Cat lovers know the sound. That god-awful hacking that disturbs the deepest of sleep. You’re almost certain your cat is coughing its last breath. Then you remember, “Oh yea, it’s just a hairball.” Worse, the picture you have of the horrid looking wet, hairy thing that you’re bound to step on if you don’t get up and “find it.” But did you know hairballs are not normal? According to Dr. Karen Becker DVM, hairballs are not a part of the feline’s digestive process. Hmm, maybe tha

“Don’t take anything personally.” Easier said than done, right? It’s natural to get offended. It’s the human condition to complain, explain and defend. After all, we have an ego that wants to defends our “truths.” Truths that are but lies we’ve been conditioned to believe are true. Your ego believes the lies people say about you. Lies distort your reality; your sense of self and that of the world. They distort a beautiful world that can be yours if you did not believe the lie

Healthy living isn’t easy. It’s even harder if you don’t like to exercise. I admit it, I hate to exercise. I’ve never been the type that likes to sweat. Maybe it’s the discipline part that’s been my trouble. I’ve never been a regimented kind of person when it comes to exercise. I’m more mental than physical. I do yoga cause it’s pretty easy and I love the way it feels. I dance because I love music and it just naturally gets my body going. I walk because I love nature and so d

Cheap food has lots of calories and taste. But it also comes at a high price. The real cost of cheap food is hidden behind your tax dollars, ecological damage and healthcare bills. Unsustainable farming practices pollute the land and water with toxic chemicals, while patented genetic engineering technology distorts the very fabric of nature’s existence, its DNA, creating a worldwide explosion of agricultural mayhem and destruction. Many are unaware that conventional farming a

Eyes are the messenger of your world. What if you could change your eyesight? Would you improve it, if you knew it were possible? Back in the early 90’s after reading the book “Ageless Body,Timeless Mind,” I had a paradigm shift that questioned everything I knew about aging. The studies made sense, yet I was skeptical. It’s my nature to question everything. In the old days we called the library to resolve information disputes. Today most of us “Google it.” Granted the accurac

In the beginning was the word, and the word was with… Your words are magic. Words are the vehicle you use to create heaven on earth, or a living hell. Your word influences your experiences; the events that create your life. Don Miguel Ruiz wrote in his book, The Four Agreements, “Be Impeccable with Your Word. To be impeccable is to take responsibility for your actions, but you do not judge or blame yourself.” While the meaning of the word impeccable, suggests perfection, faul

What do you do when your child would rather watch tv or play games than read a book? This was the question I pondered as I began my quest teaching my youngest son to read over 20 years ago. We had shared books together long before he could walk, yet this head strong little munchkin wanted me to read to HIM. He didn’t want to take the time to learn “big” words as he called them. There was no “Google” or “Amazon” back then, so I headed to the library; a place we spent a lot of