“We can not solve our problems with the same level of thinking that created them” ― Albert Einstein We’ve all heard it. If you are not part of the solution, you are part of the problem. Yet, those stuck in the situation don’t realize they are there. The word solution comes from the Latin word solūtiō and the verb solvō, which means to loosen. So even if we are not naturally…
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“Soulful healing asks, while you are healing your body with herbs from Earth, that you look for the meaning in what is happening within your body as it relates to your whole being.” ~ Robin Rose Bennett The use of herbs and spices has been influential throughout history. Well before culinary usage, healers and herbalists gathered herbs for medicinal purposes. Many modern-day medicines were derived from properties found in these…
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Happiness is a quality of the soul…not a function of one’s material circumstances. ~ Aristotle We have all been in the presence of someone who is radiant. Radiance is sensed when great happiness exudes from someone’s expression or bearing. You may have experienced it with a bride-to-be or proud new parents, or perhaps you have been fortunate to have been in the presence of a spiritual teacher like the Dalia…
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All of life is an experiment. The more experiments you make the better. – Ralph Waldo Emerson There is no innovation without experimentation. We need to try new things to expand our awareness and the world around us. Without stretching our comfort levels and risking failure, no adaptions, evolutions, or breakthrough ah-ha moments exist. Learning happens when we acknowledge the lessons that come from these experiences. Looking at the…
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Your pain needs to be recognized and acknowledged. It needs to be acknowledged and then released. Avoiding pain is the same as denying it. ~ Yong Kang Chan Most of the population walk with unhealed wounds, carrying these pains, even though we have long forgotten where they came from. They could have begun in early childhood or arrived with unexpected life changes or crises as adults. Through this lens…
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If you are depressed you are living in the past. If you are anxious you are living in the future. If you are at peace you are living in the present. – Lao Tzu When we concentrate on anything, we use energy, and although energy is infinite, it can be dispersed in ways that feel like we are running out of it. We give life to whatever we put…
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“When things aren’t adding up in your life, start subtracting.” ~ Anonymous We are conditioned to add to our lives. The first trimester of life is about the acquisition of stuff, materially, mentally, and emotionally. Initially, we go to school from our family unit to fill our minds with information. We listen to friends about what to believe and are molded on how to be. We are guided to want…
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Any action is often better than no action, especially if you have been stuck in an unhappy situation for a long time. If it is a mistake, at least you learn something, in which case it’s no longer a mistake. If you remain stuck, you learn nothing. ~Eckhart Tolle If given our way, most people stay where they are. We accept ourselves to be how we have always been,…
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“It’s supposed to be hard. If it were easy, everyone would do it.” ~ Tom Hanks in A League of Their Own How we experience life is within how we perceive things. We can find opportunity and joy or sit within misery and turmoil. Those choices come from our ability to flow, adapt, and evolve, which requires an openness to change. Yet, when faced with an unfamiliar choice or the…
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The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched — they must be felt with the heart. -Helen Keller Pondering one of life’s big questions, I polled among friends, asking What makes a great life? While waiting for answers to return, I read a Harvard research paper that followed hundreds of men over a lifetime. Granted, they only interviewed men, so if it…
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