Archive for Eckhart Tolle

FROM PHOBIC TO PHANATIC – MY JOURNEY WITH FACEBOOK

Still not on Facebook?  You don’t know what you are missing! I have talked to a lot of women recently who remind me of myself less than a year ago.  Join Facebook?  No thank you.  I have enough distractions in my life.  I am also not particularly interested in being contacted by my third grade teacher or reconnected with [...]

Take the 7 Day TV/Reading Deprivation Challenge!

For those of you that follow me on Facebook, you know that Sunday I began a 7 day reading and TV detox.  That’s right, no reading or TV for one week.  The reading detox is part of  The Artist’s Way curriculum.  “Each of us is a unique, creative individual.  But we often blur that uniqueness with sugar, [...]

FORGING A NEW FRONTIER – WOMEN “TAKING THE LEAP”

Why are you here? I hung up the phone today and realized I am bearing witness to a new evolution.  Women leaving safe, secure jobs, letting go and “taking the leap” to follow a deeper calling.  We are a small but growing minority.  A new group of pioneers, but instead of bumping along in covered wagons [...]

TV DETOX-WK 3-CONFRONTING LONLINESS; WHY AM I DOING THIS?!

How’s it going? First, a quick recap.  Week one was “interesting”.  I faced the truth about how much TV I actually watched, observed those times I wanted to give in and turn the TV on, and was able to make better choices for myself in the moment.  Week two was a little more challenging.  Felt more [...]

THE TV CHALLENGE – SURRENDER TV FOR 30 DAYS!

So, as most of you know, as a “student” of the teachings of Eckhart Tolle and Pema Chodron, I am on a personal quest to build my level of presence in my life.  I have closed a lot of the obvious “run” spots which for me included excess food, alcohol, and caffeine (which keeps me unconscious by [...]

Evolve or Die!

I was listening to a clip from one of my favorite authors Eckhart Tolle today and his words “Evolve or Die” hit me between the eyes.  In my experience this statement is so true.  It may not be the literal death of an entire species as Eckhart was referring to in his talk but I have [...]