Before I dive in here, let me underscore that I did not take the photograph above, though I certainly would have if the opportunity had presented itself. If you’ve been following me for awhile, you know that damselflies (like the one in the photograph) inspired my company name (here’s why). The quote and image cap the April page of my 2024 Eckhart Tolle wall calendar. When I got the calendar last December and opened it to my birthday month, I knew that this was my first 60th birthday gift from the ...
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Releasing My Scarcity Mindset About Time
As part of my personal and professional infrastructure reboot over the past year in the run-up to my 60th birthday this April, I have been working to identify subtle and not-so-subtle beliefs that add stress to my life and hold me back from reaching my full potential. A biggie for me was realizing that for most of my life, one of my driving beliefs was that “I don’t have enough time.” I track this back to eight days after my 13th birthday, when my beautiful father (also a pioneering transplant surgeon) succumbed to ...
My Mission Revealed Through Flow
The courage of a river to continue beliefIn the slow fall of ground,Always falling fartherToward the unseen ocean. John O'Donohue In my last post, I alluded to a recent ah ha moment that made me chuckle out loud. As a pre-curser, I invited you to read John O’Donohue’s poem “In Praise of Water” from his book To Bless the Space Between Us (you can access the blog and poem here if you missed it). The poem introduced itself during my morning wisdom reading, part of my daily mindfulness routine. I noticed within ...
Flow Work, With Water as My Teacher
Photo: Martha Brettschneider/Damselwings Photography When was the last time you had a laugh-out-loud ah ha moment? This week the Universe finally got me to read its "Flow" memo, and I did, indeed, chuckle audibly. If you’ve attended any of my programs – morning meditation sessions, Search Inside Yourself, PQ® Mental Fitness, or retreats – you’ve heard me talk about being in flow. We experience flow when we are engaged in something that is in alignment with our deepest values and sense of purpose personally or ...
Shifting Perspective On Turbulent Waters
Standing on the coast of the Baja Peninsula of Mexico, I soaked in the power of the waves cresting and crashing on the shore. Time slowed as I watched the energy build in each wave, waiting with anticipation for the first drop to spill from the peak. A symphony arose from the breaking waves, then a soft rush as the foamy edge of ocean hurried towards my toes. The rhythmic sound was pure poetry, the sensory experience an impossible mix of salty lullaby and power drink. Jon Kabat-Zinn made it sound so easy when he ...