change – Aligning Within

When Unexpected Things Happen

We are constantly setting goals for ourselves and working to make them happen. This gives us focus and ensures we use our time and energy efficiently and effectively. It also provides us with a sense of purpose and direction. We know where we are going and what we want to do. But quite often, due […]

Phases of Life

The people we encounter appear so different as we walk through the world. We see babies, older men, pregnant women, and teenage boys. We know couples on the verge of marriage and lonely widows. We interact with toddlers and the terminally ill. As different as each person seems, they all live the human experience. They […]

Your Life Script

Our lives are like an in-process movie script that we have complete creative control over. We can examine what works or isn’t working and edit our life’s script accordingly. Choosing to edit your life activities can be incredibly empowering. As you evolve, you can accept the hand you’ve written thus far or edit it to […]

The Magic of Color

The incredible displays of color that define the world around us are manifestations of light, each with a unique frequency. The attraction we feel to specific colors is not a matter of chance — we experience the beneficial effects of color even while blindfolded. We are naturally drawn to those colors that lift our mood, […]

New Years Eve Ritual

Whether or not you are going to a blow-out party on New Year’s Eve this year, here is a little ritual you can do for yourself or with others to ring in the new year with a little bit more gentleness and intention. Doing it ensures that whatever happens that night (and whether you can […]

Where Are You? (Dementia)

Where have you gone? Your disappearing All though your still here That you’ll forgot me Fills my with fear. I hold your hand Look into your eyes But no one looks back And my heart dies. All our yesterdays Wiped from your mind. I search for connections To draw you back home For a moment […]

Expressing Gratitude

Have you ever noticed that negative experiences tend to have a greater impact on you than positive ones? I was having a particularly bad day when I first had this realization. But once I did, I couldn’t get the idea out of my head. I started noticing how a stubbed toe would ruin my entire afternoon, but […]

Class of 2022

Class of 2022 Try not to lose sight of who you are, as you navigate this stressful time. You are the kids who went through one of history’s strangest educational times. The lockdown generation. Exams are not defining for anyone, but in your case, that is even more true. Because you are so much more. […]

The Message You Carry Matters

Words create worlds. Words speak life. Words inspire possibility into reality. Words have sticking power to become something in life. “I have a dream,” proclaimed Martin Luther King. Oprah shares on Super Soul Sunday, “In 1978 as a young woman when I began reciting Maya Angelou’s poem, Phenomenal Woman, over and over again, I didn’t believe […]

Regaining A New Start

At one time or another, most of us will encounter impossible circumstances: job loss, relationship break-up, economic struggles, loss of a loved one, physical trauma – the list goes on. They are defining moments in life that can either knock us down or make us stronger. While we can’t always control our circumstances (life’s curveballs […]