challenge to test how well you are doing (and to give [...]
During December, as the people of the world celebrate their culture’s holidays, I am reminded of the beauty that we strive to create: candles lit on menorahs, wreaths to decorate our front doors, lights that create amazing brightness, ornaments and objects shimmering, sparkling, bright colors that are seen everywhere, and delicious foods that we indulge in and enjoy. What are you celebrating? [...]
Intention is everything. You can say that you want to do something, to try and change something, to begin something…but what do your intentions really say? Your intentions describe your actions … you are intending what you want through those actions (or at time lack thereof). Your intentions drive your actions and behavior. When your [...]
I understand that it can be hard to face our ‘truth’. The idea of therapy is that we have someone (hopefully that we can trust and feel safe with) to help us see a different perspective of our self: our thoughts, perceptions, attitudes & behaviors…..our truth. Until we become skilled at seeing ourselves more clearly…seeing [...]
A LOVING INITIATIVE FOR THE PLANET… Altruism is defined as a caring and self “less” concern for, or devotion to the welfare of others. It is a traditional virtue in many cultures, and a core aspect of various religious traditions such as Judaism, Christianity, Islam, Hinduism, Jainism, Buddhism, Confucianism, Sikhism, among many others. To be [...]
We aren’t always ready for change. And we certainly aren’t always ready or willing to make changes to who we are. I recognize that not everyone is looking to change themselves. Many people live out much of their life without even contemplating that they need to change any of who they are. And yet, there [...]
I work with clients who are making profound changes to their lives. Sometimes those encompass or are even specific to weight loss, body image goals. I was speaking by phone with a client yesterday (and yes how wonderful it is to be able to work with clients by telephone when they live far away or [...]
We all see what we want to see. The ‘veil of truth’ is what we would like to think is true. For all of the times we have told ourselves something in the hopes of it satisfying a particular need, validating a wrongful behaviour, or deciding that we are justified in feeling a certain way and [...]
As much as someone may want assistance, guidance, insight, help… they can only receive such assistance if they are willing to look at their self. Sometimes, clients come to a therapy session not because they are truly ready to make any lasting changes. They may want a third person’s point of view, they may want [...]
In September we come back to our “home” – our place of knowing from where we came and to where we are going. We look for all the familiar in our lives in hopes of creating something new and different beyond that familiar. We look ahead to the idea of what is possible, what can [...]
When you consider what it means to live a purposeful life, you might first think about the privilege of living a life that allows you to somehow make a difference. It may mean knowing that, through your acts of kindness, your knowledge, skill, or generosity of spirit – that you have made a difference – a positive [...]
