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Golf—the Closest Place to Heaven
I was trying to talk my brother into going to an Ayurvedic health spa and told him that the experience was Heavenly. He replied, “When I have vacation time, I prefer to play golf, as that’s Heaven for me.” I remember a friend who was going down to the...
Time for Summer Reading! What’s on your reading list?
Summer is now here. Are you still looking for an easy, breezy book to read at the beach or while lounging by the pool? If you have not yet ordered my new book The Power of Transcendence: Growing in Love, Creativity, Health, and Happiness you’ll find it is...
8 Morning Routines to Help Jumpstart Your Day
Special guest post by Harper Reid. That's why we've collated a selection of tried and true morning rituals which will get you jumpstarted every day – so give them a try this week and see how much lighter and brighter you feel. 1. Wake bright and early If...
The Power of Love
Photo Source: Mark Jones At a recent book-signing event for The Power of Transcendence: Growing in Love, Creativity, Health, and Happiness in Boca, I was able to address the topic of the moment—the Royal Wedding! I quoted several aspects of Bishop Curry’s...
Special Announcement: The Power of Transcendence is now available to order!
I am so happy to announce that my new book The Power of Transcendence: Growing in Love, Creativity, Health and Happiness is now available to order. My publisher asked me to put many of the blogs I have written over the last five years into one book. This...
A Six-Year-Old Plastic Activist
During spring break, my niece and her two children had lunch with me, and afterward we went for a walk on the beach. Lucy, my six-year-old great-niece, noticed plastic on the beach, and she started picking it up and putting it in her big straw hat. As we walked the...
The Deeper We Dive, The Higher We Rise – Gaining our Power as Women
Every situation in life has pros and cons. We saw the “cons” last year in the “Me Too” movement, hearing about the trauma and assault that women faced in the workplace. One “pro” that we have already seen in the first month of 2018 is women gaining even...
Strength in Stillness – Book Review
What is stillness, and what does it have to do with strength? Where does stillness come from? Can we experience it? If so, how? These are the questions Bob Roth addresses in his New York Times bestselling book Strength in Stillness. This book is not a...
Putting the Being Back in Human Being
What does it mean to be a human being? Maybe it means just that—to simply be in the state of our Being. If we can regain the totality of the “Being” part of a human being, then we are fulfilling what it means to be human. Being—Our Silence The purest state...
Let’s Try Being Positive For A Change
Mud is thrown left and right and politics feels dirtier than ever. You can’t turn on any news show without hearing negativity, no matter where you are on the political spectrum. People are fed up with the endless attacks on both sides of the aisle. According to a...
What I Know To Be True
I recently listened to the audio book version of Oprah's book What I Know For Sure. In her lively and engaging narration she describes her personal evolution and the spiritual lessons she has learned along the way. Naturally, after listening to the book, I...
Ocean of Consciousness
I was extremely fortunate to grow up right on the ocean. Going down to the beach was always a refuge for me. The gentle lapping of the waves soothed and settled me. Looking out over the ocean helped put my problems into perspective, as they would suddenly...