Positive Affirmations – Feel-Good Statements For Personal Transformation

Reciting an affirmation or two every day is helpful — but is that really enough to bring about the manifestation and accomplishment you are seeking? Affirmations — those glorious, feel-good statements — are an amazing way to set the personal transformation process in motion. However, they are only the beginning step.

I often write about […]

Positive Thinking – Reach For A Good-Feeling Thought First Thing in the Morning

“I had such a bad night,” “This day is going to be horrible” – Do you catch yourself making these statements first thing in the morning? Come on, admit it — you do at least once in awhile!

We all do — I am guilty too. Last night, between an unexpected, pelting rain, the vacationing […]

Reiki Variations – Other Forms of this Healing Modality

Most of us know Reiki as the holistic healing system founded by Mikao Usui in 1922 when Sensei Usui’s 21-day fast/meditation on Mount Kurama resulted in his receiving this wonderful gift of Reiki. The amazing aspect of Reiki is that it allows one to give healing to others without depleting one’s own energy.

Reiki developed […]

Negative and Difficult Personalities – Suggestions for Coping

Do you sometimes feel like you are surrounded by negative, difficult people — those who appear as thoughtless, overly competitive, egotistical or rude? Or sometimes there is just that one person who is a major challenge in your life — who greatly affects your mood and outlook. All of us can be difficult at times […]

Improving Relationships – Sharing Words of Kindness and Caring

What better way to enhance any relationship than to freely offer generous words of appreciation and caring? This is such a simple action, but I believe it is too often overlooked as we sometimes tend to take those close to us for granted! And even if we sincerely care about our child, parent, friend, spouse, […]

Focus on Gratitude – Appreciate Your Way To Joy and Abundance

“When you are grateful, fear disappears and abundance appears.” ~~Anthony Robbins

Does the significance of gratitude impact your own life? The great motivational/inspirational teachers encourage us to bring more supreme appreciation into our lives. It is said to be a powerful force that can shift our lives.

By focusing on those beautiful, lovely things and […]

Forgiveness – Letting Go of Anger and Resentment

We have all heard of the expression “forgive and forget” — but why is it so difficult for most people to let go of animosity? And even if we can possibly do the forgiving, can we ever truly forget in a situation where we feel seriously “wronged?”

The question is: can forgiving others really impact […]

The Reiki Precepts and More – Establishing A Daily Practice To Fit In With A Busy Schedule

Most practitioners have likely been encouraged after Level I to begin their Reiki journey with 21 days of daily self-healing. After all, Mikao Usui was enlightened with the Reiki system of healing as he spent 21 days meditating and fasting on Mount Kurama. I do request that my students begin a 21-day self-healing odyssey as […]

Positive Affirmations – Feel-Good Statements For Joyful Thinking

I love to write about Positive Affirmations because this is such a powerful, transformative concept! Are you personally using positive affirmations in your life? I strongly believe they CAN make a significant difference in the way you feel, they way you think and the way you look at life in general. If used consistently, they […]

Life Challenges – Supporting Others Who Are Experiencing Difficult Times

“When you see someone living something awful, a rocket of desire for their resolution shoots out of you. And then, if you start focusing upon their resolution, you’ll start feeling better right away. And now, you’re part of the current that is part of the solution.” – Abraham – Hicks

What happens when someone you […]