Author Archive | carriehart

“Become one with the river” Today would be a wonderful day to immerse yourself completely in what is, to align yourself with what is actually happening around you and what is heading your way. In this river of life, you are where you are.  If you float looking backwards, yearning for opportunities lost and events […]

“Set pride aside and just live” Today, I would speak of pride.  If you look back on your life, you can see numerous times when your pride interfered with doing what was actually in your own best interests. Perhaps it would have been best to be more respectful toward your boss.  Perhaps it would have […]

“Let courage become your constant companion” Today, I would speak of courage.  You have this within you.  You have within you the ability to face down fear as it stands before you and act with courage.  And so, for a moment, let us look at fear and at courage and see what you can do […]

“Each loving act, as small as it may seem, has enormous power” Today is such a wonderful day, a perfect day, and you are perfect within it, exactly as you are. There are no clouds that need mar your sky, no dire worries to dog your steps as you walk along your path.  Everything is […]

“See clearly what is, open to all that might be, and allow the world to sparkle for you” You are everything that you need to be.  You may feel that you have not succeeded as you might have, that there are things you could have done differently, that there are others who have been better […]

“The best and only way to change others is to change yourself” Sometimes you think that if only your boss would be more thoughtful and finally recognize your contribution, then your job would be all right.  Or if that coworker would stop trying to take credit for everything, and if that manager would stop acting […]

“Your heart yearns to climb the mountain” Your life is not a problem to solve.  Your life is.  And there is no solution, since it is not a problem.  There is no action you can take that will suddenly eliminate all of your so-called problems. There is no plan you can follow that will take […]

“Step into this moment as if you were walking into the heart of a beautiful rose” Step into this moment as if you were walking into the heart of a beautiful rose.  First, watch as it unfolds as you approach.  Look around in wonder as the various colors reveal themselves to you.  Step in further […]

“Plan for the seasons, but live now” Today, I wish to speak of your relationship to your future and to planning. We have spoken much of living in the moment, of being in this moment now and finding your peace and joy here, rather than expecting it through the future unfolding of your plans.  And […]

“Take a ride on the wings of an angel” Sometimes one must take a ride on the wings of an angel to see life as it truly is.  Sometimes one must fly up out of the wind and storms, the sleet and snow, up into the clouds, where the lightning strikes and the thunder roars, […]