Strength Articles

We all go through things from time to time that are less than ideal and sometimes just downright awful. It is important to remember, especially during our darkest hours, that in every situation lies a gift. It is in these situations that we learn what really matters in life, and we learn who we really matter to.

Reiki (pronounced Ray-Key) is an age old Japanese healing technique. It is a very safe and gentle, yet powerful techniques that works to restore the bodies natural energy flow. Reiki can be used to treat anyone and has been knows to help with physical, emotional, mental and spiritual concerns and conditions.

It goes with the species - dogs bark, cows moo, humans store pain..

My father was diagnosed with ALS, also called Lou Gehrig’s disease, in March of 2003. To manage my grieving, I started writing poetry. As time passed, the grieving through poetry, turned to joy as we began to celebrate his life, instead of grieving his pending death. This is one poem from a collection on his illness and joy for living despite knowing the end was always near.

Thought leaders need to nurture body, mind and soul.  I believe we focus more on continual need for development of traditional skills, e.g., technical skills, soft skills, management skills, and fail to recognize the importance of body, mind and soul in leadership, especially Thought Leadership.  

Our world is shifting. Some of us have felt the tremors deep within our core.

Confronted by the present economic crisis, people all over the world are seeking understanding and direction in finding the best course forward for themselves and their families.

Separating a dis-ease of the body from who we are. A disease is not a spiritual entity - we are the spirit within us, a disease merely happens to us.

I also consider myself extremely health conscious with a punctuated concern to keep myself and all living things around me healthy. I envision myself as a healer one day. Perhaps that part of me is why I chose to pursue Reiki. Talk about living in a hypocrisy.

We dare ourselves and test our mettle with our own dangers and resolutions.