I choose to accept those things over which I have no control.

I embrace the solitude and quiet times demanded rather than becoming frustrated and angry over the circumstances that require them.

I am willing to assess my personal habits and rituals to assure myself that I am making wise choices and taking care of myself.

My Attitude will determine the Nature of my Personal Process, Experience, and Life.

I first formed these intentions 30 years ago in order to acknowledge and embrace a fundamental truth: I am 100% responsible for my thoughts, emotions, and choices.  When interacting with others, I acknowledge their feelings and offer understanding and compassion to the best of my ability, knowing that I am not responsible for their thoughts, feelings and choices, even when they tell me that I am. I learned through intensely difficult and personal experience that I can only "fix" myself. I can seek support and professional guidance when needed but no one else can "fix" me.

We all...

First of all, thank you to those of you who have chosen to follow this blog. I am touched by your presence, humbled by your willingness to read what I have to share. Your presence invites me to continue, as well as to write and live from the truth of who I am. Our hearts unite us in the oneness of All That Is.

There is a simple pranayama that I learned very early on in my practice of yoga. Prana is the same as chi. It is the life force energy of all that exists, seen or unseen. Yama means "I control or guide." Our breath is something that we can feel and guide rather easily so it is the first step in learning to control or guide the flow of energy in our life experience.

It became important to me in my twenties to experience spirituality in practical ways. I remember standing at my kitchen window in Goose Bay, Labrador, as a young mother and whispering a prayer:  "Lord, if you can't show me things that get me from morning to night without losing it, then I'm not interested!"...