What life experience do you want to create? Sitting on the shore of the lake this morning I watched a small fish near the surface of the water. Its’ movement caused a ripple effect – tiny circles at first and then ever widening and spreading out for several feet. This small creature was creating a …
Recently I learned of an off Broadway musical titled “Now. Here. This.”. I first took it as “now hear this”, but quickly recognized that it was a wonderful play on words that required a shift in perspective. As is often the case for me, I was in need of a new perspective on something and …
“When we love, we always strive to become better than we are. When we strive to Become better than we are, everything around us becomes better too.” ~ Paulo Cohelo In the mid 90’s I was looking for a name for my counseling and teaching practice that reflected what I intended as an outcome for …
“What comes from the heart goes to the heart.” – Samuel Taylor Coleridge I attended my husband Steve’s choral holiday concert yesterday. I sat there in waves of awe, appreciation, and delight. This group is a community chorus that meets once a week to sing and prepare for this concert. There are no auditions so …
What are the words with which you would like to describe yourself? What are the qualities of character that you want to be remembered for after a conversation with a friend, after a job interview, after time spent with a loved one, or after a lifetime? What is it that you most want to express? …
Suzanne and I have been meditating together almost every morning for many years. It is a constant connection we make with each other during our daily practice. It does not get static. It does not get old. It remains a source of many new, interesting and refreshing insights into our lives with each other. Here’s …
Nadine Stair of Louisville, Kentucky, was 85-years-old when she wrote, “If I Had My Life to Live Over”: “I’d like to make more mistakes next time. I’d relax. I would limber up. I would be sillier than I have been this trip. I would take fewer things seriously. I would take more chances. I would …
FROM: Suzanne & Steve We would like to pass along some very important communication advice. In a happy, healthy, conscious relationship sometimes “I’m sorry” just isn’t enough to resolve a hurt. At times it just seems “too easy” and can even sound trite and insincere. So our good friends and mentors, Gay and Kathlyn Hendricks, …