Come Alive Blog

When we’re stuck, we’re stuck. And most often, our minds are what’s doing the trick – holding us back from moving forward in our lives. The truth is that it can feel pretty profound when you notice your internal dialogue starting to take over and telling you to stop and […]

Have you ever stopped to think, take a look at your life and figure out what your mission is?

I’m sure some of you reading this know exactly how I feel. That’s the core of this article — how to go through a personal inventory, which I like to call […]

Have you ever wondered what your shadow side looks like? Some of your shadow side comes from the things we tried to do but failed, the mistakes we made, and all of our fears and doubts. This part of us is often repressed or ignored because it’s embarrassing to talk […]

For many months I have been on a quest to reverse diabetes. It led me to dig deep into my thoughts and feelings. I started to put love into everything I experienced–challenges, old and new relationships, and past baggage. Learning the meaning of love and how to express it was […]

It’s a question that has plagued humanity since the beginning of time. To label or not to label?

People have different opinions, but what makes this so fascinating is that there is no hard and fast rule that defines who should or shouldn’t be labeled or how to label them. […]

In 2011, my left arm and shoulder became painful, and my range of motion started little by little to become limited. I was diagnosed with a frozen shoulder.

At its worse, I could not lift my arm much above chest high. I could not put anything in a cupboard or […]

When I am too busy or too lethargic or fatigued chances are I am in stress. It is really our nature to gravitate toward living in balance. Also, it is our nature to gravitate toward distraction, addiction, or obsessive behavior to avoid feeling complicated feelings. We believe on some level […]

A while back I realized that I sought a kind of safety in being in control. If something happened that did not go the way I thought it should or if someone said something that disagreed with my position, I would feel very vulnerable…really frightened and alone. I am a […]

We so diligently pursue our character flaws and our misunderstandings always looking for healing of our pain. This is good. Sometimes though we need a little rest and think about what is going right. Recently, I was all snuggled up in my warm bed reading, resting, and feeling very happy. […]

This is something I wrote over 20 years ago. Still applies.

I’m a seeker by nature and because of this I am automatically labeled, by some, a goal-oriented person. I set my energy to do something; either do it or not do it, and regroup what happened. Yet, so simply […]