Say Yes to Freedom

                    Happy New Year from Living in Courage! “The secret of happiness is freedom. The secret of freedom is courage.” -Thucydides I wanted to share a bit of my year in 2011 with you, and to tell you that I am very excited to … [Read more...]

Gratitude Reflections

It seems appropriate to end the year of 2011 with Gratitude.  Of all the 144 Qualities of Love, gratitude is one of my personal favorites.  There have been endless words written about this quality, personal moments of sacred silence in gratitude, outward expressions of thankfulness in every … [Read more...]

The Question of Receptivity

How receptive are you? How receptive am I?  A tricky question we don’t ask ourselves often enough. The quality of taking in and receiving is being receptive to all life has to offer us. We often say no to life without even realizing it.  Mother Nature never says no to life, she is life.  We are the … [Read more...]

Ask Yourself Some Questions

"You must constantly ask yourself these questions: Who am I around? What are they doing to me? What have they got me reading? What have they got me saying? Where do they have me going? What do they have me thinking? And most important, what do they have me becoming? Then ask yourself the big … [Read more...]

Flexibility Is Key To Happiness

By being flexible, expansion and growth become our companions on this journey in an ever changing world. Learning to sway like a branch in the breeze is a skill.  We can resist change, but it will occur regardless. Bruce Lee said "Empty your mind, be formless, shapeless - like water. Now you put … [Read more...]