When I am feeling stretched too thin, stressed out or burnt out there are a few words of comfort I repeat like a mantra while meditating. The first words of comfort were memorized years ago from my Grandmother's King James Bible. I am a deeply spiritual person, but not a religious one. But, these ...
Monthly Archives: July 2009
Marsha Sinetar-To Build the Life You Want, Create the Work You Love
To Build the Life You Want, Create the Work You Love: The Spiritual Dimension of Entrepreneuring by Marsha Sinetar When I first read this book over ten years ago Marsha Sinetar’s description of a self-actualized individual generated a wide range of emotions from anger, to ...
Words of Advice
Five things-words of advice I wish someone had told me when I was growing up… 1. Doing things you love and enjoy will always be easier to do than things you hate or dislike, but there will still be times when you don’t FEEL like doing them, but you do them anyway. 2. The best way to discover the ...
Book Review:enLIGHTened by Jessica Berger Gross
enLIGHTened: How I Lost 40 Pounds with a Yoga Mat, Fresh Pineapples, and a Beagle Pointerby Jessica Berger Gross I 'live in my head' and usually give little or no thought to my physical self. I have been a vegetarian for ten years, but ...
A Business and a Calling
I really didn't expect the amount of feedback I received from this weeks newsletter. It was meant to be a simple, open, honest letter to my readers. It turned into a serious topic of debate. All I was really trying to say was, don't put me or anyone else on a pedestal. Guides and mentors are essential on the ...
Book Review: Transitions by William Bridges
Transitions: Making Sense of Life's Changes, Revised 25th Anniversary Edition By William Bridges Sometimes life transitions can sneak up on us. From the outside it may look like we have a great family, great job and a wonderful life, but inside we feel unsettled ...
Building Dreams-The 'Secret'
If you subscribe to The Dreaming Cafe's newsletter or are a regular reader of this blog, you know that I divide my time between building a dream and working a full-time job. In addition to working mornings, lunch hours, evenings and weekends on building a new life, a life designed around writing and working for myself, ...
Creative Journey Maps
There are many paths to self discovery and we need to explore them all to feel complete; to feel whole. Here are two pictorial explorations of my many creative journeys to self-discovery. A Creative Journey to Self-Discovery Mind Map [caption id="attachment_2473" align="alignleft" width="1023" caption="Self-Discovery - Mind Map"]
What I Learned From my Nephews and Nintendo
Sometimes when going after our goals and dreams it can seem frustrating because there may be things we want to do but do not have the experience or skill level yet to accomplish them. My twin nephews, G &T, are like this when they get a new video game for their Nintendo DS or Game Cube. ...
