In 1886, Henri Rousseau lived with his family in the small French town of Angers, where he worked as a toll and tax collector. In his early forties and with no formal training, he began to exhibit his paintings in the prestigious art galleries of Paris. Almost...
We are immensely talented and gifted and have the ability to access our inner genius so that when we are presented with something that challenges what we feel competent doing we can help ourselves rise up and meet that challenge. With patience we can accept our...
What is CONFRONTATION? Can it be a thought or feeling not in sync or in harmony with ourselves, and where does it lead to? Communication is key to having good harmony in life and avoiding confrontation. When our thoughts are on overload or we feel stress, can we see...
Just trust yourself then you will know how to live.- Goethe, German poet and statesman. “It’s a Small World” is the most played song of all time. Three hundred audio-animatronic dolls, in traditional costumes from around the world, frolic in the spirit of...
You can speak well if your tongue can deliver the message of your heart.- John Ford. Elocution is a fancy word for public speaking. Whether we’re communicating to our family, friends, business associates or at a public event, we are speaking to the public! The same...
Life doesn’t come with an instruction manual, but, as we learn and grow, we develop skills that become part of our survival kit. One particular skill – adaptability – can help us navigate any challenge, and not just survive, but flow with the river...
There’s an old saying about death and taxes being the only sure things in life, but there are many things we can expect when it comes to our day to day life. From the side of the road we drive on to the monetary currency we use, expectations about how things...
Living through this past year (2020) has given us the unique opportunity to slow down and take the time to tune into our inner being. To rediscover the love within and to acknowledge and recognize the love that surrounds us. Self quarantine became a gift allowing us...
Leadership of ourselves comes before leadership of others. We all grow at different speeds and in different ways, ways that are meaningful to us as individuals. When we understand and respect ourselves we are a leader of ourselves, then we have the tools to lead...
All around us we see conflict in the world. The truth is, the conflict that we see in our environment actually starts within each of us. The only way to restore balance in the world is to restore it within ourselves. Everyone has two natures – the Feelings and the...
