Ever wonder why some seniors retire lonely while others run in retirement with liveliness? Why do some brains favor lonely and bored over lively and boosted? We may think that loneliness is a non-fixable or fatal toxin for seniors who face stepping down from work or careers alone. The opposite… Read more »
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If grace thrives beyond politics or religion, then … Have you wondered as I have, how we might re-discover spiritual freedom? Are you looking as I am, outside age-old camps that offer politics and religion yet seem to lack grace as a thriving and lived experience. What if we each… Read more »
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Did you know that compassion and unconditional love that we offer to ourselves and others benefits us even more that people we direct it to? Kindness that we offer, even in tiny doses, also makes us more in awe of the humanity around us. It’s no surprise that compassion, kindness… Read more »
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Our brains constantly forge tenacious links with real life situations that connect us to either healthy or toxic forces. If we link to cranky images fear takes hold we open floodgates to anxiety. If we choose kinder images caring takes over and we are empathetic to ourselves and others. It’s… Read more »
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Inner calm is the absence of stress and anxiety, and the presence of divine alertness which is available to each of us through a deeper understanding of being. Calm or inner peace describes our lived experience of an inner soundless space where we access and awaken tangible grace. It involves… Read more »
Maya Angelou said, “If you don’t like something, change it. If you can’t change it, change your attitude.” Easier said than done? Our mindset can open deep and lasting mojo at the heart of every experience. It starts with a deliberate change and enables us to step beyond trauma and… Read more »
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What makes you feel happy? What blocks happiness for you at the moment? Little Billy in Bil Keane’s FAMILY CIRCUS, described his happiness when he said, “I like dogs cause if you’re doing something stupid they don’t yell at you. They do it with you.” Happiness for Billy is adventure… Read more »
adminComments Off on Grace That’s Lived Needs a Healthy Motivation
As I reflect on the book, Access Our Grace Mindset, I realize that we may be asking the wrong question. The future of grace (or unmerited mercy, love and favor) matters little if there are no recipients, who can see life wonder beyond war, environmental disasters and inequities. We can… Read more »
When Einstein said, “The value of an idea lies in the using of it,” he could have been speaking of the gift I’m planning for my grandchildren. My idea is to guide a new and fun experience of musical genres as a wonderful wand of merry-making. On page 345 of… Read more »
I really don’t think we fully embrace the joys of grace until we stop thinking of it as a theory and start living it as an active energy that grows EQ and builds healthy cultures, where all beliefs, customs and habits find acceptance. Whenever we propose and chase a possibility,… Read more »