An often repeated and retweeted quote has been tickling my awareness. Maya Angelou said “A bird doesn’t sing because it has an answer, it sings because it has a song”. On the surface, this didn’t appear to directly correlate to my situation but, it kept coming back into my mind until I realized: we all have something to say… to the world… to our peers… to ourselves. My strong sense of “nothing to say” revealed itself to be, simply, resistance. Resistance to what I didn’t yet know. I made a shift and decided to up the ante and set out for a breakthrough.<< MORE >>

Many benefits of massage are well known i.e. relaxation, increased circulation, pain relief, etc. For me, there’s much more. So here goes. My five fabulous additional upshots of the massage experience: Relax – Connect - Let Go - Listen - Remember.<< MORE >>

This post is dedicated to Syda, Carla and the power of Sisterhood (a true blessing of revolving support amongst a group of trusted souls). If you do not have these forces present in your life, I implore you to be open to the amazing possibilities they provide. On a recent morning, I lounged in my backyard, sipping coffee perfection... << MORE >>

I fell further to a place of gripe, grouse and grouch. It's an all too familiar state of being for my inner depletion junkie. (Oh the joys of a downward spiral). No matter how I imagined turning it around, no matter what positive affirming steps I took or soothing words of worth I spoke, I was stuck in that old story: spinning, stewing and revolving. << MORE >>

In December, one of my sister “journalers” posted the following phenomenal, thought provoking and movement inspiring journal entry. I asked for her permission to share her delightful words with the delighted sage readership. She agreed. Thanks Jen! I anticipate a delighted return to my own blog entries very soon. In the meantime, thanks for your patience and enjoy our guest blog.<< MORE >>

Sometimes we have habits of doing... sometimes we have habits of NOT doing. Hot Damn! That's my deal.<< MORE >>

As a result of all this glorious downsizing, I received the full benefit of each and every exercise we practiced: as a coach and a client. The entire weekend becoming a valuable lesson in the power and beauty inherent in the act of letting go. << MORE >>

In essence, this is my version of "paying inspiration forward" and connecting you to what has inspired me! This first reposting share comes from a blogger who makes amazing practical real world connections for me out of the universal law of attraction we hear so much about today. << MORE >>

I've shifted into operating from a skeleton plan, instead of a detailed understanding of where I'm going. I focus on one small step at a time and allow those steps to add up to momentous forward movement, instead of seeing only the large expanse between where I am and where I want to be.<< MORE >>

Goal for the week: to not utter a single complaint  
Reality for the week:  miserable failure
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