Personal Growth

I want to talk with you about something very important to me. It’s why I am writing these newsletters/blogs to you and why I have been creating online courses for the past couple of years. And, coming very soon you will be able to share all of this with me.

A couple of week ago, a dear friend and colleague, Eduardo Morales, sent a video to me that seemed simple,

Stephen Covey says “begin with the end in mind. If your ladder is not leaning against the right wall, every

Discomfort is the price of admission to a meaningful life. – Susan David In my last newsletter, I talked about

It’s been over 7 months since I’ve reached out to you and, yet, there has not been a day that

After almost one year, we’ll be finished next week with the remodeling/creation of our home! As this moment of completion is approaching, I have been reflecting on the process of how it came to be. I remember the day that Michael and I talked about how we

I subscribe to a newsletter called “Next Avenue” because I enjoy their articles about dealing with aging and all of the joys and challenges associated with that experience.  I also find that it has a universal application for all ages in the area of Health & Well-Being, Money & Security, Work & Purpose, Living & Learning and Caregiving.  So, even though I usually end up “unsubscribing” to many of the newsletters I try; I have kept this one active.  I read it and I enjoy it.

missed sending the newsletter last week due to a bad case of salmonella. Those of us who live in Mexico can understand! All week I thought about the missed newsletter. I wanted to write it, I didn’t feel well enough, I wanted to write it, I tried to write it, I didn’t feel well enough. It really bothered me (a lot). So, I reflected about this and realized that why I was bothered so much was because I had made commitment, long ago, to making a difference in the world through my healing profession and the newsletter has become an important part of that.

n a matter of a little over two years, my whole life has changed. Three of my best friends died. I married Michael, the man of my dreams. I was blessed with 4 new children and 6 grandchildren. I moved to the country from living “in town” and we created a beautiful home together. There was a complete change of staff at LifePath due to unforeseen circumstances. My daughter, Alli, moved from Oregon to San Miguel de Allende to become General Manager of LifePath. I began the process of changing my role in a company I have loved for over 17 years including retiring from my therapy practice. I faced serious health challenges and have recovered. And, Michael and I have begun a new personal growth business combining our skills and talents. Whew!

Risk taking! There is a lot written about this subject and, yet, many still fear taking risks. It’s stepping out of our comfort zones, it’s accepting the unknown, it’s scary, and it’s exciting and creative at the same time. I guess that’s why it’s called “Risk Taking” and not called “Sure Thing Taking”!

Share: “Today was good. Today was fun. Tomorrow is another one.” Dr. Seuss
I’ve been thinking a lot lately about fun and what it is that fills me with joy and laughter. When I was growing up, my mother and my sister and I used to laugh so hard that I couldn’t catch my breath. And, with tears of joy streaming down my face, we’d start laughing again over the most ridiculous things.

Share: “The greatest weapon against stress is our ability to choose one thought over another.”– William James My favorite place is on our back terrace at home. No matter how stressed I “think” I am (smile), I can always find solace in this space. Somehow it seems easier to choose thoughts of peace when I am here.

Filled with an incredible amount of insight and a heart full of love, I returned this weekend to my beloved home, husband, daughter, pets, friends and LifePath Center in San Miguel de Allende. It’s wonderful to be home where I am reminded of Thich Hnat Hanh’s teaching in the quote above because of the years of being aware of this practice in this sacred and safe environment. My home reminds me of the practice of coming back to myself and, yet, it’s a practice that I must remember wherever I am.

This last week I received an email from one of my dearest long-term friends, Sharon Scandrett Hibdon. I met her in Memphis, Tennessee years ago (actually it was in the early 1980’s) and we quickly connected due to our common interest in consciousness and healing work. Our connection continued over the years and, as a result, we created holistic health centers and programs for healing in Memphis and Dallas. We always knew and trusted our collective awareness that evolution of consciousness for ourselves and others was “the only game in town”. Then, she moved to Iowa and continued her work and I moved to Mexico and continued mine. Parallel lives of healing. This last week I received the following email.

I’ve been thinking and reading a lot, lately, about simplicity. So much has been written about that topic; leading a simple life, reducing your life of clutter, enjoying the simplicity and silence of nature, etc. etc. But, how do we do that?? I’m sure there are hundreds of ways but, for me, I have decided to try three different ways. And, I’d like to share those with you.

I read a great article this week about decision fatigue and I thought I would share it with you. See the link below. It certainly struck a chord with me because I’ve had to make so many decisions lately and it has seemed to be getting harder and harder to make those decisions. We’re remodeling our house which requires many details, we’re upgrading many things at LifePath, we’re creating our new Repassionate Retreats, etc., etc.

I have been so touched by all of the emails that I have received in response to my last newsletter. I feel so loved and supported by each of you and I thank you so much – – from the bottom of my heart! I can’t tell you how much I appreciate YOU.

Terry Cole-Whittaker wrote a book years ago called, “What You Think Of Me, Is None Of My Business”. The title of that book has stayed in my memory since I read it and I often think of it when I have been confronted by situations that challenge my liking myself. One of the goals of my life has been to be independent of the opinions of others. However, some days I seem to be closer to that goal and other days, I’m not so close.