As we gather this week with family and friends, we wanted to send special wishes for a Merry Christmas out to all of you! Our motto this year is “presence” rather than presents. As we prepare to travel to our loved ones, we realize that the gift is in the gathering. The moments of being …
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“Every morning, when we wake up, we have twenty-four brand new hours to live. What a precious gift! We have the capacity to live in a way that these twenty-four hours will bring peace, joy and happiness to ourselves and others.” ~ Thich Nhat Hanh January is the “morning” of 2016 and is wide open with opportunities …
The practice of setting resolutions or affirmations for the New Year is an annual exercise for many. We list everything that we think needs to be changed, set affirmations that “should” change our minds, and absolutely believe, for example, that come January 1, kale smoothies really will taste better after a one hour workout. Unfortunately, …
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There are risks and costs to a program of action. But they are far less than the long-range risks and costs of comfortable inaction. — John F. Kennedy Fear and anger are debilitating and pervasive emotions. They can disrupt our lives and dreams, cause us to feel stagnant, and sometimes, even hopeless. Imagine them as suitcases, …
“When we feel love and kindness toward others, it not only makes others feel loved and cared for, but it helps us also to develop inner happiness and peace.” ~ The 14th Dalai Lama Kindness doesn’t have to cost anything. In fact, some of the most wonderful things we can do is to offer a smile …
All of us have experienced the inner critic; the voice that whispers all the reasons that we can’t do something, be something. This voice has a memory like an elephant and when triggered, is delighted to run through a litany of all the times we have felt like a failure or insecure or afraid. The inner critic …
As we gather this week for Thanksgiving with family, friends and community, all of us at Fire Power Seminars are sending gratitude and thanks to all those who have connected with us this year. Our work through the year has provided us unique experiences that touch our hearts and empower us to expand our ability to effect …
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Celebrating the holidays can sometimes feel like an endless marathon that is high on expense, time, and activity and low on happiness, calm, and relaxation. Add the possibility of family conflict, Aunt Ida’s fruitcake that may be a re-gift from 1960, and kiddo meltdowns in line for Santa, and not even Calgon can take you …
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Joy is a choice – a deliberate, conscious choice. That choice is available to us each day. Our joy isn’t controlled by others or by outward circumstances. Joy comes from a deeper place, a place of security within ourselves. It’s an attitude, not a transitory emotion. Remember to be kind. Remember to be loving….but most …
Thanksgiving and the holidays are the most wonderful time of the year, right? If we are to believe the massive marketing machine, the approaching holidays are filled with happy families and couples, who prepare perfect meals, have perfect homes, and spend family gatherings in perfect harmony. When our lives don’t quite match up, we may …
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