What I’m going to share with you today, I first heard in the 1980s. One of my colleagues and mentors, Dr. James Carter, shared this with me and it’s been indelibly etched on my brain ever since. Eyeball represents connection. When looking at someone directly, it brings our attention into the moment. What we call present time consciousness (PTC). If the eyes are the window to the soul, why waste time looking elsewhere when you are with someone? It acknowledges the value of the other person. I’ve found that by looking at someone directly in the eye, they quickly become my whole focus in that … [Read more...]
Eight Steps Towards Happiness
"Happiness and fulfillment come less from material wealth and more from relationships; less from focusing on ourselves and more from helping others; less from external factors outside our control and more from the way in which we choose to react to what happens to us" We know from research that 90% of happiness comes from our intentional action (thoughts, responses, feelings, and actions), that are under our control. If you’re not ‘there’ meaning "happy," what steps can you take to get you "there"? It’s not about what someone else can do for you; it IS about what you can do for you. Top of … [Read more...]