The relationships that shape us!

In every moment of our lives we, human beings, exist within a multidimensional web of complex connections – with ourselves and other inhabitants of the earth and the universe.  At times this web seems to stretch us, beyond our accepted ways of being. We recognize the invitation to be more and respond by opening up in new ways. At other times, it seems to distort us into configurations we do not recognize and strip away who we have known ourselves to be. 

Listen to the Jolt 5_6_13

The Director of US Patent Office in 1899, Charles H Duell,
reportedly said, “Everything that can be invented has been invented”
and recommended that the patent office could be closed
as surely there was no longer a need for it.

How ridiculous, you might say,
but how many of our beliefs, hidden, unobserved,
might be viewed just as ridiculous
if they were brought into the light of day?
It is only by uncovering our beliefs in limitation
that we can create a larger, more expansive life
for ourselves and create greater success.

Listen to A Jolt of Joan 3_23_13

Do you seek understanding?  Then be understanding.
Do you seek love?  Then be love.
Do you seek the harmony? Then be the expression of harmony.
Do you seek peace?  Then be the expression of peace.
But you might ask,
How can I find within myself the ability
to be understanding, love, harmony and peace?
Beyond the chaos of our lives, beyond the suffering
in the deepest part of our being
there is peace, harmony, love and understanding.
However to reach this part of us it is important
that we give up the struggle.

3_13_13. to Joan