Posts under ‘inspiration’

I love to share my best of lists and am delighted to pass along what is beautiful, inspiring, uplifting and helpful. Here’s some of what I was reading, and loving, this month:   Sometimes the best things are the simplest. I loved being reminded of this while reading Finding the Joy at The Creative Mama. [...]

I think there is art to most everything we do in life and aging gracefully is certainly a good example of this. Being a good artist involves practice and study and I think learning from a master artist is the way to go.   Let me introduce you to one. Christopher Foster is just that, [...]

Here is what inspires me…   A: ambience…I am a sucker for the right place and mood. B: beauty…I get fueled by all sorts of beauty from the natural to major bling. C: compassion…It rocks both when it is extended to me and when I extend it to others. D: dance…Nothing gets you out of [...]

  I love blogs and I adore bloggers. Here are some of my favorite posts for the month of March:   35 Steps to Happiness by Christopher at The Happy Seeker   Need Peace, Love, and Connection? by Sandra at Always Well Within   50 Ways to Lighten Up & Become Child Like Again by [...]

“You must train your intuition – you must trust the small voice inside you which tells you exactly what to say, what to decide” ~  Ingrid Bergman

I have not been an active blogger the past week or so and I would like to explain why… I have been dealing with some health issues that have kept me from blogging as of late. New words play in my mind now like xrays, blood tests, results, diagnosis and waiting. I fully intended to [...]

I have been doing the word of the year idea along with resolutions for years now and find the combination keeps me on track and motivated in the best of ways. Previous words have included: balance, change, serenity and growth. To this day each of those words resonates with me in a very personal and [...]

While making the rounds this week I came across more than a couple of blogs that are worth taking the time to mention. Though my current schedule doesn’t allow me to comment on every post I enjoy, the following bloggers deserve a great big thank you for their contributions to the world of blogging, and [...]

“There’s no secret to balance. You just have to feel the waves.” ~ Frank Herbert (photo credit)

The second person in my series of women who inspire me to live a healthy and balanced life is Betty Bethards. She is known as the common sense guru, a mystic, teacher, healer and psychic. I was lucky enough to live in a town where she often lectured and I met her a few times, [...]