How do you become stigma free? Just follow these steps. Educate Yourself and Others Everyone knows a little about mental health issues but knowing the facts about mental illness can help you educate others and reject stigmatizing stereotypes. They are not the result of personal weakness, lack of character or poor upbringing. Understanding mental health isn’t only about […]
The Lover Tells of the Rose in His Heart All things uncomely and broken, all things worn out and old, The cry of a child by the roadway, the creak of a lumbering cart, The heavy steps of the ploughman, splashing the wintry mould, Are wronging your image that blossoms a rose in the […]
“It’s the lack of faith that makes people afraid of meeting challenges, and I believe in myself.” Muhammad Ali For the past nine months (give or take) I have been a member of a new gym only seven minutes from my house. It is called “Grit Box Fitness” and I am so glad I was […]
We know we are supposed to drink plenty of water. Unless you live under a rock that is a basic. Most of us also know that our bodies are around 60% water, give or take. It is commonly recommened that we drink eight 8-ounce glasses of water per day (the 8×8 rule). Did you also […]
Make the most of yourself…for that is all there is of you. Ralph Waldo Emerson I think the most important changes don’t come from the big things that happen to us. I think it is the small things that really transform our lives; small things that can have surprising effects that travel far beyond […]
Today let go of anything inauthentic and all activities that do not mirror your highest intentions for yourself. If something in your life is not working, be willing to let it go. Release it to God, the angels, the Universe. When we open our hands and our hearts and release unhealthful situations and thoughts, the […]
Have you ever felt just BLAH? No motivation. No inspiration. No joy. Just Blah. I HATE when this feeling comes over me. It is hard to shake it off. So I have been feeling blah. Even though I am meditating, exercising, practicing my yoga and kicking and punching a bag at the gym, I […]
Well, being a photographer, I had to at least post ONE photo from a wedding after all! The dances, bride and groom, father and daughter, mother and son, are some of the most beautiful demonstrations of love I have ever witnessed. Enjoy!
Hawaii 2007. Fire dancers on the beach outside our hotel. Who said playing with fire was bad? Playing with Fire (Lea Austen) Rhythm and Motion The steady beat of the drum Bending and Stretching The motion creates a hum Dancing and Playing There’s art in the danger There’s beauty and awe Fire dancers have magic […]
So I enrolled in the “Shedding the Weight, Mind, Body and Spirit” 21 day meditation journey which started today. At the start of Lent I had prayed for some help from my angels. In my prayer time and journaling the word meditation came up over and over again. I decided that even though I […]
