Device Time – How To Make It Work For Your Family
I love technology; laptops, smartphones, tablets, and their A.I.s like Siri, Alexa, and Cortana. What I don't like is the hold they can have over all of us, especially our kids. I've noticed that they become almost obsessive in their efforts to get more device...
Awesome is too small a word for 2017
As for 2016, it was a year that made us all wake-up, right? It reminds me of a story attributed to the Buddha (aka Siddhartha Gautama) (SG) where he is asked by a Brahmin priest (BP): Are you a celestial being? SG: No. BP: A spirit of some kind? SG: No. BP: A...
Be. Here.NOW!
As much as we love spending time with our families there are times when they drive us completely bonkers. Families are complex hierarchies and oftentimes ruled by spoken and unspoken agreements. Feet get trodden on, feelings get hurt and tempers flare. Anytime I feel...
Can You Ask For What You Want?
It seems such a simple thing to do, yet the terrain is riddled with potholes. Have you ever felt you deserved better pay or wondered where’s mine? Are there moments when you want to be heard, but are too afraid to speak? It’s tough to watch opportunities pass by...
Getting Ready For The Holidays and A Special Gift For YOU!
Getting ready for the holidays? Are you excited, hopeful or just wanting the holidays to be over and done with as soon as possible? I see you. With so many lists, family dynamics, wants and needs to take care of, at times it feels like an epic military campaign...
On A Positive Note
I would like to issue an advisory: please stay on a positive note. When we read and/or watch the news or get on social media, it doesn’t surprise me that afterward we feel uninspired, unmotivated and imagine worst case scenarios. “Oh my God! Donald Trump will have the...
The Solutions Are The Changes We Make
Being part of the solution is easier than we think. But the first step in solving any problem is admitting you have it. Here’s one of ours: we spend more time focused on being consumers than on being citizens engaged in building a better society. We want the new...
Going Forward From Here
It’s not easy to wake up and want to move forward in a world that suddenly feels wrong. When you see what appears to be a complete change overnight and not in the direction you had hoped. This change is not just our shared recent events, but anytime we are confronted...
Positivity For Difficult Times
We need positivity, especially in difficult times. My stomach churns when I think of the unimaginably daunting challenges facing us. Our planet, our country, and our lives seem destined for an inevitable darkness. We watch the chaos that is the US election this year...
Light To Guide Your Way
At this moment, right now, someone somewhere on this planet is...
Can Being Right and Righteous Be Wrong?
Payback. Poetic Justice. Schadenfreude. Call it what you like, but don't we just love it when someone gets their just deserts.That satisfying feeling that comes with seeing someone get what’s coming to them. But can being right and righteous be wrong? There was a time...
You Have To Love Yourself
“You have to love yourself.” That statement confused me beyond measure when I first heard it in my early 20s. It felt like someone had vomited on my shoes and expected me to clean it up. I was annoyed as well. What right did the person have to tell me what I needed to...
Best Ways To Invest Your Time, Money and Energy
Whether working to pay the rent or starting a new diet to trim a few inches off of our waistlines, we all run into the challenge of not having enough time, money, or energy. Rarely do we think about how to invest that time, money or energy for the best return on our...
First … World… Problems
“I know this is a first world problem but….” It seems I am hearing this disclaimer more with each passing day. It is meant to convey that the speaker understands that any hardships or challenges they may face in life are incomparable to those suffered by many in the...
Painful Being You? Here Are 5 Ways To Fix That.
Has anyone ever told you to, “Just be yourself”? Did you try? Was it comfortable or did you find that being yourself also meant confronting self-doubt, fears of failure, painful memories? And, let’s not forget the pain of not fully realizing your dreams, financial or...
3 Steps To Tapping Out Anxiety
Not long ago, I received a series of “tapping”* treatments in which my parasympathetic nervous system was activated to benefit my healing process. This was accomplished by tapping on my body to help rewire the nerve pathways and tap out or diminish the physical pain...
Do You Cry During Yoga?
I just had a big cry a few hours ago during a yoga class. It had all the classic traits: big, fat tears, snot, sobs, and to top it all off, I judged myself for the tears, for being a wimp and wondered why I was still swimming in these turbulent waters 6 years after...
When You Realize You Don’t Fit In
I remember wanting to fit in. I didn’t want to be a coconut, you know? Brown on the outside and white on the inside. But I did want to fit in. My sister had talked my auntie into giving her a haircut with bangs (fringe) to fit in. She wanted to be cool. At first, I...
“Silence equals death” when it comes to PTSD
Recently, whilst reading Bessel van der Kolk’s book, “The Body Keeps The Score” about trauma and PTSD, I came across the phrase “Silence equals death” It feels strange to think of silence in that way. Not as the place I associate with it- a warm, nourishing embrace or...
10 Good Excuses For Not Chasing Your Dreams
“If money were no concern, what would you be doing right now?” Every one of us has come across this question in our lives. Many of us know exactly what we would be doing and some even have ideas and plans on how to get there. So why aren’t we at least en route?...
You Can Start Your Life Today
To rise and shine: Jump out of bed, Rub your belly whilst patting your head. Bike down a hill, build up a sweat. Exhale for longer than you inhaled that breath Try something new and not just the same. Try to win a staring contest with a candle flame! Not quite your...
A Note To Joy
Dear Joy, Navjit here. This may feel like an odd note to receive, but I wanted to reach out to you because things have been changing within me. I need to clear my head and speak with you directly. I want to tell you that I feel you and I am so glad that you are part...
2 Ways To Feel Safe While You Travel
Is it safe to travel overseas? What about going to concerts, football games or attending parades? News networks and social media feeds lead with whatever bleeds and that constant barrage can make one believe that now where is safe. Terrorists and lone gunmen...
How To Put Your Skills To Use
“I feel envious of my friend who is successful. It’s not her money, or her job or her husband that I want. It’s that I don’t get to do what I am good at. I have skills that I never get to use. I spend so much of my time doing stuff that I don’t want to do, being...
Musings From The Wilderness
My Birthday and Tony Robbins On the road, my favorite way to spend a birthday. I am currently adventuring with my family, following my heart, following the forgotten roads into the deep wilderness and desert oasis of New Mexico. The long drive and open spaces give me...
Are You Willing To Think Bigger and Not Just Different?
As I look at the carnage and intolerance of current events, as anger, fear, and helplessness take their toll on all of us, I am forced to look back at our collective history and wonder if we have changed at all. It is hard not to conclude that we are living in dark...
Feed Someone This 4th
At the beginning of this year, I committed to doing a restricted calorie day, once a week, as part of my drive to get healthier. On my fasting days, I limit myself to 500 calories and experience a wide range of uncomfortable feelings. From self-doubt to impatience and...
1 Simple Step for An Anxiety Free Summer
I walked into a bar full of young students with my stomach in knots. They were lounging in small groups, talking, laughing and being friends and I did not know a single one of them. All I could think was- “How do I do this? Can I do this? What am I supposed to do...
Breaking Free Of Programming
I had a really beautiful breakthrough recently. I was having a hard time falling asleep. Although I had gone to bed around 11pm, it was now well past 2am. I had allowed myself to think about schedules, dreams, relationship issues, health issues and even thought about...
I Just Became A US Citizen
This is an uncertain time to become an American considering the current political climate. After watching the news just yesterday, of senseless mass shootings, ongoing wars abroad and the hostile, intolerant rhetoric coming from presidential candidates (I am speaking...
