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YOU- Body Mind Spirit Series #3: Body Blues
It's a new year and I started off last week with a new idea. I introduced you to Ogee who’s confused because he has two heads! So I was telling him I was on this mastermind call and we were talking about problems that people have with losing weight and stuff like...
YOU- Body Mind Spirit Series #1: Creating a Sacred Space
Today I'm going to show you my altar which you may have noticed if you’ve ever seen one of my Facebook videos (go to FB@marciagrace.tropin on Fridays at 1 pm) because it's always right behind me. I want to talk about the kinds of things that I have on my altar...
What I’m Thankful For This Thanksgiving.
I hope you had a delightful Thanksgiving celebration. Giving thanks is what I’m talking about because it's that time of year. Let me start with a quote from Walt Whitman's Leaves of Grass: ” After you have exhausted what there is in business, politics, conviviality,...
This is a day of stillness and peace
I will cancel my daily routine and will do stuff that feeds my spirit. I said to myself. I would love to have a day of stillness and peace so I can read NO emails, make NO phone calls, write NO articles…. In other words, cancel my daily routine and do stuff that feeds...
Who’s In Your Village?
It's all about how we choose to look at our world, how we choose to treat others. Let me tell an old Sufi story. A man enters a village and goes to see the Sufi master. The visitor says to the Sufi master, “I'm thinking about moving to this village. And I'm wondering,...
What’s Really Scary?
It's not like we can ever escape those scary moments, but we certainly can negotiate them. It’s Halloween time and I love Halloween! Children of all ages can dress up in costume, visit the neighbors, and expect warm greetings and sweets and treats. For a brief moment,...
Golden Days : The Four Stages of Life
Which stage are you at right now? The First Two Stages of Life (Body Stage) In Hindu tradition, there are four stages of life. I think it's interesting to compare with Western culture to unpack the differences. The first stage is ‘the student stage’ or Brahmacharya....
The Secret To A ‘Pure’ Life
They say you only live once, but that's not true. You only die once, but you live every day I was reading my Course in Miracles lesson this morning and there was a line that struck me: “Let all appearances seem pure to us now.” Part of the problem that we have in...
Nourish Your Way To Stress-Free Living
Avoid these foods if you want to reduce stress in your body. I’m delighted to be bringing you someone whose knowledge of all things about nutrition is encyclopedic and she presents it in easy-to-understand and put-into-practice steps for the best health ever. I used...
Enjoy sex without the stress.
Did you know that according to studies, people today are having less sex than those from previous generations? I interviewed my dear friend for many years, and she is an expert that you are going to love and enjoy. I mean, she's just amazing. Dr. Sorah Dubitsky is a...
Stress Less by Going Back to Basics
Practice these simple techniques to be more stress-free, and more relaxed as you go through your day. Being of a certain age, I get the AARP magazine. Yesterday I read an article about four natural stress remedies. I said to myself, “That's a perfect topic because...
When tragedy strikes and creates stress and anxiety in our minds.
How do we navigate through tragic events that are beyond our control? Today I want to speak from the heart. I got a call last night from a dear friend who told me something that's just incomprehensible. If this happened to you, you would feel the horror of it just as...