The V-Word

“Clarity of mind means clarity of passion, too; this is why a great and clear mind loves ardently and sees distinctly what he loves.”  -Blaise Pascal

The only way to gain clarity about your direction is to follow the path as it is presented to you. I am not sure you can decide anything through mere thoughtful reflection. It is the life experience of the questions that teach most. When you are full...

“Wonder is involuntary praise.” – Edward Young

The Natural Product Expo has been my stomping grounds for eight years and my love business is blossoming in so many ways that I have been dreaming of that it feels like wonder. In addition to having large distributors opening up to include us in their business, so many people that I have known over the years have benefited from my weekly musings.

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“Those who think they have not time for bodily exercise will sooner or later have to find time for illness.”  ~Edward Stanley

If ever there were a part of the body that is underrated for the power and stability they bring to every aspect of life, it would be the hammock of musculature in the pelvis known as the pelvic floor. This group of muscles, ligaments and tendons is the literal foundation...

“When we were children, we used to think that when we were grown-up we would no longer be vulnerable.  But to grow up is to accept vulnerability…To be alive is to be vulnerable.”  -Madeleine L’Engle

Lately I am trying to pay attention to the places where I get stuck. Here is my Achilles heel; the moments when life is clearly outside of my control and even flies in the face of all of my best...

Are you searching for the meaning of your own life? This might just be the conversation you have been waiting to hear. John Strelecky, author of The Why Cafe, which has been called a modern day version of The Alchemist…. The book and our conversation invite you into the place when we allow ourselves to be guided by our heart , instead of feeling like we have to know all the steps along the path...

“Until one is committed, there is hesitancy, the chance to draw back, always ineffectiveness. Concerning all acts of initiative (and creation), there is one elementary truth the ignorance of which kills countless ideas and splendid plans: that the moment one definitely commits oneself, the providence moves too. A whole stream of events issues from the decision, raising in one’s favor all manner of...

I have been studying positive psychology and came across some really basic and straightforward reminders about how to cultivate a life that can be positive and workable. Satisfaction with life occurs where meaning and pleasure meet. Choosing activities that are both personally meaningful and enjoyable makes us both more positive and more capable of dealing with the more difficult and challenging...

“I can forgive, but I cannot forget, is only another way of saying, I will not forgive.  Forgiveness ought to be like a canceled note – torn in two, and burned up, so that it never can be shown against one.”  ~Henry Ward Beecher

Walking through the woods today with an old friend I recently reunited with, we shared stories of the times when we did not live up to the best of ourselves as mothers....