Author: Rosie

Can You Know How Great You Are? For most of us, the world we live in doesn’t support us knowing how great we are. It doesn’t support us being fearless, abundant and extraordinary. In fact, our consensus reality is fear-based, scarcity-based and shame-based. Jeesh! If you are anything like me, allowing yourself to acknowledge what’s true about you – all the good stuff and the bad stuff, is terrifying. However, if we aren’t allowed to see all the ways we are great and doing really well, then we won’t be able to see all the tools and skills we’ve developed

A Marriage that Grows Love Jennifer and Mike are a couple with wisdom and courage. They’ve been together for over 11 years. They, like all couples, have their challenges. They, like few couples in their 50’s, 60’s and 70’s, actually stay present and committed to their relationship with each other. This interview provides some of the ups and down of such a relationship. As you are listening to this interview, you may feel as though you are listening to an infomercial. My intention in sharing so much about the work that Jennifer and Mike are up to is so that

Exercising Divine Will – What For? What is Divine Will & What has it Got to Do with Aging? I don’t know about you, but my will is to have thing go my way according to my perceptions and interpretations of reality. However . . . that’s like allowing a 5-year-old to drive a car in downtown LA! Nobody wins! Many of us are exposed to spiritual and religious principles throughout our lives, and most have similar principles, though their practices are different. Love one another – including yourself, do no harm, and serve God by serving mankind. Gratitude, forgiveness,

All Habits Die Hard My session with Holly yesterday brought up some important stuff in her life and in mine – and inadvertently perhaps, in yours! It’s enough to say that, quite often, we habitually be and do things based on principles that aren’t the ones we really want to live by! :o Let me explain: Last night I had a dream. I was a facilitator of a retreat. The participants were busy doing what is theirs to do. What was I doing while the participants are doing their thing? I was frustrated, impatient, and anxious. When I woke up

What Can a Fishpond Teach Us? I have a small fish pond with Koi and gold fish. The nine of them have been together for about four years. They’ve weathered some severe winters together and keep growing. I don’t really know what I’m doing but something seems to be working, because they all seem to be thriving. The other day, I noticed that Whitey wasn’t being his usual self. He was hanging out with his nose pointed down and his tail pointed up. As I moved around a bit, he moved a bit and looked okay, aside from sitting strangely

Letting Go Requires No Sacrifice Mike and Carol are in their 80’s. They realize that it’s time for them to downsize and find a home that is smaller with no stairs if possible. They’ve begun purging their home of what they know no longer fits in their lives. However, there is so much to consider that it all becomes overwhelming. I know people in their 30’s, 40’s and 50’s that can also be overwhelmed with this process of letting go. Carol and Mike live in a four bedroom home with an office and studio space. Carol says, "We don’t know

You Don’t Have to Be Smart – You Only Have to Be Quiet One of the most challenging practice for most human beings is to be quiet with themselves, and to listen within the stillness for the wisdom of their inner guru. It’s even more challenging to be quiet when you’ve been stirred by someone or something, which leaves you feeling emotional, irritable and anxious. But, truly this is the very time required to slow down, quiet down, and be present to your wise-self. Prayer, Meditation and Listening I’ve heard it said that prayer is when you are talking with

Karma? What’s That Got to Do with Aging? If you want to age like a guru, then the Law of Karma is going to be good to keep in mind. Why, you might ask? It promotes mindfulness of our intentions. It encourages accountability for what we do, what we say, and what we think. It empowers us to look at how we choose to choose what we choose. Yep, you read that right. Case in Point: People not showing up! Alvin is suppose to show up to do some work on the roof of my shed. He isn’t showing up

So, You Think You Are Losing Your Marbles, eh? Sliding into dementia, senility, Alzheimer’s – call it what you will, is one of those fears that rates high on most people’s lists of Aging Worries. It’s part of the fear of losing independence. People even in their 30’s are worrying about dementia and losing their mental faculties. So what exactly is dementia? In a nutshell, it includes memory loss, disorientation, confusion and the decline in thinking and memory skills that may interfere with a person’s normal daily activities and social relationships. An interesting fact – only 1 in 10 people