Passionate Living Articles
Overcoming Fear: A Great Therapy!
I’d just like to go on record that I’ve avoided skiing for my entire life ... up until recently. Even though I grew up outside of Buffalo, New York, where snow was so abundant in the winter months, I avoided skiing. Then, a friend talked me into a trip to Mammoth Ski Resort and though it sounded intriguing, I groaned about impending bones breaking and other such maladies that I'd heard happened to skiers, ugh. Eventually he wore me down, coaxing me with the image [...]
Return of “our” Tibetan Monks!
This is a wonderful story from our archives … more current Tibetan visits will be added in 2016, so stay tuned! Ok, maybe the possessive in the above title is not at all indicative of the very nature of “non attachment” that accompanies the Tibetan monks from the Drepung Losling Monastery in India who visit us each year … but I did put it in lower case, lol. This year was a special treat for all of us as the troupe consisted of a Rinpoche [...]
Finding the Divine in Everyday Life
Below is a letter & article are from an amazing woman ... I think it will be powerful for all who read this! Hi Cat, I don't know if you will remember me, but we met several years ago when you were first moving into your home in Santa Barbara.. you advertised free boxes on Craigslist and I gratefully accepted. You generously gave me a tour of the incredible property and we had a lovely chat! I then attended one of the lovely events [...]
Natural Solutions for Digestive Problems
Natural Solutions for Digestive Problems by Dr. Hesu Whitten Part One I have found very few digestive problems that require medication or medical procedures to resolve. Usually these types of problems can be fixed by making a few simple changes. The most common solution is simply drinking more pure water and less coffee, soda, alcohol and tea. We should drink half our weight in ounces per day. So a person weighing 150 lbs. should drink 75 oz. of water per day. In the book, Your Body’s [...]
Surgeon General: a Passion for Giving
This is a great article that we published a few years ago and I wanted to put this wonderful woman’s work out to the world again, as her passion has made a difference in so many lives and her story is an inspiration for us all! Dr. Regina Benjamin, our current Surgeon General, is a real life hero in a day and age when heroes are far and few between. Her life is one that all of us could learn from. Her undying commitment to [...]
50’s Fundraiser, Hampton Style
Ok, I know that money and passion are not necessarily synonymous and in my life, they have oftentimes been opposite in nature. But I attended a 50’s fundraiser – Hampton style – and despite the plethora of “rich folk,” I had a fabulous time 🙂 Actually, what I’ve found in life is that people who tend to attract a lot of money are generally passionate about what they do … and that makes them fun! After receiving a phone call from a friend … then [...]
The Problem With The Bucket List
I really enjoyed the 2007 movie “The Bucket List,” with Jack Nicholson and Morgan Freeman. In this film, billionaire Edward and working class mechanic Carter have nothing in common, except for their terminal illnesses. While sharing a hospital room together, they decide to leave it and do all the things they have ever wanted to do before they kick the bucket – their “bucket list”. The problem with the “bucket list,” for most of us, is that it can be a someday, maybe, if I [...]