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Possibility: The Midlife Renaissance
“It is never too late to be what you might have been.”
~~ George Eliot
Greetings to all my precious people!!
Last week, we discovered how authentic kindness practice generates sustainable joy—the kind that heals both giver and receiver. This week, we explore what opens when we stop limiting our capacity for transformation: POSSIBILITY.
Not the naive optimism that ignores reality. Not the frantic reinvention that runs from authentic self. But the science-backed recognition that your midlife years may be when your greatest possibilities finally become accessible.
In a culture obsessed with youth and terrified of aging, this exploration is revolutionary: What if everything you’ve been told about decline after 40 is not just wrong, but backwards? continue reading
JOY: Cultivating Sustainable Aliveness
“Joy is what happens to us when we allow ourselves
to recognize how good things really are.”
~~ Marianne Williamson
Beyond Happiness: Cultivating Sustainable Aliveness
Greetings to all my precious people!!
We’ve journeyed through kindness as embodied healing, awakened to kindfulness as warm-hearted presence, discovered how gratitude becomes grace, and explored how your healing naturally wants to serve others through authentic contribution. This week, we dive into something that might surprise you: JOY.
Not the forced positivity that asks you to pretend everything is wonderful. Not the fleeting happiness that depends on external circumstances. But the deep, sustainable aliveness that emerges when you live in authentic alignment with your kindness practice and your contribution to the world.
This is joy as medicine. Joy as fuel. Joy as the natural result of a life lived in service to what matters most. continue reading
The Courage to Surrender
“Your pain is the breaking of the shell that encloses your understanding.
Even as the stone of the fruit must break, that its heart may stand in the sun,
so must you know pain.”
~~ Khalil Gibran
Greetings to all my precious people!!
The Year of the Yang Green Wood Dragon arrived on February 10, 2024 and its influence continues through January 2025. We are currently in the ninth month of this cycle, and there is still time to embrace the energetics of the Dragon and choose necessary change for the greater good of ourselves, as well as our families and communities.
And yet… and still: there is so much chaos, so much disharmony. continue reading
What Do You Need Right Now?
I learned a long time ago
the wisest thing I can do
is be on my own side.
~~ Maya Angelou
Greetings to all my precious people!!
What do you need right now?
When was the last time you took a moment to check in with your Self and make a gentle inquiry? We can be very attuned to the needs of others. We know when the baby needs feeding, when the dog needs walking and when our loved ones need a good hug, a long nap and maybe a snack!! But what about us? How often do we touch base with our precious Self and ask what needs to be tended to? continue reading
The Healing Gift of Self-Compassion
The privilege of a lifetime is being who you are.
~~ Joseph Campbell
Greetings to all my precious people!!
My travels across the pond served as the good medicine needed for restoration. Ireland is known for its high standard of living, with a strong focus on work-life balance, a vibrant sense of community and a more relaxed culture compared to the fast-moving lifestyle of New York. People tend to prioritize spending time with family and friends, enjoying the “craic” (KRAK) which translates to good times, friendly conversations, and fun experiences. I witnessed this on a daily basis, with folks gathering along the green expanses just sitting around and talking! People were outdoors, enjoying the fresh air and early morning mist, when you could hear the birds chirping and watch the village square come alive with activity. Time was measured in togetherness and not hours. continue reading
