As I mentioned in my recent Bellydance Resource Guide, I was fortunate to take a few classes with world-renown  bellydance superstar, Ansuya while I was in Florida last month. I was also fortunate to see her perform several times - Wow! And to top it all off, you and I are now fortunate to gain ...

photo source:thetruthsoflife.com This is a quote from Mahatma Gandhi. It sounds good, but what does it mean? How do I "do this?" I'll give you my take on what this means, how to implement it, and how it will benefit your life and the whole world.  The Whole World? Really? Sounds dramatic doesn't it. Well it ...

photo credit: ShedBOy^ This time of year can be very stressful. Heck, any time of year can be stressful! Am I right, or am I right? Meditation is one of the best stress busters out there. But sometimes even those of us who meditate can use a fresh approach. Here is a simple and effective ...

photo credit: Ana_Cotta I love the song, "Maybe God is Trying to Tell You Somethin','" from the Color Purple soundtrack.  It is a very passionate and moving gospel song. Every once in a while, something happens in my life where I can hear a message from God. It's not always earth shattering, but even when it ...

photo by Stitch Did you know that a major key to happiness is giving to others? This is substantiated in an excellent book by Rick Foster and Greg Hicks,"How We Choose to Be Happy: The 9 Choices of Extremely Happy People--Their Secrets, Their Stories." In the book, they describe the profound effect giving to others can ...

Online Happiness Course I have discovered a wonderful "happiness course" that is available online. The course is called "Awakening Joy" and it is offered both online (for anyone, anytime) and on-site (for folks living in San Francisco). The course is taught by James Baraz, a mediation instructor and founder of Spirit Rock Meditation Center in Woodacre, ...

The media has been having a field day with Britney Spears for the last few years and most especially over the last year. I'm not here to add to the gossip. I wish Britney all the best. What Britney is going through, under the media microscope, many of us also experience. We live through similar ...

Many of us have the fleeting dream of living a simple life. That fantasy floats through our mind and just as it arrives, it floats out. Stop putting off that dream. The idea is to start small and begin living the life of your dreams little by little. Read how in my article at Dumb ...

How often do people tell you to "Let It Go" when you're upset about something? In many cases that is like saying "Don't think of a pink elephant." It's almost impossible. For a more effective alternative check out my guest article over at ZenHabits.net: How to 'Let It Be' When You're Upset While you're there check ...

In college I took a course on Zen Buddhism. I really loved it because it taught me to think of things from a different perspective. One of the lessons that struck a chord in me was a meditation on “Such.� In a nutshell, the meditation calls upon you think of things as just “such,� simply for ...