Anyone who has watched a young child and/or has been blessed with an animal companion can attest to just how many details the average adult human completely overlooks. A dog finds absolute joy in exploring their backyard on a sunny day, even if that same backyard has remained unchanged for the duration of their short [...]
Just about every one of us can vouch for the fact that your surroundings can affect your mood. Many people spend hundreds, if not thousands of dollars enlisting the help of an interior designer. With a little bit of insight into the human mind, most can achieve an uplifting effect in their own home without [...]
By Susan | March 31, 2010
It seems like more and more people are mad these days. Not just irritated or annoyed, but vein-popping, spittle-producing, all-out enraged. A City of Raleigh road crew guy screamed at me yesterday when I pulled out as he was directing traffic (I honestly didn’t know what the heck his arm waving was all about until [...]
By Susan | September 26, 2009
The labyrinth awaits the sojourner – almost calls her by name.
Will you enter my simple boundaries and journey my paths
One step at a time?
~Suzanne Moody
Last week we were treated to a “walking meditation” by Judy Homer (www.soulbasedcoaching.com), who has worked extensively with labyrinths as a meditative tool and who brought her canvas here to the [...]
It was a cross between a fog and a light drizzle. There weren’t clouds so much as there was a moment when the sky dropped down and seemed almost touchable. Colors disappeared and were replaced by shades of gray and brown. The seagulls wheeled and cried, not caring whether the sun was out or not. [...]
By Susan | February 18, 2009
Happiness is an elusive emotion that all of us want but very few of us truly have. We spend most of our lives looking for happiness, either in people, things or activities. But what we don’t understand is that real happiness has to come from within, that we have to find it in ourselves rather [...]
By Susan | January 14, 2009
One of my favorite aspects of opening Calm and Sense is having the opportunity to talk to people about what helps them to reduce stress. Being a big “touch” person, I am quick to recommend massage, yoga and other body work because I know first-hand its power to reduce stress. Many people also find meditation [...]
By Susan | January 2, 2009
It’s the season of it’s-the-end-of-the-year-and-we must-do-a-top-(or bottom)-10 list…… Are we sick of lists yet? Well, just in case you aren’t (grin) here is the Calm and Sense List of 10-Ways To Less Stress in 2009:
Sing in the shower or car. No one needs to know that you are tone deaf and can’t carry a tune. [...]
By Susan | December 10, 2008
As the end of 2008 nears and 2009 faces us, I have been pondering life’s changes, both self-imposed and those thrust upon us. And quite honestly, if I added “make some new year’s resolutions” to the mix, it just won’t get done!
Oh yes, I have succumbed in years’ past: Lose weight. Exercise more. Read more [...]
