Category Archives: 7 Ways

When you were first born your work, as it remains today, was to live. To breathe. To be nourished. Somewhere between then and today the definition of your work evolved, whether you were even aware of this or not is what we’ll spend some time being with now. Most of us are familiar with theContinue reading “#2 Love Your Work”

Take some time right now to do a scan of your body. Starting at the bottom of your body, bring your attention to what feelings or sensations are present as you breathe fully in and out in a relaxed manner. Note any feelings of discomfort, tension or congestion. *For most people the bottom of ourContinue reading “#2 – Love Your Self”

Take a few moments now to reflect upon the community of your youth. Not the neighborhood or town, but the people in your life that made your community yours. How many of those people are part of your present day community? If it’s less than half, consider those who have gone astray and honor themContinue reading “#2 – Love Your Community”

Because of course, when there’s nowhere else to put the love it will reside here. The concerns about your home, what you’re going to do about the state of your >insert applicable word here<, the ongoing questions that just seem to come out of nowhere (they do come from nowhere…more on this later) and soContinue reading “#1 – Love Everything”

Like a number of families in the 70’s, my parents divorced and, for the briefest of periods, I experienced dual households until my mothers work for the military took her oversees. Then it was just living in my fathers home with my brother and father. I learned something then that I’ve only recently started toContinue reading “#1 – Love Your Work”

This particular life, no matter what your beliefs, hopes or desires are, is finite (at least for now!) and if you haven’t figured out what is fun for you then we’re gonna get to that with this aspect of loving right now. As a person that lives with dysthymia and autism (not the best roommatesContinue reading “*1 – Love What’s Fun”

The other day I took my child to a festival where they were meeting a friend to explore and rejoice in the reason for the event. Since they were only going to be visiting each other for a couple hours, I explained to them that I would just be there as well since I wantedContinue reading “1* – Love The Unknown”

When I think of community as of late the ecovillage I’ve been helping to build in the Pittsburgh area for over the last year and some months (tho it’s been about 20+ years in the making!) is one of the first of many communities I’ve been fortunate enough to be a part of. And sinceContinue reading “*1 – Love Your Community”

Before you begin this process, first ask yourself if there’s anything you don’t love about yourself. Is it some mental character flaw that seems to keep popping up in your relationships? Perhaps it’s some part of your body that you just can’t accept, let alone LOVE! If there are things (and there’ll probably be atContinue reading “*1 – Love Your Self”