Go For Your Heart’s Desire

Today is Valentine’s Day, and everywhere the talk is of love. But I would rather speak to whatever may light up your heart. For that is the only thing that really matters.

When it comes to your heart’s desire, Lotus and I have one piece of advice: GO FUR IT!

And that may require a S-T-R-E-T-C-H.

What is your heart’s HIGHEST desire? What is the greatest joy and fulfillment you can imagine? Do you even dare to let yourself dream that big???

How long has it been since you let yourself contemplate what you deeply love and long for, including the visionary goals and ideals that inspire you?

Sometimes, when we’ve buried our dreams for too long, it hurts to even look in their direction.. . Continue reading

If You Want to Grow, Learn to Stretch

One thing I’ve discovered in the last few years is that if you want to grow, you have to learn to stretch.

Stretching beyond my comfort zone has proven to be almost a magic formula for creating results. I think that moving into our fear zone demonstrates our commitment, our willingness to risk, and that elicits a vote of confidence from the universe. We have to show we really mean it – and then things start to line up.

So much of my life I was waiting for the universe to move first. Or for some other kind of proof or guarantee, before I would step forward and take a chance.

And the first few times I stepped beyond my prior limits were pretty terrifying.

But as I’ve noticed how often life has come to meet me “more than half way,” stretching has become exciting, exhilarating, a pleasure in itself. It’s now something I look forward to.

One thing’s for sure, though  – It really helps to stay flexible!