Tina's Blog

Recently I was at the Chiropractor getting and adjustment when a lady in the next room had a seizure.  Apparently she gets them all the time and they are non-life threatening but as an empath (who was not expecting that at all) I found that it was quite painful.   The woman had just gone into the room and laid down on the table when a seizure hit her pretty hard.  Her father went rushing into the room to ensure she didn't hurt herself by falling off the table or biting her tongue.  I found it quite difficult to relax as I was in the next room and felt the sudden onset of the seizure. The woman's seizures cause her entire body to tense up and pull her spine out of alignment.  I din't ask any questions but I did ask my chiropractor (who had just stepped into my room) to go work with her instead because I could wait.  The seizure went on for more than 10 minutes and my chiropractor seemed frustrated at not being able to help her eliminate them....

Winter Meditations Native Americans used to call winter "the quiet time" because it was a time to reflect and work on more thoughtful pursuits.  During the winter there would be less travel and more time spent alone in solitude which allowed for a more peaceful retrospect for the previous seasons and a thoughtful plan to be created for the seasons to come.  In the modern world we still find winter as a time to hibernate a bit.  Winter is usually when we go out less and spend more time at home and, for some, in solitude.  Solitude is a way of being alone without being lonely and can lead you to become more self-aware.  If you look at winter as an opportunity to for reflection then it will be an enjoyable time - a subtle time of rest, peace, inner focus, stillness, and reflection.  Meditating on these values will provide you the ability to actually beat the cold too.  Sounds crazy right?  Well think of the monks who live in the Himalayas a...

Always be proud of yourself Recently I had a conversation with a friend of mine who was struggling with balancing her work and home life.  She felt that her work life was overwhelming her and she wasn’t devoting enough time to her family.   During our conversation I reminded her of how far she had come over the past couple of years.  I told her how proud I was of her and her accomplishments and that she needed to remember that she was strong enough to handle anything.  You see, I’ve been there myself and now that I am older with grown kids I can look back and remember that the struggles of balance were a reminder.  It is odd to think of it that way to some people but it really is true.   Balancing a full-time job while raising two daughters on my own was difficult.  I was all they had for most of their lives.  I worked a full-time job which was about 45 minutes from home.  I chose to live where I do because I valued the school system and th...