JaiKaur: Women's Grace, Grit & Gratitude

One of the things I have learned about my life is 1. answers do come to the questions I ask of the universe and 2. sometimes I need to do something physical to get out of my head in order to hear-feel really-my answer. And so, on this fine May day, I took myself, my ipod with mp3s that I have been meaning to listen to-omg is that one truly from 2007?!-to rake up oak leaves buried in the grass over winter. Good focused physical exercise that would allow me to engage my conscious mind so that other minds could speak to me.

The question awaiting an answer was how to craft a business that delivers my passion for women’s impact -our grace, grit, and gratitude-while being….. (more…)

I have been off my game lately, a little more absent-minded and a little less with the joys of the day. At first I thought it was simply the changes brought about by the side effects of winter hibernation-too many carbs and not enough exercise-that was making me sluggish in getting together with the energy of spring. Or, I would blame the energetics of living in a world distressed by it’s economy serving as a wake-up call to grow up. However, as I sit here in my parents home and all that being here calls upon my emotions, I must honor the wisdom of what my tears are telling me…that loss is less about the words we use to talk of it and more of how it challenges us, even those who believe themselves ok with impermanence.

I am being brought back to the powerful workshop of grief and how important the work of grief is to growing compassion, first for ourselves and then the other. To our minds, feeling our sorrow is the antithesis of what it believes in and so we (more…)

AS I write this, it is snowing outside, I am warm inside, and I feel a sense of coziness and peace. I welcome this oasis of ease, knowing it will not last, but not fearful of when the energies of chaos, confusion, and challenge again find their way into what I feel. I live in a time of great changes-really, massive changes-and to deny feeling what is “out there” would be to deny being in relationship with others and the world. Yet when I feel these challenging emotions, it is easier and simpler to redirect myself back to faith and trust through being in daily and active communication with my spirit and soul.

I am very blessed; I am healthy in body as are my family, I live in a warm and cozy home, and I do not worry as to my next meal. I am graced with (more…)

Along with millions and around the world, I watched Barak Hussein Obama become the 44th president of the United States of America and felt the joy, inspiration, and promise of this day. It was a good day for dreamers-from the dreamers of “we the people” to the dreamers of a world where all human being are born into a world in which there is no war, poverty, nor hunger of body, spirit, or mind.

A few years ago, while purchasing books, the person behind me began to speak of what a waste the ’60′s were…”lots of fuss and idealism and no real lasting change”. The bookstore owner and I looked at each other and (more…)

Happy New Year!

People in my daily life heard me grouse in December that if I were truly Queen of the Universe, the end of the year would have it’s own month, separate from a month in which so many holidays are celebrated. I enjoy taking stock of the year past and getting excited about the new year and it’s hard to do that at the same time as (in my household) preparing for and celebrating Christmastime.

What is it about the new year-is that anything seems possible?  New friendships in the wings, fabulous adventures awaiting on the horizon, and life’s events lining up to present themselves for  (more…)