Dear Sisters:

My favorite movie is Julie-Julia... watching it many, many times, laughing each moment. She introduced me to feeling that the journey of blogging is meant to be a thought-provoking opportunity for you and also me! So I will keep this in mind as I am inspired to weave a tapestry of love, progression and glorious living.

How often are you blindsided by the news? The coverage becomes transparent after a while, without realizing the impact it has upon your psyche. I am not speaking positive thinking in any way or law of attraction, though they have benefit. I am speaking a novel idea… what uplifts you and awakens passion verses fears. What might be available to you when you no longer allow diminishing returns within your mental and physical environment?

How do you feel in your home? Is it cozy and inviting or noisy and unpeaceful? The greater the order you have; the greater your peace. Besides you will experience living principles that continue to guide and inspire your every move. What a gift Beauty is. It welcomes you from every corner. You have the opportunity to be fed by color, vibrancy, and things that call to you and delight your senses. For me this includes Italian Opera…especially Andre Bocelli. He has become my best friend as I am taught by his being; blindness ulltimately opens you to exquisite dimensions of life. You may be unaware of these realms until a  sad event occurs. it might be divorce, losing a loved one, unexplainable health issues or you fill in the blanks   ________. Read more ...

Julia interviews  Janice from Canada about her decision to let go of career and condo and live simply from her van, travelling the world and following her heart. 

Julia will be joining Janice in Galapagos in February 2012. You can follow  our adventures on the blog site http://mygalapagosbook.blogspot.com/ as we prepare for the trip and Julia works on her new book. Your input is valued!

See also www.juliatindall.com for more on Julia's trips and yoga retreats. 

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Shira, Dolores and Nancy share what they have gotten from being guests on Emotionally Speaking, as well as their hopes and dreams for what the world can receive from this type of discussion and exploration.  All FIVE of us are thrilled!  It is such a joy to talk about real issues, the things that are really important to us, and to share solutions and learning together.  You can do this too!  Contact Ilene (ilene@emotionalpro.com) or Deki (dekifox@aol.com) and tell us you're ready to appear on some of our shows!  Welcome!!!

Ilene and Deki ask the question:  What if, despite your fear, you know you are safe and everything will turn out okay?  What then?  What captures your attention?  What decisions do you make?  Where do you “spend” your energy?  Shira, Ilene, Dolores, Deki and Nancy have some interesting responses.  Listen and discover your own answer to these questions!

Courage, faith, trust or curiosity….what’s the opposite of fear?  Nancy, Dolores, Shira, Deki and Ilene talk together about what’s the opposite of fear, and how knowing the opposite and working with it can ameliorate the fear we feel.  Explore the “opposite of fear” with us, “emotionally speaking”!

When problems assail us, it is easy to be so consumed with our problems we loose balance, focus and even courage to move on.  It’s also easy to get sucked into the trap of being a victim of our circumstances.

This episode stresses the importance of pleasure, meditation, balance and courage in overcoming the mountains we face in life.

Adversity: It affects us all. Each of us will at some time find ourselves in the heat of the Refiner's Fire. But through this process we will become refined and eventually perfected.

 Join us for part 2 of 'Visual Brilliance' with gifted photographer Lori Cheung

In this episode she talks about overcoming fear, how to step outside your comfort zone, the difference between fear and excitement (and why both are valuable) and some simple steps to discovering your life passion. 

Engaging and passionate as ever, Lori is full of wisdom and grace. 

  What is the source of creativity? How can you develop your creative genius? 

Why is our visual sense so important and how can we develop it and literally 'see' more in the world? Read more ...