Taming Your
 Drunken Monkey

               Part 1 of 2 

Do you know you have a Drunken Monkey inside your head? It's really called your conscious mind, but once you're aware of it, you'll agree it typically behaves badly. If you're really honest, you'll realize you don't have much control over it and it's limiting you and your life. That's why I'm affectionately calling it your Drunken Monkey, because that's how it behaves.    

This Drunken Monkey is not really your friend, it just likes to think it is. For example, have you ever noticed all the negative thoughts that flood through your mind each and every moment? You might not be thinking of anything in particular and there they are. Read More 

The Art of Giving... 

What are you giving this year? The holiday season is a time of year when our thoughts turn to giving to others, whether it be a physical gift, thoughtful act or gesture, or a charitable donation.  

The art of giving however is more than just a season. Giving is beyond gifts, how much you spend or what you think you'll receive in return. The true art of giving is a state of mind and it represents your generosity. It represents an inner sense of wholeness, selflessness, and a knowing that you possess a vastness inside of you that is limitless and ever full.  

I believe when we give for the pure joy of giving it says a lot about us. When we hold back from giving to others it really is a reflection of our inability to receive from the universe and others. When we choose not to give in meaningful ways it can suggest that we're coming from a place of lack, of insufficiency, of not being good enough; that if we give too much of who we are we will be left empty or tapped out. Read More