“Life must be understood backward, but it must be lived forward”. Soren Kierkegaard Sometimes we have to take a look at the attitudes and behaviors we bring to the present, to see if they are working for us now – and to see if we want to carry them forward to the future. We may [...]

The past weekend was a precious time. Why? A friend from out-of-town was visiting. We ate way too much, talked until the wee hours of the morning, and shared time with other friends and family.It’s amazing the topics of conversation that come up in when friends have an extended time together. Over time, the light, [...]

I.M. Heart is about connecting, person-to-person. This requires communication, which is multi-faceted, cultural and exposes our feelings. However, in our internet society we are missing out on many of the cues and signals that are obvious in face-to-face communication. We don’t face the human individual and see and hear both the joy and pain expressed [...]

“You can choose to life your life in peace, or you can choose to live your life in pieces.”     Anonymous quote I found this quote this weekend and loved it. It has so much meaning as I think about the message of I.M. Heart. This little book is about connecting: to ourselves, to our spirit, [...]

I shared my experience in stopping myself in fear in the last blog. It occurred to me that many of us are so familiar with fear that we don’t even realize that we are afraid. We live and function, yet don’t realize that our life could improve and change dramatically if we could learn to [...]

I know fear – so do you. We face it every day. Fear can act as a giant stop sign – we don’t take action to move forward with a book or project, don’t make that phone call, don’t have an honest conversation to clear up a misunderstanding. Fear can also push forward – we [...]

On December 31, 2007, I had a meltdown. It was a great event – a gigantic release of accumulated sludge from the year. It was my New Years gift from Spirit and opened the doors for a new and wonderful 2008. Sometimes you have to let go of old beliefs to become a new you. [...]

About 15 years ago, I had a student intern named Sherrie who came to me as a 17-year old un-wed mother with a 2-year old son. During our time together we worked to get a GED, and eventually Sherrie enrolled in college. She completed her degree, went to work, got married, had more children and [...]

A RED HEART DAY Yesterday was a red letter day. We often think of love as a dozen red roses, a red valentine, or a jazzy lady with a red dress on. I didn’t receive roses, a valentine, or wear a red dress – but I did have four phone calls from four different people [...]

FEELINGS ARE A PART OF MY LIFE Everyone has feelings. When we are aware of how we feel, we are in touch with a basic part of ourselves. Many of us choose to accept the happy ones and deny those that don’t feel so good. Why do we do this? We would rather ignore them [...]