daily forecast… Cards for the Day: r’d Magician/Knight of Cups: Balance Your Heart to Release Anxiety and Improve Energy 14 Jul 201214 Jul 2012 Our good intentions for all the things that we want to do today may be blocked. I have the idea that the Magician has been thrown off balance by anxiety…
spirituality… A Magic Lesson: 180 Your Day or Your Mood by Using the Power of Intention 29 Jun 201229 Jun 2012 My yoga teacher, Theresa Reed, always begins her classes by advising us to set our own intention for the class. But only recently did I begin to realize the true…
daily forecast Cards for the Day: R’d Sun/R’d 3 of Wands: Staying Cool in the Shade Doesn’t Mean We Have to Totally Block Out the Sun 22 Jun 2012 Yesterday's post was about rain, and today it is about the Sun, which is so bright that we are looking away from it. But that doesn't mean it isn't there.…
daily forecast Cards for the Day: The World/10 of Swords: World Community Pulls Together in Response to Crisis 16 Jun 2012 I am hoping that today's cards refer to the world community pulling together in response to the world financial crisis, and that there isn't some other crisis popping up in…
daily forecast Cards for the Day: Reversed Hermit/The Tower: Withdrawal Cannot Prevent a Rude Awakening 9 Jun 2012 I wonder how any reader today could look at these two cards together and not see Osama Bin Laden and the Twin Towers. But I'm trying to see beyond that…
Uncategorized Cards for the Day: 3 of Swords/5 of Swords: A Day for Kindness 12 Apr 201212 Apr 2012 Well, not every day can be a good one. Heartbreak (Three of Swords) followed by soul-searching over our own actions (Five of Swords). Maybe these cards are about something happening…
aromatherapy… Essential Oils: Stop Procrastination in its Tracks by Grounding 10 Feb 2012 Many strategies for combating procrastination emphasize personal self-discipline -- setting timers, making to do lists, even becoming accountable to a third party such as a life coach -- or affirmation-centered…
anxiety… Productivity doesn’t coexist well with depression 23 Nov 2011 To that end, consider this quotation by Pema Chödrön, from her book, The Places That Scare You. More on meditation and productivity later--meanwhile, this quote is courtesy of Shambhala Publications.…
getting things done… : Keeping It Simple 2 Nov 2011 The thing I hate about most productivity advice (as I think I've said before in this space) is that it assumes that unproductive people procrastinate or get distracted because they…