There is importance in “retreat.” I don’t mean the kind where you are running away from a threat, like in a battle or a dangerous situation (where you must retreat to survive); and I don’t mean backing away from a challenging situation because you don’t like confrontation or you choose not to engage. I am […]
The Light at the End of the Tunnel. When you see the light at the end of the tunnel, it is not beneficial to go out and build more tunnel. -Neale Donald Walsh You know that feeling. “ The light at the end of the tunnel” feeling. Something in your life unfolded that felt daunting, […]
The warmth of her tiny body echoes on my chest Sleeping as only a babe will do, Her tiny heart beating its special rhythm in concert with mine – Oh, my precious, newborn Granddaughter, has ever love been so captivating and so real? Your presence in this world has already touched me in subtle, profound, […]
How new it feels to learn to receive After a lifetime of giving, And in giving believe. Being celebrated and acknowledged feels foreign indeed And it’s sad to realize: I don’t quite know how to receive. It is so easy to give! It feels so natural, so real. It feels like my very nature to […]
Dear Friends, My wish for you this holiday season is the gift of hope: that no matter what has happened in this last year for you, that the coming year will surpass your expectations for happiness, supply, abundance, joy and peace. 2011 has been a challenging year for so many. Yet many of us are […]
This weekend I was gifted with an inspiration to create a mini-garden for myself. This is more of a creative endeavor than it might sound,because I live in an upstairs condo with a small balcony. I have been craving the site of fresh flowers around me for months, the way I had when I lived […]
Holidays often mean family gatherings, traditions you may or may not like, encounters with relatives you’re not interested in seeing, expensive travel, a sense of obligation to buy gifts, spend money you’d rather not, maybe even enduring events that feel atrocious.How do you manage all of this – and still have a smile? Here are some keys you can use right away!
Love. That potent word, loaded with promise. For some, it is loaded with pain. And now it’s already February, the month our commercial society especially focuses on to celebrate Love. For some of us, love is a loaded topic. That makes February potentially a super-charged month, full of memories, associations, dreams, maybe heartbreak or disappointments. […]
“Be yourself. Everyone else is already taken. “ Oscar Wilde INTERNAL COMBUSTION PART 1 Have you ever felt like you are combusting inside? You know, like the pieces are breaking apart and tumbling? Or even breaking up into splinters and shards and beginning to fly around? And you can’t tell what is actually going on, […]
It’s finally here! I am so happy to tell you that my book is now complete and available! This has been anticipated for quite some time and I am so thrilled to share it with you! The Next Bold Step: Learning to Love and Value Yourself and Know that You Matter! by Kathryn Tull, M.A., […]