WAKING UP WITH AMI

Instead of reading, let’s do… a morning routine together - that will (hopefully) leave both of us feeling MUCH BETTER than however we started…

Today is the anniversary of Michelle’s departure from her body. I’ve been experiencing the expansiveness of ‘Both/And’ quit a bit lately, even within this very tender topic. In one hand, there’s Grief’s profoundly deep sadness. My daughter died and it broke my heart. There’s no getting around that…

When I was a teenager, I often felt extremely frustrated that humans weren’t fully evolved. I would anxiously ask: Why can’t we accept, respect and love each other? Why can’t we end war and live in harmony? Why do we need borders? Why don’t we see each other as One family? I could not understand why everyone didn’t think the way I did. I thought my way of thinking was so simple, basic… true…

When I’m in a funk, I don’t like it. I don’t want it. Something is bothering me and I don’t want things to bother me. I want to be happy. I want to be loving. I want to be accepting. Yet, I don’t want to accept that I’m in a funk - or that there’s something causing me to feel funky: out-of-harmony…

Mindfulness is the psychological technique, process and practice of bringing complete and non-judgmental attention to one’s present experience. Here are 4 Mindfulness TIPS and some science to help you understand how they work…

There are so many inspirational books, articles, posts, films, podcasts & courses to read & engage in. There’s a lot about politics, the environment, and - Valentine’s Day. I thought maybe this week, I’ll share someone else’s words. So many are saying the same thing - why add more of the same? Or, I thought I’ll meditate & see what comes up. So I did. And what came up were a couple of parts that are way back - behind a fog & barely audible - needing rest…

I just saw the film ‘Just Mercy’. The story - written by Bryan Stevenson, the attorney who founded the Equal Justice Initiative in Montgomery, Alabama in 1989 - is focused on Walter McMillian’s proven innocence and release from death row in 1993. The film led me to the Equal Justice Initiative…

I’m preparing to teach an online class about Self-Love & Confidence. This is good subject matter for me to teach because - it’s what I’ve needed to learn & therefore worked on the most…

To honor the past, present, and future of Wisdom & Love & needed Growth and Change on planet Earth - I am going to listen to Martin Luther King Jr’s speech “I’ve been to the mountaintop”. I invite you to listen to it, too…

Today, you are invited to ‘Wake Up’ to different versions of yourself, to hone in on your realistic ideal self, and to choose which self image fits you, right now, as you move through this day. To prepare for this exercise, gather 8 sheets of blank paper & your favorite writing and drawing implements…

It’s a new year, and I randomly designated the first Sunday of every month as “Inspirational Sunday”! I had forgotten this when I started waking into the day. I wanted to sleep more but my body wanted to move. So, I let it. What happened was a body scan kind of meditation meets ecstatic dance…

This week, people all over the planet are looking back at 2019 and looking forward to 2020. I’m asking myself to do this from a compassionate and present-centered perspective. You are invited to do the same…

Sit back and relax. I'm going to tell you a story about you being the Light - about us all being the Light - just in case you forgot. It's a children's parable by Neale Donald Walsch called: the Little Soul and the Sun.

‘Tis the ‘holiday season’ and I want to gift you acceptance, appreciation, and love.

It’s not always easy to access acceptance, appreciation, and love. And though it may seem strange, I’m going to try to help you access these illusive qualities by talking about death and grief.

I realize this does not sound like a fun gift! Stick with me, though - I promise, this turns out well!

There are 2 weeks left until Winter Solstice. Here in Vermont, these are progressively and literally the darkest days of the year. As daylight time grows shorter and shorter, we may feel the reflection of this in our psyche, and we feel darker.

A tender Thanksgiving to you…