“Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that” ~ Martin Luther King Jr. “A stitch in time saves nine.” ~ English Proverb.This classic proverb succinctly captures the essence of quick intervention – addressing a problem promptly can prevent it from becoming much larger […]

Weekly Quote: “It’s never too late to become who you want to be. I hope you live a life that you’re proud of, and if you find that you’re not, I hope you have the strength to start over.” – F. Scott Fitzgerald Contemplation: ~ So much talk about New Year’s Resolutions! It’s hard not to […]

Weekly Quote: “The mind and body are like parallel universes. Anything that happens in the mental universe must leave tracks in the physical one.” – Deepak Chopra Contemplation: ~ Our feelings and thoughts are intense because they are not just feelings and thoughts – we physically feel the issues we are experiencing. Yowzah…. A triggering event transpires and the amygdala takes […]

Weekly Quote: “Courage is not the absence of fear, but rather the judgment that something else is more important than fear.” ~ Ambrose Redmoon (James Neil Hollingworth) Contemplation: ~ So what happens after validation? We know definitively that naming your feelings and owning them compassionately is a must……..but what then? How do we find the courage […]

Weekly Quote: “Between stimulus and response, there is a space. In that space is our power to choose our response. In our response lies our growth and our freedom.” ~ Victor Frankl Contemplation: ~ What to do, what to do what to do…..THAT my lovelies, is the real question isn’t it; that moment when the thought […]

Weekly Quote: “You may encounter many defeats, but you must not be defeated. In fact, it may be necessary to encounter the defeats, so you can know who you are, what you can rise from, and how you can still come out of it.” ~ Maya Angelou Contemplation: ~ Every time you willfully choose not to […]

Hello Everyone,  I hope this moment finds you well.  Weekly Quote: “The mind is not a vessel to be filled, but a fire to be kindled.” — Plutarch Contemplation: ~ I wonder how others influence us. What do we tend to take away from those experiences? Do we have any control over how to utilize […]

Weekly Quote: “The more you practice gratitude, the more you see how much there is to be grateful for.” – Don Miguel Ruiz Contemplation: ~ As we traverse the universe of change and connection to our authentic selves, it seems the concept of gratitude survives through the ages always seeming to wind up working itself into […]

Weekly Quote: “Happiness is a butterfly, which, when pursued, is always just beyond your grasp, but which, if you will sit down quietly, may alight upon you.” – Nathaniel Hawthorne Contemplation: ~ So you like to get high? Who doesn’t? We all do! And……we do it all the time! And…what is getting high anyway? Is […]

Weekly Quote: “Strength doesn’t come from what you can do; it comes from overcoming the things you once thought you couldn’t.” – Unknown Contemplation: ~  What would happen to us if we based our actions solely on our fear without ever challenging it? Would we ever learn how to overcome anything? Would our coping muscles get […]