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This post is dedicated to my mentor and teacher Debbie Ford. “Our shadow is all the aspects that we reject out of shame, fear or, disapproval. It is made up of any part of ourselves that we believe is unacceptable, will … Continue reading →

“Hope is important because it can make the present moment less difficult to bear. If we believe that tomorrow will be better, we can bear a hardship today” Thich Nhat Hanh Before you read this post I want to set … Continue reading →

“The soul always knows what to do to heal itself. The challenge is to silence the mind.” Caroline Myss It feels like our lives in the 21st century have diminished to an individualistic, very self-centered, small world. It seems to … Continue reading →

“The human spirit holds strength beyond measure, the kind that will break down the walls of all the blocks that come our way.” Nikki Rowe  I have always loved unique eccentric people who are unapologetically themselves. So many of us are … Continue reading →

“Only when one is connected to one’s own core is one connected to others I am beginning to discover. And for me, the core, the inner spring, can best be re-found through solitude.” Anne Morrow Lindbergh. It’s January 1991. I … Continue reading →

“How strange that the nature of life is change, yet the nature of human beings is to resist change and how ironic that the difficult times we fear might ruin us are the very ones that can break us open … Continue reading →

“Age has given me what I was looking for my entire life- It gave me me. It provided the time and experience and failures and triumphs and friends who helped me step into the shape that had been waiting for … Continue reading →