For those who can’t, won’t or don’t meditate
I counsel people to bring mindfulness into daily life. In addition to taking mindful walks, or creating a mindfulness practice that is tied to daily tasks such as folding laundry or doing the dishes, I also offer tips for making sleep and dreams into a mindfulness practice.
What To Do When There’s Too Much To Do
It works! When we feed our souls with creativity and self-care, we are nourished and strengthened in all the other aspects of our lives.
Fun & Dreams
It’s easy to lose any sense of light-hearted play when the mood around us grows heavy with fear and doubt. As dreamers, we can integrate play into our dreamwork. Here’s how ….
The Royal Road to Joyful Dreams
When you journey to the unconscious, bring a map During a recent trip to Mexico, where I’d come to present a program on Dreaming Toward Bliss at a conference on dreams and healing, I did …
Transforming holiday card writing from drudgery to joy
Too often during the busy holiday season, the idea of sending out holiday cards is only cozy and quaint in my imagination. Over the years, however, I’ve found ways to make this ritual creative, mindful, and more meaningful.
You Are (Already) a Joy
5 rules to help you get (and stay) happy I can’t remember what prompted me to ask the question, but I’ll never forget the answer. Several years back I asked my mother, “What was I …
Dreaming Toward Bliss
A gift in the night I’d like to tell you a dream I had. I know, you don’t like to hear about other people’s dreams. You think they’re long, and you have no idea what …
Welcome to My Renovated (Virtual) Home
“I contain multitudes.” Walt Whitman, Leaves of Grass Maybe it was that book I read about Tidying Up that made me finally say Enough! It was high time to clean up not only my apartment, …
Declaring March 4th a Holiday
To honor this day, choose something you are ready to let go of (an old grudge, an outdated belief, an unhelpful attitude) and then on March 4th, declare that you are ready to March Forth into a new chapter of your beautiful life.
Quote Unquote: The Power of a Post
The Butterfly Effect*–Social Media Style The following quote was published in 1973, decades before the advent of Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram. Its importance has multiplied exponentially since then. “Any word you speak this afternoon will radiate …