celebrating self or others
Are you in the world, on the world, of the world or perhaps, as this photo suggests, looking at the world from afar? To be centered is to be consciously aware of oneself in the world at large. Centered in self is not to be confused with self-centered. I can be totally centered in myself…
A smile is a precursor to a chuckle. A chuckle a precusor to a laugh and a laugh a precursor to absolute total abandonment in mirth. It is scale and if you are not familiar with it then perhaps you need some practice. Did you know that laughter can be used as a form of…
Often we make a choice between heart centred and head centred living. The trick is not choosing between them. The trick is integrating them. Success planning is a concept I created about 7 or 8 years ago. It is a process where I outline my goals in 4 categories. Personal, professional, physical and financial. In…
Happiness is what we discover when we stop telling ourselves all the reasons we are not happy. Right now we have the choice to stop the unhappiness and celebrate, enjoy and express our gratitude for all the happiness we have been given and continue to receive. It is not just a new year, it is…
Around the globe we are leaving behind 2009 and beginning 2010. In Vancouver it will bring the Olympics and a party that has been planned for six years but for tonight it will simply be reviewing what has happened and hoping for what can happen next year. I believe that the most important aspect of…
My true love gave to me the same thing he gives me each and every day. The gift of his love. And it is a very large gift and he gives it with love. I am the luckiest man on earth. I have a husband who celebrates me each day. Although we have often been…
Prayer to me is about being deeply connected and conscious about my life. Using my definition hopefully most of our life is spent in prayer. I do not pray simply because I lack something. I do not pray only because I am in fear. I pray to recognize the absolute miracle that I am living…
I am so very grateful for the life I have. Surrounded by the love of my husband, my family, my friends and even my colleagues I feel such a sense of peace on most of the days of my life. The peace comes, I believe, from the celebration and gratitude I put out to others.…
One of the topics you will see I return to over and over is choice. To me it is one of the underpinnings of how much of our happiness we experience. Today I woke up and unlike over 3 billion people on the revolving ball called Earth I did not have to look for drinkable…
How often I have heard what I refer to as the three great mistakes of relationships? In truth, I may have even said one or two of them myself…smile. These three simple yet profound statements which I call the three false promises are thoughts or beliefs that will undermine your most intimate relationship: I need…