March Madness Got You Feeling Overwhelmed?

When you are feeling overwhelmed take a break and start doing one thing at a time. Whether at home or at work concentrate on one job at a time and complete each one. Learn to walk away from your desk and take a five minute break.

Time away whether for a five minute break or a full week will give you a new perspective. Sedona, Arizona was voted most beautiful place to visit in USA News, and for good reason. I have lived in Sedona for five years and the beauty continues to keep me breathless.

When is the last time you stopped to see a sunset? Yesterday when we drove home from work I saw one of the most beautiful sunsets in the Red Rocks I have ever witnessed. Each day is a miracle as long as we hold that perspective. Do you feel the winds of March and March madness has you in it grips? Take a break and watch a beautiful sunset. Take a few deep breaths and hold gratitude in your heart for each blessing. You will find your heart feeling lighter.

What is the most beautiful sunset you have observed lately?

St Patrick's Day Luck or Miracle

Happy St. Patrick's Day! Here is a field of green four leaf clovers for your week!

Are you walking in a field of four leaf clover? It is all in our perspective. If we feel as though we walk in a field of clover we attract luck and miracles into our life. On the other hand if we feel that our world is void of luck we attract disaster.

When is the last time you had a miracle happen in your life? We had a miracle recently when we drove to California. We thought our wheels were out of alignment. We had a terrible vibration in the tires. When we took it in to Big O Tires we found that the tread on the tires were seperating. We drove through the Desert and the Bad Lands enjoying the beautiful wild flowers and were protected with a safe journey. We were especially grateful for that safe journey.

Share you special luck or miracle.

March Craziness--Snow in California and Tornados in Atlanta

March has brought weather madness and deepens our concerns regarding global warming.

Follow these easy to apply steps to stay centered during March madness.

1. Take your emotions off auto pilot. Enroll in a yoga or meditation class. Learn to stay centered no matter what is going on around you.

2. Breathe deeply and learn to release your stress. Most people tighten up as a result of stress and breathe very shallowly. This becomes a endless cycle of deepening stress. Stress can make you sick and causes 90% of all illness.

3. Are you stressed over things that you cannot control? Remember the affirmation let go and let God. Decide to let go of the things you can't control and stay centered. Your breath can assist you to relax and let go.

4. What is your favorite way to relax?

Cure Your Depression with Music Not Pills

Dread waking up in the morning and would rather stay in bed? Instead of reaching for pills to numb your emotions turn on some music you love and move your body.

Recent research has found that Prozac has little effect on its 40 million patients. This research found that Prozac and other seratonin inhibitors are no better than sugar pills. Music however did prove to be effective in releasing the symptoms of depression.

So rather than reaching for a pill to numb your emotional pain turn on some music and move your body. What is your favorite music to lift your mood, when you are feeling blue? I personally love drums.

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Wordless Wednesday and Rainbow's End

Sedona Arizona at Rainbow's End!

Obama, Clinton and President George Washington

Today we celebrate George Washington's birthday. Let's hope that whoever wins be it Clinton or Obama that they will have the admiration and respect that lives on for president Washington. One of my favorite quotes from President Washington is "Associate with men of good quality if you esteem your own reputation; for it is better to be alone than in bad company. "

When we look at this quote how may of us care more about our own reputation and are willing to go against peer pressure? Many times we get caught up in wanting to feel wanted and needed and associate with people who we don't 'esteem' or even care for. I suppose that President Washington was saying that we need to have high self esteem. Here are a couple of tips for building high self esteeem.

1. Self Acceptance of both good qualities and the personality traits that you don't like. Make a list of 10 things that you love about yourself and 10 areas you want to improve. Spend 5 minutes each day seeing the good qualities first then seeing the areas you are working to improve.


2. Learn to stop the critical voice inside. This voice is usually either your mom or dad and has been internalized. This critical voice shows up in co-workers and parternships both business and personal. Once you stop the inner critic the outer critic will no longer show up.

3. Take a look at this story of an 88 year old man who decided to start ballet at 79. We are never too old to change and start something that we love and enjoy! If you are looking for a new start check out our retreats.