Rosie, Author at The Paradigm Shifts

Walking in a Winter Wonderland

Dark, wet and dreary “ in such an environment, where else could beauty and joy be cultivated daily? From one of the longest and driest summers in history to one of the darkest and wettest Decembers on record, the weather of the Pacific Northwest has thus far provided me with enormous opportunity to find joy and beauty in the moment. It was a tough, first couple of months, but I think I’m getting the hang of it! I found that when I focused on the gloomy, depressive grey, the lack of sunshine and being in total darkness by 5pm, it

Love Being Human

It’s seems that no matter how much I think I understand humanness there’s always something or someone that stretches me out of my momentary comfort in believing I’ve arrived. Sometimes I get set off into a world where I presume to know better about how people should be so the world is a better place for all. I think of myself as a master in various arenas of humanness, yet find, time and again that as soon as I think I’ve mastered an aspect of this event called life, I’m brought to the realization that I’ve hardly scratched the surface.

Archives: 2009, 2008, …

———————————————————————————————————— Welcome again! 7am on the Redeye ferry from Orcas to the mainland. Springtime makes my feet want to root themselves in the earth. It is not a time to go gallivanting around to more beautiful places “ they can’t be found. Birds, trees in bloom “ everything’s in bloom. After 6 months of winter’s darkness in the Pacific Northwest, Mother Nature births us all over again to be her eyes, her ears, her sensing bodies in service to absorbing the beauty and the light that arrives with this season. I’m not an intrepid individual, really. I leave the Island

What I’ve Learned on My Summer Vacation

Today I am launching my latest book: ABC’s of Spirituality in Business! And …. Today is the ninth anniversary of my move to Orcas Island. Man, am I going to CELEBRATE! It’s been an interesting couple of months. Sure its summer, but the unfolding process of self-actualization never goes on vacation. It keeps poking and prodding at me to "Get On With It! So, I’ve learned that when life doesn’t happen according to plan, it’s time to explore and discover my personal contribution to having things be the way they are; because, of course, the Universe has its own unfolding

Celebrating the 2nd Anniversary of My Leap of Faith

"When a situation has been dedicated wholly to truth, peace is inevitable. Peace without faith will never be attained, for what is dedicated to truth as its only goal is brought to truth by faith." (A Course in Miracles, 1985, p. 371.) Two years ago, I let go of my role as facilitator of the Transformational Coaching Training Program. After a decade of dedication, joy and engaged connection with remarkable people committed to changing the world, I was called to embark on another journey “ the trajectory of which seemed to make my heart sing. That’s all I knew. Those

Devotion

Devotion: Bringing the essence of every fiber of your being into this moment, presencing your energy into that which fuels the Divine Spark. In this place, I experience a nestled completeness among it all “ a totality of being Grace. This is my current experience of Devotion. Devotion has always been a challenging practice for me. Frankly as a child, I hated the idea of it. Devotion got me nowhere and nothing. Being at choice about who or what I was devoted to, well, there was no choice. Catholicism, my experience of it anyway, dictated devotion. I was supposed to

Transformational Coaching, The Essential Self and the True Self

The "Essential Self" is the current condition of centuries (life times) of evolution of the individual Soul. Authentic, unrestrained, unconditional, and unfiltered expression of our this true self in each and every moment is critical to the un-concealing of and alignment with our "Essential Self." Transformational coaching not only cultivates awareness of the Essential Self it also has a listening that reveals this Self in a way that elevates its significance to primary. When an individual begins to tap into their Essential Self, they are inspired to uncover more and more as the quality of experience that arises from authentic

Today is the Day!

This is the day I’ve been waiting for all of my life. Actually, it’s the day I’ve been preparing for all of my life. I thought it would be different “ bands playing and a lot of whoop-ti-do. But, no; it’s just me and Gracie on the mountain, overlooking Crow Valley, clouds rolling by with the sun peeking through on occasion. It sounds like a normal, run of the mill day, but something dramatic has shifted: I’m happy! I used to think happy was a vacuous, mindless, blissful state. I’ve realized how much effort it takes to be happy “

Experiencing the Resonance of ME

Sitting on the side of the mountain in my little trailer overlooking paradise I still wonder when things will shift; when I’ll get that phone call that says my life, as I’ve imagined it to be, is beginning NOW; that the moment has arrived “ I’ve finally hit the Jackpot! While sitting on the side of the mountain in my little trailer, overlooking paradise, I realize, to greater and greater degrees, that it doesn’t work that way “ it being ME-ONENESS-UNIVERSAL SOURCE OF ALL THAT IS! My job is to learn about me in order to learn to be me.

The “Guilt-Free” Diet

Okay, so I found the diet of all diets! Obviously, by the title, you can imagine that it has something to do with being guilt-free, while engaging in any type of diet. Are you wanting to lose weight, stop spending, exercise more, quit smoking, spend more time with your sweetie, take time away from electronic companions? I get it! A guilt-free diet may be the way to go! Throughout my life, my body image has been really important to me “ the ‘image’ part is one thing, but the health that comes as a consequence of eating well and exercising

Author: Rosie