Whole-hearted living is where we allow ourselves to taste the whole broad spectrum of emotions -- living life. When we live life fully we open up to the capacity for real joy because we live in uncertainty and vulnerability.
Knowing and remembering that we are so capable of being loved, we can do this. It is from this place we can offer deep and utter love, connection and compassion to those who share their humanity with us -- with all it goodness and all its dilemmas. Living whole-heartedly is the ONLY way to transform yourself and those around you and create deep and lasting relationships.
This gift does not always come wrapped in pink ribbons with a box of chocolate. It is Life in the red box... enjoy!
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28 Comments | Posted January 8, 2012 | 01/08/12 09:10 AM ET
How many of us feel empty, disconnected from our work, our significant others and things present in our lives? An apathy, a sense of sleepwalking living, where we become victims to other modes of power, people, ideas or expectations -- conscious or not... and then THAT designs our lives.
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Posted January 1, 2012 | 01/01/12 12:50 PM ET
It's all about LOVE!
As Anodea Judith, of http://sacredcenters.com says, "Awaken to the global heart, and step into humanity's passage from the love of power to the power of love."
When we align to the heart of the matter, our own heart -- the global heart --...
Posted December 9, 2011 | 12/09/11 08:46 AM ET
How many articles do we read, how many workshops are there and how much money is being spent on "personal development" and yet our relationships with our families, colleagues and communities are still not being transformed. With a simple conscious awareness of what I like to call "getting back to...
Posted October 30, 2011 | 10/30/11 11:42 AM ET
Think of the "Five and Dime" stores of yesteryear when parent's flocked to "buy" their child the newest and latest superhero or cartoon character costume of that year, that era. Not my family. I was born in 1955 when it was not even a thought that we "buy" anything we...


Posted February 14, 2012 | 02/14/12 08:37 AM ET