Find Your Middle Ground

Tag: experience the middle ground

  • * I’m Not Needy – I Just Have Needs

    Every human being has needs. It is part of the human condition. We were born with them and will go through most of our lives trying to get them met. Over the years as a life coach, I have taken several courses in Non Violent Communication. In NVC, needs are acknowledged and embraced. There is…

  • * Reflections on the Heart

    When our hearts are guarded to protect ourselves from an other person or a situation that is challenging, we cannot connect with ourselves. This is a simple realization that has taken me decades to see. 🙂 Whenever we are alert to what might happen, ready to judge and defend … we lose touch with our…

  • * Inspiration – Your Season

    I have been a follower of Ihsan’s poetry over at  iithinks.wordpress.com and was delighted to buy and download his first book of poetry called Finally Back Home. While he is on vacation I wanted to share a haiku from the book, which really resonated with me and touched my heart and soul. In the highs and…

  • * She Let Go

    If you haven’t come across this poem yet that Geena shared … check it out at Yoga With Maheshwari. She shares a personal story of letting go in the moment. May we all find our way to letting go. Namaste

  • * Inspiration – Build in the Light

    “If you build a house it takes a few days, a few weeks or a few years. And everyone can see the result. But when we create something in the spiritual realm neither you nor anyone else can see anything. So nothing is certain. Nothing is clear. And you become unsettled, uncertain and assailed by…

  • * 4 Questions to Ask When We Get Annoyed

    Recently, there has been some discussion going on between myself, Nancy at Spirit Lights the Way and Don at Candid Impressions. Its about what goes on when we  are triggered and get annoyed. I thought I would share my perspective and 4 questions that can throw some light on might be going on. When we…

  • * Ego Blooming Blogging

    I have been reading some beautiful, inspiring, challenging, reflective posts today. Catching up after the weekend. There is so much to appreciate from others. And a part of me wants to be more eloquent and poetic. A true craftsman of words and reflections on life. A real artist. And I feel a small contraction in…

  • * Surfing Meditation

    “When I’m out there on the ocean floating on my board, alone with the wind and the sky I’m excruciatingly aware of how small and insignificant I am in comparison to the awesome power of the water. It would be presumptuous of me to say that I surf the waves – in fact, the waves…

  • * my path…

    Originally posted on Known is a drop, Unknown is an Ocean: My path is the path of stopping, the path of enjoying the present moment. It is a path where every step brings me back to my true home. It is a path that leads nowhere. I am on my way home. I arrive at…

  • * Inspiration – Feeling Miserable

    One day on vacation in Italy things didn’t go as planned. It wasn’t the morning of the flat tire … or any of the other days of missed turnings. It wasn’t ordering the wrong item on the menu. It was the day I started to feel sick at all the bends in the road. Literally…

  • * Inspiration – With Mindfulness

    With Mindfulness … “Every single one of us is an agent of wisdom and transformation, of insight and healing, of creativity and imagination in this inter-embedded network we call humanity. We have all the moments we need to take responsibility for how we choose to be in relationship to what is and to what might…

  • * We Can’t Change Another Person But We Can …

    Its one of the hardest lessons in the highs and lows of life. Accepting that others really are different and we can’t change them … no matter how much we want it! We can never make an other person change, no matter how hard we try. We can make requests. We can show them how…

  • * The Hottest Spot in Italy

    On our travels back to the USA. Full of gratitude for our friends and beautiful surroundings at Podere Patrignone near Castellina in Chianti! See you soon State side!

  • * What Gets in The Way of Being Present?

    What prevents us from being present and finding our Middle Ground? In my experience there are 4 key things that get in the way. 1. The busyness of life. The external demands and lack of time. We get caught up in the roles we play and the expectations of others. We choose to do too…

  • Inspiration – Life, Nature and Spirituality

    “What if our religion was each other If our practice was our life If prayer, our words. What if the temple was the  Earth If forests were our church If holy water, the rivers lakes and ocean. What if meditation was our relationships If the teacher was life If wisdom was self-knowledge If love was…

  • Love, Relationships and Triggers

    I’m exploring more about what gets in the way of finding our Middle Ground. In the highs and lows of life there will always be more challenging days. This can happen when a colleague lets us down at work; when our partner disappoints us or when our mother criticizes what we are wearing…. Today, I…