February 23, 2013
no worries
February 22, 2013
SAGE ADVICE: REGAINING CONTROL
DEAR SAGE: My life has been speeding by and a lot of changes are occurring and I feel like I am losing control. I have recently made a few bad decisions in my love life and I don’t know if I should be honest about my mistakes or live with the guilt I face.
DEAR FLOWER: This is serious. I can feel your anxiety. I received your letter and literally stopped everything because I want to help you find peace. So before we get started, I want you to please pause everything and take a deep breathe with me [long inhale, hold it…then long exhale]. Slow everything down and allow yourself to relax in this moment. Keep breathing slowly and consciously with me while we work through this. Ok, let’s do it!
Sometimes life really does flying by when we lose connection with our purpose and goals. What are you really trying to do? Where are you really trying to go? What is it that you really want? Despite all of the things going on, take a step back and first reflect on these questions. You can either let change control you or control the changes. When we get lost, sometimes it can feel like we are swept up in a wave and tossed in different directions outside of our control. The reality is that when we don’t have a goal, the waves really do determine our direction. If we know where we want to go, we can start swimming in that direction. You are on the right path because you realize you don’t want to keep floating along. So right now, it’s time to swim to shore, my dear. Let’s get you grounded and address your key concern: your love life…
February 21, 2013
MORNING MEDITATION
Meditation is a powerful practice that many people want to perform regularly, but have serious difficulty following through on that goal [me included!]. Like all habits, regular meditation comes from consistent practice and a clear understanding of what you are really trying to accomplish.
My definition of meditation is anything that pulls you firmly and positively into the present moment. As such, I believe there are three forms of meditation:
Absolute silence • Voice of God • Active Meditation
February 20, 2013
RE-DO
Perhaps one of the most amazing things about life is that each day brings a new start. No matter how your previous day ended, the sun rises the next day to renew us. We get another chance. While it can be easy to get caught up in all of the things in life that didn’t – Read More –
February 16, 2013
INSPIRATIONAL STORY: “RAGS” TO RICHES
I believe that we are bound only by the limits that we place on ourselves. And not every story starts out with rainbows and waterfalls. Dani Johnson is an inspiration and shares her story of surviving a tumultuous childhood and an unhealthy young adulthood…to thriving. Dani went from being homeless to being a millionaire in – Read More –
February 15, 2013
REGRET
Often in life, we have moments of regret…when we wish we could change a decision we made in the past. We have regret because we believe we could have made the present better. How can we know that? How do we know that changing some decision in the past would not have led to an – Read More –
February 10, 2013
SAGE ADVICE: YOUNG LOVE
DEAR SAGE: Ok so at the beginning of the school year, I developed a crush on the boy in my class. So I told my best friend. She had also developed a crush on the same guy! But she never told me until a couple weeks ago! So a couple weeks ago, I heard that the boy that I had a crush on was gonna ask my best friend out!!!!! And guess what she said…. YES!!!!!!
So after she said yes, I got really mad at her because she knew that I had a huge crush on him!!! I really don’t trust her as a friend anymore! But she has done so many more things that really hurt my feelings! it’s not just this incident!!! I don’t know what to do… I REALLY LIKED HIM!!!!!! :( :( :( :( :*
DEAREST LOVE: O.M.G! This is a tricky situation! Let me ask you a question…what would have happened if your crush asked you out and you said yes? What would that have been like for your friend? It is dangerous business to base a friendship on which one of you the guy picks! Someone is going to lose in that situation. True friendships are based on how you treat each other…it should not be about people outside of your friendship. Crushes come and go, best friends are true friends that are there for you through all of that!
February 9, 2013
NOTHING IS LACKING
Fame or integrity: which is more important?
Money or happiness: which is more valuable?
Success or failure: which is more destructive?
If you look to others for fulfillment,
You will never truly be fulfilled.
If your happiness depends on money,
You will never be happy with yourself.
February 6, 2013