Archive for January, 2013
What Is Your Heart Saying to You?
Thursday, January 10th, 2013
Tears of the Heart
Wednesday, January 9th, 2013
When the phone rang last week at my office, I looked down to see that the call was from a colleague and friend. While a part of me wanted to pick up the phone and connect, there was another part of me that was feeling very vulnerable and the sound of her kind voice would probably make me cry. In a conversation we had recently I said to my friend, “I knew all you had to do was ask me how I was feeling and I would start crying.” My friend responded, “Crying is the sweat of the heart.” She completely understood the choice to let the call go to voicemail and wait to speak. We had a wonderful conversation about self-care and how sometimes that means reaching out and connecting, while other times it means going inside ourselves and being quiet.
My friend shared that what helps her when she is feeling quiet is reading Louise L. Hay affirmations. When I hung up, I picked up my box of Louise L. Hay affirmations and chose a card to read and meditate on. The card I picked up read:
You are an artist of the spirit.
Find yourself and express yourself in your own particular way. Express your love openly.
Life is nothing but a dream, and if you create your life with love, your dream becomes a masterpiece of art.
My heart sweated and tears came. Thank you Jude.
In Every Heart…
Tuesday, January 8th, 2013
In every heart there is peace.
In every heart there is compassion.
In every heart there is joy.
In every heart there is bliss.
In every heart there is adventure.
In every heart there is hope.
It’s possible…in every heart…
On My Nightstand
Monday, January 7th, 2013
These 13 books will make their way to my nightstand in 2013:
Daring Greatly by Brene Brown
The Law of Divine Compensation: On Work, Money, and Miracles by Marianne Williamson
The Fear Project: What Our Most Primal Emotion Taught Me About Survival, Success, Surfing . . . and Love by Jaimal Yogis
Open Heart, Open Mind: Awakening the Power of Essence Love by Tsoknyi Rinpoche
The Untethered Soul: The Journey Beyond Yourself by Michael Singer
Losing My Virginity: How I Survived, Had Fun, and Made a Fortune Doing Business My Way by Richard Branson
My Life So Far by Jane Fonda
How to Solve Our Human Problems – The Four Noble Truths by Geshe Kelsang Gyatso
To Sell is Human by Daniel H. Pink
Huna: Ancient Secrets for Modern Living by Serge King
The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
The Art of Hearing Heartbeats by Jan-Phillipp Dendker
You pick the 13th book. I am always looking for book suggestions so you tell me what book must I read in 2013!
Enjoy and Happy Reading!
Breathing Warmth – Meditations for the Soul
Friday, January 4th, 2013
Have you wanted to start a meditation practice? Or do you want to deepen your meditation practice? Start by drawing your breath inward as we prepare for a season of hibernation and going deeper inside ourselves.
In our busy lives, we rarely experience an extended period of quiet. For our meditation session(s), we will enter the quiet within ourselves as a way to deepen our connection to our soul’s journey. You are invited to enter the space of Being, rather than Doing.
The 45-minute meditations will open you to thinking differently about meditation. Meditation is about zoning in, not zoning out. Our session(s) may include looking at where our mind wanders, focusing our gaze, guided visualizations, making movement an integral part of our lives, resonating with a (personal) mantra, and stepping more fully into our thoughts. All levels of students are welcome. You may book as many sessions as you want from January 2 – March 29, 2013. Each session is 45-minutes and will take place on the phone (Monday – Friday only).
What to Bring: A notebook and pen, water
Investment: $50 in (No refunds.)
Register: by texting your name and ‘Meditation Session’ to 917.238.9726.
For more information, click the link: Breathing Warmth – Meditations for the Soul.
Happy New Year!
Daring Deeply on a Path of the Heart
Thursday, January 3rd, 2013
I came across this poem by Carlos Castaneda that reminded me of living a path of vulnerability with heart.
You must always keep in mind that a path is only a path.
Each path is only one of a million paths.
If you feel that you must now follow it,
you need not stay with it under any circumstances.
Any path is only a path.
There is no affront to yourself or others in dropping a path
if that is what your heart tells you to do.
But your decision to keep on a path or to leave it
must be free of fear and ambition.
I caution you: look at every path closely and deliberately.
Try it as many times as you think necessary.
Then ask yourself and yourself alone this one question.
Does this path have a heart?
All paths are the same. They lead nowhere.
They are paths going through the brush or into the brush
or under the brush of the Universe.
The only question is: Does this path have a heart?
If it does, then it is a good path.
If it doesn’t, then it is of no use.
2013 Is My Year of …
Wednesday, January 2nd, 2013
Daring Deeply!
My focus in 2013 will be about taking chances on outrageous (and unknown) invitations for new workshops and retreats and daring myself to put my heart-centered work out into the world in greater ways. My purpose is to dig deeper inside my heart so that I can take peaceful actions and dare greatly into vulnerability.
I intend to open to my fullest, heart-centered, creative, vulnerable beingness. I am daring deeply!
What is 2013 the year of for you?