Do Your Sit-Ups

Perform a certain number of sit-ups every day, or at least every other day. It's okay if your muscles are not strong enough to do many at first. Just gradually increase them. Focus on your sit-ups as an exercise in building perseverance and character. 

Dear Spring

Dear Spring,

I miss your blooms and buds - the tiny tips of crocuses peeking through the earth, yellow, purple and white.

My senses are stimulated - I bathe in your translucent energy of light - I restore balance, replenish my strength and fuel my creativity.

Your tender touch, so gentle and warm unveils my nakedness like a soft blanket lifting from the cold. I can feel your warmth wash over me like a shower of fresh rain as I become new again.

The dance of spring is liquid and enticing like the sea, fluid and ungraspable. I'm drawn to the sweetness of your fruit as it becomes heavy and ripe on the vine.

I drink from your succulent nectar as it flows through me and replenishes my soul.

Each year, I fall madly, deeply and passionately in love with you all over again!

I wait patiently for your return...

Always,

Gena

Partnership

Give your partner the freedom to follow his or her path. Open your heart and set the person free. Grow side by side.

Sailboat

Your life is like a sailboat, and you are the captain. The captain cannot control the weather, the strength of the wind, or the condition of the sea.  All he or she can do is deal--to the best of his or her ability--with the weather, the wind, and the sea, and keep moving forward.

Logic vs. Intuition

Do you make decisions based on Logic- what you think you should do vs. Intuition - what you know you should do?

I do it all the time and it really ticks me off!! I have this huge habit of not listening to my intuition if it's telling me to do something that's difficult, socially unacceptable or takes me out of my comfort zone! This typically occurs if I'm feeling afraid of failure, heartbreak or rejection. When I don't listen to my gut, I always pay the price in the way my body feels. I'm left carrying around unwanted emotions, which causes me a great deal of pain, sadness, frustration and discomfort!

So one of the best ways to tell if you're following your intuition is by paying attention to how you feel. There will be a surge of relief and adrenaline when you are listening to your gut. You'll see the light, the sky will open up and you'll even breathe easier. Trust me you'll just know when you are listening because you'll feel more alive, free in your spirit and stronger inside because you'll finally be taking your own advice. If you second guess yourself, and go back to what's comfortable, you'll feel confused, fearful and sad. But intuition is a funny thing, it's persistent and it won't stop tugging at you until you learn to pay attention.