2017

What isn’t quite right? Or totally wrong? What is missing? How can we do the right thing? Let your gut guide you. Or the tightness in your chest climbing into your throat. Don’t silence yourself. Step up to the microphone. Breathe. Ask. #mardimeditation #seedstogrowgrace

Sometimes, calm deep breathing doesn’t do the trick. Sometimes, the pressure mounting toward a breaking point needs a release valve. Sometimes, we need to take a BIG DEEP BREATH and then… Run Scream Throw arms in the air Jump up and down Kick Punch Shout So find a pillow or punching bag or block of […]

What good has graced you today? We are wired to better remember the bad, the scary, the threat. Getting the good ingrained from observation to memory takes work. Sit tall or lay long. Breathe fully, deeply. Start a mental tally of anything you can add to the plus side. Breathe in and out and admit […]

What is on your plate? How did it get there? Who all had a hand in growing, packing, delivering, stocking, and preparing the food in front of you? What I eat affects how I feel. If I can sleep well and awake rested. If my joints ache. If I have a migraine. If I can […]

  Participate: To take part To be involved with others in doing something –Merriam-Webster   What happens when you take part? What happens when you are involved with others in doing something? What shifts when you consider showing up as a participant…in your life, family, community? Sit tall. Breathe. Inhale fully. Exhale fully. Inhale fully. […]

Now is as good a time as any to… Start. Take the first step. Ask for help. Speak up. Apologize. Forgive. Be heard. Try. Fail. Get back up. You are ready. Sit tall. Place one hand on your forehead and one just below your belly button. Breathe. Inhale now. Exhale now. Inhale now. Exhale now. […]

Are you caught in a doom loop? Try this to tip the scales:

What hurdles are you facing (or trying to ignore)? What obstacles are in your life, career, business, relationships, health, finances, family…? How would you feel to gracefully get over just one of those hurdles? What would life look like on the other side? Maybe you don’t know. Maybe now is a good time to ask […]

Our DNA drives us to look for threats. We exist wired to look for what is wrong, but living in constant attack mode taxes our system. Some unwiring allows us to move from constant fight, flight, freeze mode to rest, digest, and consciously act. Allow yourself some time and space to foster a sense of […]

How do you want to spend your days? Your life? How are you interacting with your family, colleagues, random bystanders? What changes if you spend more of your time with a grace face instead of in growling attack mode? Need help making that happen? Try biting on a pencil for a few minutes. See if […]