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 favourite ice-cream flavour, how well do we really know our self? Much of our adolescence is spent contemplating who we would like to be [...]
How do we HOLD life? What does it mean to uphold a value or a core belief? How do you hold true to your word or honour the path of your chosen life purpose when there is always SO MUCH influencing our every action? ‘HOLDING Life’ is a means of sharing in it’s abundance; of [...]
DIVYA PRAJNA RETREATS with Dorothy Ratusny presents… Honouring SELF on the Path of Enlightenment: A FALL RETREAT “Discover the WISDOM of your heart and the way to live enlightened now.” At SUGAR RIDGE RETREAT CENTRE in Midland, Ontario Friday, Oct 26th, 7:30pm* until Sunday, Oct28th, 2:30pm *First Didactic Session begins Friday [...]
Sometimes I catch myself off balance. I may, for some reason be standing on one foot in a moment as I do something …and I feel my balance going. I may reach for something and notice a gentle wobble in my footing and realize that my balance in that moment is indeed missing. We can [...]
It’s a novel way of embracing the ‘new’ in your life – letting go of what no longer serves you… Being willing to surrender and release is a powerful way to consider how you will celebrate this new year and (if you choose it) how you will live the entire month of January. Surrender and release [...]
December is a beautiful month for many reasons. One of which is to embrace the notion of BALANCE. You see, while the focus for some may be on shopping, overindulging, lack of self-care….the real beauty of December is in the balance. This year, why not embrace the magic and beauty of this month…and of [...]
Some of you have kindly been following some of the writing I do as a columist and guest writer in other magazines. Thank you! I’d like to share with you an excerpt from the upcoming issue of HEART: Business Journal for Women. The release of the latest online issue is available November 12 and the editor as [...]
Alas…here we are…in the eleventh month of this year! Do we look forward or reflect back on how we’ve done so far? I’m going to suggest backward first….take a moment and consider what inner growth you have made this year? Are you able to see the results of some hard work….showing kindness, patience, practicing altruism? [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
October is a time of true blessings indeed. The beginnings of change that are clear and evident with summer’s passing grace. The soulful return of Autumn – and the quiet realization that with it, our reflection is moving – changing – inspiring us in new ways. October symbolizes a change of seasons, of nature, of [...]
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 [...]
See that what you create you imagine and vice versa. See that the biggest lessons and experiences of your life come with the “imagined perception” that it is yours to create. This is the most incredible thing since we know that the world in which we exist is all consuming at times. To be real [...]
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 [...]
