You’ve heard me say it a thousand times: We’ve got to create space for healing to occur.
No matter what ails us, we go no where without focused attention to our problem and freedom from the toxins, irritants, and negative energy that get in our way.
An easy start is removing the clutter from our living spaces.
“Does it spark joy?”
You’ve heard those words, right?
The stuff whisperer, Marie…
What are the best solutions when life gets tough?
Stop our lives? Hang out on the mountain top? Get a divorce? Find a new job? Send the kids to boarding school?
Hmmm… sounds tempting, doesn’t it?
Yah, I want to get rid of the friction too sometimes.
I want to go straight to the bliss.
But what if I told you we thrive the most when we’re challenged? That we figure things out and grow our…
We all need to revive the fire in our bellies from time to time. I love the way inspiring words and acts of others drop into my life to do just that.
Let this one wash over you:
“This is the true joy in life, the being used for a purpose recognized by yourself as a mighty one; the being thoroughly worn out before you are thrown on the scrap heap; the being a force of Nature instead of a…
I like simple. And focused. It’s easy on my brain. And helps me grasp pieces of more complicated conceptual problems and ideas—like me and what I need to do to heal.
Give me three simple steps and I’m all over it.
But do I fool myself into thinking anything is that simple? Ever?
Those three simple steps get me started. It’s what I can focus on today. But we all know, with our mature…
I recently had an experience with conventional medicine excellence.
We tend to focus on how conventional medicine lets us down, but it can rise mightily when we are in urgent need.
I was hiking in a rainforest in Maui with my family when I noticed a floater appear in my right eye. Ugh. Annoying! I’ve gotten these on and off for years. They park themselves in the center of my vision,…
Yes, sadly, those were my own words.
Uttered as I caught a glimpse of myself in my husband’s photos of our magnificent hike in the Maui rainforest. We’d come upon a waterfall spilling into pristine waters below and couldn’t resist going in. But rather than seeing the magic of what was all around us or the completely relaxed posture I stood in (like no one was looking, like I really was…
Yikes.
Slow can feel dangerous.
I’ll give you a hint:
When we go slow we feel. When we feel we hurt. When we hurt we may not know what to do.
So instead we go fast. Bypassing the hurt. Staying busy, achieving, climbing the ladder, collecting evidence of our worthiness, numbing what we don’t want to feel.
But here’s the rub:
No pain, no joy. We have to go slow to feel. And we…
Remember my mantra?
Show up.
Go slow.
Pay attention.
Going slow leads to Presence.
And Presence is the absolute, non-negotiable key to claiming a healing life.
Sounds easy, doesn’t it?
Not for me!
But I’ve got power tools to help me.
Journal writing. Yes, I’ve been keeping some kind of diary my entire life. But as a young ‘un in my early thirties I started…
Show up.
Go slow.
Pay attention.
My mantra for healing.
The mantra that saved me.
I’m not a slow girl by nature, and I’m stubborn, so I’ve come about my mantra (and healing) the hard way.
Going fast helped me get a lot done and acquire the many attributes of what I thought was a successful life. For many years I worked hard to develop myself as a mom, a physician, and a…
A slogan boldly displayed on the entry wall of Evolve Juicery and Kitchen, a healthy meal service and fresh smoothie/juice kitchen in Iowa City.
And I love it! It’s perfect.
“Eat like you love yourself.”
Because it ALL comes down to self-love, doesn’t it? Every single choice we make, at every moment in time, forever.
And it’s where all the rest begins.
Our clear, vibrant,…
We just can’t help ourselves, can we?
We know we’re here for a purpose. We feel the fire in our bellies. We want better, more meaningful, more connected lives. We want to be our best and do our best in the world.
So in this cool, dark, quiet space of winter, standing at the precipice (and promise) of a new year, we take pause. We take stock. We consider our dreams. What can we do to make…
You know what I’m talking about here, right?
Those words and sentences so carefully crafted. Precious containers for our deepest yearnings. Our hopes, dreams, and desires. Crafted and spoken (or written) with prayerful, reverent, earnest intention and energy.
So why don’t they work?
I’ve worked with affirmations and prayers my entire life. Organically, fueled by necessity and…
Not my words. These are the words of Stephen Cobert, host of The Late Show and creator of the iconic Stephen Cobert Show.
He was asked the question, “what do you do to stay hopeful?”
His reply was:
Despair is just hubris.
Because you think you know what’s going to happen.
As Gandalf says, “Not even the wise know all ends.”
I haven’t been able to get…
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HOW TO LET GO OF BIOLOGICAL TOXICITY
Bolster the Body’s Innate Detoxification Systems
The reality is we live in a toxic world. And in spite of our best efforts, some toxins will get in. This is especially true for environmental toxins. But we’re not helpless. Not only can we take responsibility for avoiding them, we can also bolster our bodies’ innate capacity to remove toxins.
What is…
Healing gets tricky.
Because our minds are tricky. You know, how they serve both survival and wisdom?
How they see just enough of a situation to instantaneously conjure the worst-case-scenario? Or lure us into seeing just what we want and expect to see?
While, at other times, amazing us with mind-blowing assessments of the deeper truth of things.
All in one mind!
And that’s what makes healing…