Living from our hearts gives us the wisdom, power, and intuition to fulfill our deepest yearnings, harmonize our relationships, ground us as our pure Self, and launch our voices and gifts into the world for lasting impact. I have seen firsthand how thousands of women have been transformed by living heartfulness, or Bhakti. The global dialogues of our collective quest is so strongly rushing toward the mysteries of the heart and pure, unconditional love, that even the American business market is saturated with language like "come from your heart to develop your marketing strategy" and "become a heart-centered entrepreneur." Every day I see … [Read more...]
And Then There Is Rest
Maybe getting back into a schedule after Spring Break triggered my malaise. Or perhaps my unrest was triggered by working on financial requirements for medical bills with one friend diagnosed with Stage 3 breast cancer. Or maybe the dullness enveloped me as I waited for news from another friend who spent the week in the hospital with her husband in the Critical Care Unit. Off and on during the week I also had thoughts about an essay I had just completed. "Is it worthy of trying to find a publication for it?" Writing the essay had taken more than a month of multiple rewrites and intensive mental energy—it came at a price. I had achieved an … [Read more...]
The First Five Minutes
I like to set my inner compass for the day before I lift off the covers and begin moving. I begin by thinking about what is scheduled for the day, who I will interact with, what I'll do. First I note without judgment my thoughts, sensations, mood, and emotions, and breathe into them with acceptance. I gather myself—all parts. The multiple voices in my head and the variety of feelings, and I think and feel through how I would like to interact with the day. This self cooperation with all our parts shouldn't be underestimated or undervalued. I use it many times, not just during my first five minutes, to manage stress, anxiety, increase work … [Read more...]
Heroine of Your Journey
I studied mythic story structure according to Joseph Campbell in A Hero with a Thousand Faces and Christopher Vogler's The Writers Journey: Mythic Structure for Writers to prepare myself for a rewrite of my memoir. A friend explained he saw his life in terms of mythic structure. He regularly speaks in metaphors and I found his perspective of life fascinating. I've rarely considered my life, or life in general, from a mythic story perspective. What fascinated me was that when I laid out the sequencing of Three-Act story structure, archetypal characters, and overall quest structure of the hero/ine in mythic story stucture my life's … [Read more...]
Book Review: The HeartMath Solution
In pursuance of the ideal I promote to "Come from Your Heart" I'm always researching my top subjects: love and heart. Here's my video review of an excellent book, The HeartMath Solution. Click on the picture to begin watching or you can watch it here or on YouTube. The title and subtitle of the book may be a little confusing, but don't let that deter you. In What is the Path of Bhakti, Part I, I quote from The Heart Math Solution: "We have long focused on the mind-body, instead of the heart, as the channel into spirit. In The HeartMath Solution, Doc Childre shares his experience counseling serious spiritual practitioners who have … [Read more...]