I’ve got a riddle for you today--It weighs nothing. You can’t measure it with a yardstick. It makes no sound and yet its presence in your life can determine your fate! I won’t keep you in suspense. The answer is Patience! Here’s my crystal ball-yes, I really do have...

Where do you spend most of your day? At work, right? If you're working from home or you're working in an office, wherever you're working, you're working somewhere. That's how most of us are spending a good chunk of our day. And most of us are working with people. Even...

There was a wonderful comedian back in the 1970’s, Flip Wilson. One of the characters in his skits was Geraldine who’s comment, whenever she did something wrong, was, “The devil made me do it.” It's a good excuse, right? Blame the devil for getting into you and having...

You're riding in traffic. There are cars everywhere. And even if you're not in a hurry you start. mumbling some choice words. Anger starts to swell, heating up your body. Ever have that sensation? Or maybe you’re talking with someone who is explaining something to...

Are you an impatient driver?   So I'm driving down 25A to my physical therapy appointment last week. I’ve been going for awhile now to treat my shoulder. The physiatrist’s office is on the south side of the road, so I have to make a left turn across traffic to get...

Webster’s dictionary defines abundance as "plentiful supply; overflowing fullness." In other words, it's a state where there's no lack. And isn’t that what we all long for? We all want to be abundant. We want to be plentiful, no holds barred! I’m a positive thinker. I...

As busy women, we have multiple responsibilities. You have your work life and you are probably running a household, shopping and cooking and cleaning up, maybe taking care of kids or elderly parents, and might even have a spouse thrown into the mix! Your life is most...

In the 1990s I was studying to be an Interfaith minister and I attended many different spiritual, religious, and psychological trainings. One that greatly impressed me was something called “The Work” developed by Byron Katie. I did some ‘work’ with her and found it...

I want to talk today about something near but not dear to my heart -- SOS! This is not an emergency call. It stands for Shiny Object Syndrome. I'm sure you've heard of it. Are you an SOS sufferer? And for those of us who don't know what that is, (I can't believe...

How often do you say thank you? -- to a colleague who did you a favor, or maybe your child who helped clean up the kitchen, or your spouse who gave you a compliment. Are you grateful? Do you say thank you? You may think they know that you appreciate them for whatever...

Once upon a time, there was a chainsaw-toting, wannabe farmer, interfaith minister who trafficked in chickens. She adored their antics and grew fat and happy eating their multicolored eggs…. (Well, not fat but pleasantly plump, shall we say!) If you know me then you...

We have some odd thoughts about giving stuff away and that's what i want to talk about today. My spiritual practice, A Course in Miracles, has a lesson that says, “Giving and receiving are one in truth.” Does that resonate with you? Or maybe you’re saying, “How can...

Abundance. I'm sure if I asked 9 people what abundance is, I’d get 9 different answers. We all have a different understanding of the word abundance. For me, being a holistically-minded person, I give the word a much broader meaning, in all the ways I’ve been talking...

It happens out of the blue, you're not expecting anything out of the norm and yet, boom, there it is. So, what do you do, how do you handle it when a crisis blindsides you? Abundance is a perfect conversation for what we're talking about here because, well, My...