Uncovering Your Own True Magnificence

November 21st, 2011

Uncovering Your Own True Magnificence

Like most women, I have endured some pretty rough times.  As an ugly duckling child, I found myself surrounded by viciously mean “friends” whose cruel criticisms destroyed virtually every vestige of my self-esteem. Life at home became increasingly tense eventually pushing me to a complete disconnect from my parents. I am not blaming them completely; it was my fault as well. I just couldn’t communicate with them. Later, despite having evolved into a photogenic beauty and successful model, genuine relationships eluded me and heartache and self- loathing were my frequent companions. But in my late teens I had found a coping solution: Alcohol.

Finding Your Life Purpose Mindfully

March 4th, 2011

The process of beginning the journey to finding your life purpose and discovering what it is you truly want can be found in those still moments when your intuition speaks to you telling you exactly what you need to know. Through mindfulness or “being awake in the here and now” epiphanies appear from whispers in the universe. Transformation begins when you let go of your negative belief systems, enjoy the process rather than getting attached to the outcome, eliminate emotional reactivity and impulsiveness, acknowledge unpleasant feelings and thoughts without getting stuck in them, and staying present one breath at a time. Mindfulness is at the root of Buddhist practices, but that doesn’t mean you need to climb the hills of Tibet to get the peacefulness and clarity it brings right here and right now.

Spirituality is the Softer Easier Way

February 21st, 2011

Spirituality is the Softer Easier Way

By Marilyn Redmond

Living in domestic violence with its abuse and growing up in domestic violence that continued the cruelty, made my life hell.  There were a few times, I wanted out of this nightmare.

During Thanksgiving eve and day, I finally could not take his threats to kill me any longer.  I was so distraught that I took my cache of Valium prescribed by my psychiatrist at the time and left with no thoughts of returning home.  I was not calling out for help, I was not looking for attention, and it was not a game. I did not know how to live in the anguish any longer.  After a few pills and a few phone calls, I was very dazed and went unconscious.

How to dream big

November 18th, 2010

HOW TO DREAM BIG

Dreaming big, is something we do most when we are children.  Yet, when we hit the teen-aged years, our dreams have gotten so beat up that we start to ‘Dream Safely’ or not at all.

For me, growing up in the inner city with teen-aged parents, I was counted out before I even started.  In order to persevere, I had to have a spirit for survival in order to catapult me to the person I am today.  Most people, who knew me, would meet me and never grasp the struggles I had growing up.  Truly, I didn’t grasp them because I always saw the glass as half full, yet it could get empty if I didn’t hustle to make something happen.

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