Vibrant Living Blog

I am in Tuscany. I am on vacation. I just returned from learning to cook traditional Tuscan foods. We cooked it ourselves and then ate it. It was by far the best bruschetta I have ever had. Coincidence? Every vacation I take, I decide ahead of time whether or not I am going to work.…

I am in the middle of 4 weeks of travel. All have groups of people I have known for awhile. And chosen to be a part of. All different. All inspiring. All have moments to challenge me. All have the potential to change my life… If I let them. That is the key. If I…

An old Cherokee is teaching his grandson about life: “A fight is going on inside me,” he said to the boy. “It is a terrible fight and it is between two wolves. One is evil – he is anger, envy, sorrow, regret, greed, arrogance, self-pity, guilt, resentment, inferiority, lies, false pride, superiority, and ego.” He…

I spent the last 2 days getting home for my coaching retreat. 2 days? You may be thinking… Where were you? I was in Palm Springs, California. The trip home started out great. The Uber diver owned a Tesla! It wasn’t on my bucket list. I added it, so I could check it off. I…

In the Decision chapter of “Think and Grow Rich”, Napoleon Hill says: “Accurate analysis of over 25,000 men and women who had experienced failure, disclosed the fact that lack of decision was near the head of the list.” “Indecision is a habit… “ and: “Analysis of several hundred people who had accumulated fortunes well beyond…

They call the Dead Sea the Dead Sea for a reason. It’s dead, mostly. There are no plants, fish, or any other visible life in the sea. It has a single source, the Jordan River, and is not connected to the ocean. It’s landlocked, which means water flows into it but doesn’t flow out. Its water has no escape,…

I am teaching a class at church based on the “The Soul’s Conspiracy” By Gary Simmons. It is about mastering conflict and transforming your life. Last night’s class was all about communication. Compassionate communication. There are 2 parts to compassionate communication. Authentic listening and conscious speaking. Authentic listening means to listen to understand. Many times…

I am participating in a 21 day meditation by Oprah and Deepak Chopra called “Manifesting Grace through Gratitude.” Everyday for 21 days I’m sent a new topic, based on the theme. Oprah explains the specific topic and then Deepak leads you in a meditation to deepen the concept. The topics have included: “Gratitude Benefits Mind…

Do “If only’s” and “Won’t it be great when’s” keep you from getting things done? Does worry disrupt your sleep? Create stress? Cause muscle tension in parts of your body? Make it difficult for you to make decisions? As long as we are living, we will experience fear, doubt and worry. Every day we can…

Did you know your brain is pre-wired to respond more quickly to negative thoughts, feelings and perceived threats? It’s called negativity bias. In the caveman days, this was crucial to survival. You needed to recognize what the threats were to avoid them. Miss one roaming lion, tiger or bear and… oh my. In today’s world,…