One of the ways that we can bring peace on earth is to begin to think globally and think about caring for this earth that we claim we want peace to come to. If we destroy the planet and make it uninhabitable, then there will certainly be peace. It will be the peace and quiet of no one home.

One of my yoga students has put a box where we practice to collect things like printer cartridges, fluorescent bulbs, batteries and the like for recycling. This is a wonderful thing! No, she isn’t going to save the planet by this, but if we all did a little like she has, we can collectively get the job done.

One of the ways that I have done a little is to change the mat I use from the regular mat made of petroleum and chemicals to one made of natural rubber. I love this mat! The thing I will say most about this mat is that if you ever have problems slipping on your mat and wish it were just a bit “stickier”, buy a rubber mat and you will never have that problem again. It took me some time to get used to just how “sticky” this mat is. I have absolutely no slip!

I bought my mat from Jade Yoga. It was a little more expensive than a regular mat, maybe twenty dollars more, but I feel like ridding the earth of the chemical pollution was well worth the money. Having a mat that I think is the best one I have owned since I started yoga, is a plus.

Check out Jade Yoga
the next time you are looking for a mat for yourself or as a gift for the yogi/yogini on your shopping list. You will help the planet and get a great product all at the same time!

Namaste!

We must all walk the Path of life with our own feet. This means that each of us, until we draw our last breath must live our lives using our best instincts and motivations. There is an old Native American saying about walking in another man’s moccasins. The idea is that we should never criticize someone unless we know just how it feels to be that person. It is a nice saying, but none of use can walk someone else’s Path. It is impossible.

So what do we do with this knowledge? Many things! First and foremost, we cannot wait for someone else to do it for us; whatever it is. So many want someone else to carry the burden, do the hard work, make the plans. It isn’t possible. We can learn from others and take their advice and counsel, but we cannot have them do it for us.

The next thing we must do is plan our walk. No one else can tell us what needs to be done with the clarity of insight as to what it means to be us, than us. Someone can tell me that I would be wise to take a certain course of action, and they may be right, but I must plan it out and I must carry out the plan. How many of us have had plans shoved down our throats by a boss or parent that we refused to do or were unable to do? It has happened to us all! We need to make plans for each and every day of our lives. What we will do, who we will talk to, and what will be accomplished at the end of the day.

No one can walk the Path of our lives for us. We must all walk the Pat with our own feet, put each step in front of the other. We must all live as we are determined to do. There is no other way.

Do you love what you do; do what you love? There are lots of folks out there who hate every minute of the day. They hate their job, they hate their life. I can’t imagine living this way. Actually, I can.

It wasn’t that long ago that I hated every second I spent on my job. I wanted nothing more than to do something that I felt was worthwhile, worth my time. I wsn’t sure what that was, but I knew that what I was doing wasn’t it.

Can you relate to that? I finally decided one day that living that way was quite simply, stupid. I had long believed in what I call my seven principles. One of them says that you get from life in relation to what you put into it. I realized what I was putting into my days was a lot of grief and hatred for my life. I decided then and there that I would do everything in my power to start living my life with a positive attitude and start doing the things that I thought were important. What a difference!

The thing is, you don’t have to start your life all over. You can start right where you are. Hate your job? The next time you go to work, set the intention to have a good attitude about it. Find those things about your work that you can throw your whole self into. The rest of the time, look for opportunities to do something else with your life. When you start looking, things start to appear. Will it happen immediately? No! It takes some time, but it will happen. Put into your life all you have, no matter what it is. If you find yourself doing something half heartedly, either stop doing it or change you attitude. The choice is yours! Why live life in the dumps when you can live it on a mountain top? Walk the Path you want.