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SOUL STREAKER

Wanna Streak with me?  Soul Streakers are a lot like physical streakers, but the results are longer lasting, impact your health, relationships, esteem and energy.  When you are a soul streaker, you strip away all of the layers of "Shoulds" and own your personal truth, the way your soul was when you first came here.  For example...I once coached a woman who waited until her mom passed away and then stopped being kosher.&nb...

January 8, 2009 | comments (4) | Inspiration and Awakening!

Write Your Own Obituary

This morning I was reading through the Washington Post and something jumped off the pages of the obituaries. (Not I read these pages regularly, with my coffee...) Under the names of each of the deceased was a short descriptor of who the person was in this life. This would be the title to the paragraph or two written about their family, life experience, jobs held and so on. It really gave me cause for pause when I read, often just one word, that ...

January 8, 2009 | comments (3) | Inspiration and Awakening!

Alpha and Omega

Alpha and Omega's are not just for Frat Boys and sorority girls.... When you see the title of this blog, do you think of words from The Bible when God said that He is the Alpha and the Omega?  He is the beginning  and the end?  Or perhaps you think of fraternities and sororities?  Alpha is the first letter of the Greek Alphabet and Omega is the last.  These letters are used as a metaphor for beginning and ending.Our physi...

January 7, 2009 | comments (4) | Uncategorized

Credibility

What if Bill Phillips was 100 pounds overweight, scattered, disorganized,and volatile?  Frankly, we would not be open to his message.  There is a little thing called CREDIBILITY that we all should seek to have in our work.  When we do, when we are credible, we reach more people-- Bill Phillips is a beacon because he walks the walk.  He does not ask us to do anything that he does not do himself.If you are a teacher and not a li...

January 6, 2009 | comments (6) | Inspiration and Awakening!

Quote to print and post on your fridge!

  "This is the beginning of a new day. You have been given this day to use as you will. You can waste it or use it for good. What you do today is important because you are exchanging a day of your life for it. When tomorrow comes, this day will be gone forever; in its place is something that you have left behind . . . let it be something good."  ---Author UnknownPowerful quote to support an amazing day!All the best!Rena&nbs...

January 5, 2009 | comments (1) | Uncategorized

Sponge Bob, Pina Colada's, Sunscreen and Tim McGraw

These  items sort of sum up our family vacation.  The kids played till they dropped for a couple of nights at the Nick Hotel in Orlando where they were pruney from the water slides and then more lovely 80 degree days in Palm City, FL. Gorgeous weather, family, laughing till our face hurt, good food, yummy drinks and pampering.  No work, All Play.  Heaven.This calls you back to the really good stuff in life, the PRICELESS stuff...

January 4, 2009 | comments (1) | Uncategorized

On Becoming Great...

Okay now my little Einstein's....You are packed with potential. What comes of that potential is purely up to you. Will you settle for average and mediocre? Will you settle for less than you best or for just an OK life?You want more. You know you do. Is it a challenge to allow yourself to think a little bit bigger than you have been? Is it hard to entertain the idea of tomorrow being a pinch better than today? More fun? More restful? More fulfilli...

December 23, 2008 | comments (1) | Uncategorized

Video of Transformation

Hi T- Friends,Any techies with an idea as to how I can get my home-made video (on a video 8 camera) on to my computer?  I have a MAC and wonder  if there is an easy way to get it on there... Is there a cord/program you know of that can used to transfer the video? I filmed a few seconds every day of my transformation and would like to upload and edit it....Cut out me walking to/from camera so it is tight and fast.Any thoughts are appreci...

December 22, 2008 | comments (1) | Uncategorized

BFL Champ Julie Whitt Memorial Video

Three years ago today our 2004 Inspirational Champ passed away...If you have not seen this from the torch site, you are in for a profound hit of Inspiration.  Produced by Steve Yu as a tribute, it animates the woman many of us have blogged about today. I know this is my second blog about her today.... Wanted to share this link after getting it again from Mariah.... Here is the link.... http://www.torchspirit.com/video/ This is movi...

December 19, 2008 | comments (1) | Uncategorized

Julie Whitt: 3 year anniversary

Today marks the third year since Body-for-Life Inspirational Champion Julie Whitt passed away after an amazing journey in the fight for her life.  After a double lung transplant, her vast and loving heart just could not sustain her.  In her honor today I URGE you to become an organ donor and to live your very best life.  If you never had the honor of meeting this lovely lady here is a peek into her character with this quote from he...

December 19, 2008 | comments (7) | Uncategorized

Red, White, Blue and YOU!

What you see here is the smile of an amazingly beautiful woman and the colors of an amazingly beautiful flag. Yesterday, December 17th, 2008, I had the honor of attending the naturalization ceremony of 636 people who came to the Convention Center in Washington DC to become American Citizens. The one above is a wonderful friend who now calls both Australia and America home. Can you see her joy?Some waited nearly ten years for the checks and paperw...

December 18, 2008 | comments (0) | Uncategorized

Chewing Gum in the Mirror

Here is a task for you... Chew Gum while looking in the mirror.Go ahead, I'll wait...........So how did you look? Gross right? Recently I was reviewing some videos that have not been watched for a bit. One in particular really made an impact and you can likely guess why. There I was chewing and talking, chewing an talking....I was disgusted by my own cow-like motions, so much so that I could not drink up the special memory that was supposed to h...

December 17, 2008 | comments (8) | Uncategorized

Oh What a Night....Transformation Radio!

So great to be with so many Transforamation Friends last night as we listened to Bill, Stoney, Shane, Clarissa and Marty on Transformation Radio.  I loved hearing the  words from Shane about his inspiring transformation--a wonderful man with a wonderful story. And Marty--So humbling to hear your story again and to be reminded that whatever we have as "adversity" there is a very good chance that it is a pebble compared to your ...

December 12, 2008 | comments (0) | Rena-gade Rena-issance

Notice: Your friends could be making you happy or fat!

Thank goodness for scientist and their willingness to pay attention to the smaller nuances of life. A British medical journal published results that explain that if we are happy we can spread that happiness among people "up to three degrees removed from one another." Imagine that!"That means when you feel happy, a friend of a friend of a friend has a slightly higher likelihood of feeling happy too." CNN reports. And apparently...

December 8, 2008 | comments (2) | Inspiration and Awakening!

Transformation is for KIDS!

I look at this picture from not too long ago and I am Feeling amazed, grateful and blessed.  So much has changed in a seemingly sort span of years...My youngest of three is 12 today.  12 years ago I was pushing out a baby that I could never have known would bring so much joy. I found myself one pound shy of 200 pounds at 5 feet three inches because of my children.  I stayed at that weight too long--long after it was no longer a goo...

December 4, 2008 | comments (2) | Uncategorized

2009 Book Awards:Nominate Your Favorites

You have been reading all year and now it is time to share your favorites for Soul Salon International's 2009 Top Books for Awakening Awards!  What you should know to nominate titles for 2009: ~Nominate titles in the areas of personal growth, fitness, spirituality, healing, abundant living and positivity. ~Both N...

December 3, 2008 | comments (1) | Uncategorized

The old "High Point" is just that, the "Old" high point.

As good as it was is not as good as it gets.  Thank God for that. Anyone who has ever kept a BFL success journal or training log knows this.  Today's level 10 effort will be your future level 7,6 or 5 effort.  That is the beauty of weight training properly, you DO get stronger.  BUT what about the mind?  What is the mental equivalent of this example?  My answer is VISION. I did not arrive at this epiphany on my own.&...

December 2, 2008 | comments (2) | Rena-gade Rena-issance

Trapped in my Car: Metaphor for Transformation

Today as I was on my way (second trip today) to the grocery store and my cell phone was bumped out of my cup holder and slid down between my seat and the console.  When I parked in the lot I felt around and couldn't get it.  I got out and leaned in from second row door.  Now, I have a big ole Navigator and so imagine this picture.  I am feeling under the driver seat and my wedding rings hook on some metal under the driver seat...

November 26, 2008 | comments (4) | Uncategorized

Wannna Laugh? International Symbol of Marriage is approved

This is so sexist and I know it, but it still made me smile. ...

November 25, 2008 | comments (2) | Uncategorized

Success of Body for Life and then failure....

 (Rena October 2008)                                                                 (Rena 1997) Abs are to fitness what Sex ...

November 24, 2008 | comments (7) | Inspiration and Awakening!

You know your getting older when...

I am sure you can finish that sentence with a whopper of a thought.  I remember in my 20's I would wake up and fly to the shower to start my day.  If I had a dent in my face from my pillow case it would often be gone before I even brushed my teeth.  BUT NOW,  at 42 (tomorrow it is officially 42 and a half), it could be 10 am and the traces of the dent could still be there!!!!!Last week I was putting on my mascara and realized ...

November 23, 2008 | comments (4) | Uncategorized

Cracker Jack SURPRISE!

My daughter received a bag of Cracker Jack's and I soon learned they tasted just the same as they did 30+ years ago. Sure it was now a bag and no longer a box, but that was okay. The "Surprise" inside was a little weaker than I remember them being. It was a piece of paper about the size of a large postage stamp that you could slide your pencil through with a picture on it to make it look like ants were climbing up your pencil. Wow. But ...

November 21, 2008 | comments (3) | Inspiration and Awakening!

Diet Coke with that BIG MAC please.

       Seriously.      We make steps in the right direction and then sabotage it with a big, hairy choice or connection that negates it.  it is not only about the "program".  We will painstakingly plan our food and workouts and then allow toxic people or events into our day.  It pains me to see this because those can be some of the most stealthy eroders of our health ...

November 20, 2008 | comments (3) | Uncategorized

Holiday Cards For Soldiers

T-Friends- Will you pass this address along?Right about now you may be thinking about your Thanksgiving menu or your holiday list. Perhaps you are considering who you'll send cards to, which party you'll attend or what surprises you'll pick up as stocking-stuffers. May I add another thing to your list?Somewhere, not too far from where I sit and write these words, is a soldier in a hospital bed trying to rebuild a body and a life. There are both m...

November 19, 2008 | comments (2) | Inspiration and Awakening!

Author Brian Tracy on The Power of Discipline

A powerful excerpt from the Intro of Brian Tracy's book on The Power of Discipline... I liked it enough to share with my fellow transformers!   All the Best!:+) Rena And now, heeeeeeeeeeeere's Brian Tracy.......... "Why are some people more successful than others? Why do some people make more money, live happier lives and accomplish much more in the same number of years than the great majority?I started out in life with few ad...

November 18, 2008 | comments (4) | Inspiration and Awakening!

"I get to" interview Denise Taylor

Hi T- friends! Just a note to let you know to mark your calendar for tomorrow Tuesday, November 18th at 1:00 Eastern time.... Denise Taylor will be a guest on The Soul Salon radio program for a 45 minute segment. We will open to some callers and have a chat open during the show too. Access the program (and chat) via your computer at the link below! So easy and sure to be inspiring! Listen Here Also, you can call in LIVE...

November 17, 2008 | comments (3) | Inspiration and Awakening!

Death refocuses you on life...

Tonight I got news of a third death in less than a week and a half... It almost seems like a bad dream.... The first, my friend's brother---on a motorcycle, less than a mile from his home.  The Second,another friend's Dad at 73... and today a massive stroke of a guy I've known since I was 6 years old....a 48 year old man---That is right 48.  No warning. Wife, three kids..... so so sad...Vanity aside, why are we doing this?  I remin...

November 14, 2008 | comments (2) | Inspiration and Awakening!

A Trillion Soldiers Working For You!

      Did you know you have over one trillion cells in your body?  Even more amazing is that each has 1.17 volts of electrical power.  Think about what that means for your energy level at is highest  and most vibrant levels!READ the whole poste here...  :+)Rena ...

November 14, 2008 | comments (0) | Inspiration and Awakening!

Take the World's Easiest QUIZ.... How will you do?

WORLD'S EASIEST QUIZ:     1) How long did the Hundred Years' War last? 2) Which country makes Panama hats? 3) From which animal do we get cat gut? 4) In which month do Russians celebrate the October Revolution? 5) What is a camel's hair brush made of? 6) The Canary Islands in the Pacific are named after what animal? 7) What was King George VI's first name? 8) What color is a purple finch? 9) Where are Chinese gooseberries from...

November 10, 2008 | comments (4) | Inspiration and Awakening!

What can you learn from a BLIND horse?

Too beautiful a story...Had to share...  Just up the road from my home is a field, with two horses in it.From a distance, each horse looks like any other horse. But if you stop your car, or are walking by, you will notice something quite amazing....Looking into the eyes of one horse will disclose that he is blind. His owner has chosen not to have him put down, but has made a good home for him.This alone is amazing.If you stand ...

November 6, 2008 | comments (6) | Inspiration and Awakening!

Hope and Possibility

No matter who you are-- or your political affiliation, there is the feeling that today is a “new day” in America.  A shift has taken place and it will be a far reaching one--across the globe. This is more than the historical magnitude of this election in selecting Mr. Obama to run our nation, but the hope for healing sought by all of us.  Either outcome McCain or Obama would find us this morning looking toward the future wit...

November 5, 2008 | comments (2) | Rena-gade Rena-issance

What do you think?

We care.We may say we don't, but we do. We want to be thought "well of", thought to be making a contribution to society, have good kids, nice stuff, great attitude, nice buns...etc...Whatever it is for you that you wish to have others think of you, it is not enough to put up a front. I find there to be much greater inspiration and respect when the truth of what is--is congruent--with the face you show the world. If you want to be though...

November 4, 2008 | comments (6) | Inspiration and Awakening!

No spoiled Children PLEASE...

Well, it is not fall until a 13 year old boy tries to set leaves on fire with a magnifying glass.... But  that is another story.Tonight I will say a special prayer for the nation.  My prayer is that the best candidate for president win the White House.  Not by my measure, but by Divine Measure---after all, what do I really know about what is ahead for the USA and what is truly in the hearts of these men who want to lead? Today I th...

November 3, 2008 | comments (3) | Inspiration and Awakening!

Heads Up... Two months till NewYears! How are those resolutions coming?

How are those resolutions coming?Today I asked my kids to check on the goals they wrote for themselves on New Years Eve this past year.  We have two months to get them done as of today.  I was pretty pleased that each of them have come pretty close to nailing them all.  Thanks to Bill Phillips I finally learned the differnce between a dream and a goal and now can teach that to my kids. Dream: I will keep studying karate and do my b...

November 2, 2008 | comments (1) | Uncategorized

Question of the day....

What do 199, 185, 167, 144, 134, 128, 122, 117 and 105 all have in common?Answer:  At one time or another each of those was either my fat weight or my skinny weight. I recall seeing the scale when I was 105 pounds (I think I was in 5th grade) and I was so sad to leave the double digits.  I am not sure what that represented to me, but I didn't like needing three place values to tell how much I weighed.  I felt fat.When I hit 199 pou...

November 1, 2008 | comments (3) | Inspiration and Awakening!

No Three Musketeers on my thighs!

  I love these darn chocolate bars, they are so light and fluffy and .....   I had to follow up today.... Yesterday I asked for prayers in my blog to fight the candy fight on Halloween Night... I was 100 % serious and 100 % joking.I am happy to report that....The sun set...the doorbell rang....and rang...and rang.... the trick or treaters came and went....I watched CNN, still trying to figure out who I will vote for...more tri...

November 1, 2008 | comments (6) | Uncategorized

Please pray for me.....

Today is a scary day for sure...not because of skeletons and goblins but perhaps like you, I have a love for chocolate and three kids who are serious about trick or treating.... There will be a lot of temptation under our roof in just hours from now...I plan on carrying my before picture around in my pocket for strength...and I will sing my "original, never performed before in public" song below... My original Halloween Diddy to be sung...

October 31, 2008 | comments (9) | Uncategorized

Surrender, NOT struggle...

Birds Eye View Wednesday Soul Salon inspiration comes from Croft M. Pentz..."Spirituality can be compared to a ride on a plane-the higher we rise, the smaller the things on earth become. God is best known by surrender, not struggle."Think about that. When we are so engulfed by the two-do's, problems, stresses of this world, then we are not seeking our highest state of consciousness. We are sort of like ants motoring around the an...

October 30, 2008 | comments (3) | Inspiration and Awakening!

Can't wait for Patience...

Dionysius said in the 4th century A.D. that patience is the greatest of all virtues.While it is not certain that it is the greatest, it sure is one of the toughest to reel in and master.We like to reap what we have sown as quickly as we can. We want our money to grow, our investments to multiply quickly, homes to appreciate on-the-fly and our 30 minutes on the treadmill to shave off pounds by the time the big event rolls around... Soren Keirkega...

October 29, 2008 | comments (4) | Uncategorized

Feel Invisible Mom and Dad?

Monday, October 27, 2008   Feeling Invisible Mom or Dad? I loved this inspirational video because the metaphor is lovely. Just as those that labored to create the world's most magnificent cathedrals--working a lifetime and never having lived to see the completion of their life's work--we as parents may never know in our lifetime just how profoundly we have reached our children.You are not invisible, although you may feel it at times. You...

October 27, 2008 | comments (3) | Inspiration and Awakening!

Engage like a KID!

One of our three kids, our youngest-- is an phenomenal athlete.... She is pictured here as she makes a beautiful save  as a goalie.  Can you feel her energy in this photo?At almost 12 years old she plays soccer, flag football and basketball and is limited only by the number of sports we will let her play in a season---max 2.  She will practice with her teams and on her own and we will often find balls in every room of the house and...

October 23, 2008 | comments (6) | Rena-gade Rena-issance

Grow Up...Spiritually that is....

 Becoming a Spiritual Adult Yesterday I had the special opportunity to speak at a mom's club meeting in my area. I found myself in the company of intelligent, loving, curious and nurturing women. The theme of my message was "living a life aligned with your values." This seems like such an easy concept, but when we look, we see that the "values driven choices" often get edged out by "shoulds, responsibilities and ...

October 21, 2008 | comments (1) | Inspiration and Awakening!

Bills Phillip's Important Question in Tennessee

Last weekend I was in Knoxville, TN for TN Body-for-Life Champions Weekend. People from all over the US and the globe came to both give and find inspiration--- to lobby for personal health and personal power. The weekend did not disappoint the masses. A wonderful group of individuals aligned in a vision for themselves and others. You could feel the energy of the group as old friends reconnected and new friends were made. There were so many compe...

October 15, 2008 | comments (6) | Inspiration and Awakening!

10 things I learned in Tennessee

1.  If you are rolling down highway 81 with your top down feeling great and dozens of cars and trucks are HONKING AT YOU...before you get too full of yourself, look to see if the car behind you has a "HONK, WE JUST GOT MARRIED!" sign on it.2. Your old friends aligned in the Transformation Mission will soon be  joined by NEW friends simply by learning their names.  The TN BFL Planning Group did an amazing job at pullling a...

October 13, 2008 | comments (9) | Uncategorized

College Drinking Game

I am not the fig picker nor the fig pickers son, but I 'll pick the figs, till the fig picker comes. My neighbor brought me FRESH, sweet, amazing figs from her fig tree as she does regularly this time of  year. I can always count on it---several times during the fig season.  It is not just that I'm Greek that makes me a "tseek-yes lover" (Greek word for fig) They are just so good!It reminded me of a drinking game I played...

October 3, 2008 | comments (2) | Rena-gade Rena-issance

Selfishness or Selflessness?

I came across this quote and it gave me a cause for pause... I get it.  I would not have gotten it 5 years ago... I guess that is  part of transforming....it is to grow, learn, change perspectives....  "There is benevolence in all wise selfishness."                              &...

October 2, 2008 | comments (0) | Inspiration and Awakening!

VINCE LOMBARDI on "What it takes to be Number One"

TruthExcellenceResultsPassion HabitWillMental ToughnessDisciplineVince Lombari is so quotable and inspiring and not just in the world of football.    This to me is less about being an "ego filled number one" but rather, achieving YOUR personal best.  HEAR and SEE this message for yourself HERE...

September 18, 2008 | comments (1) | Rena-gade Rena-issance

I'm Every Woman

Today while doing my cardio at Gold's that song (I'm Every Woman) came on (Cardio Blast Version).  It was awesome.I looked around and thought how this was true.  I want to create peace in the world.Raise children guided by their hearts and divine compasss that contribute their gifts to the world.I want to give support where it is needed--live authentically and connected.I want to own what is wonderful about me and help others see t...

September 17, 2008 | comments (2) | Inspiration and Awakening!

Oh YEAH Baby! RIse to the challenge!

 WATCH THIS NOW!  Click the link, turn up the volume and know you can DO ANYTHING, BE ANYTHING, ACHIEVE ANYTHING and FINISH what you start!   YEAH Baby!!!!!!!!!!!!! Weee Haaaa!  ...

September 16, 2008 | comments (2) | Inspiration and Awakening!

Who packed your parachute?

 This true story has far reaching relevance whether you are a parent, business leader, athlete, whatever... We do not achieve great things alone and those that offer physical aid, spiritual support, knowledge  or expertise deserve our gratitude.It is for this reason I would like to say thanks to EACH of you on this site who has been a source of inspiration and support...energy and information...positivity and optimism...Thanks for being...

September 13, 2008 | comments (4) | Inspiration and Awakening!

September 11, 2008 | comments (0) | Inspiration and Awakening!

The Richest Man In Town: Marty

Today is LOADED with MEANING... it may be different for each of us...Today, 9/11 is m friend's birthday...I celebrate that she was born 37 years ago.Today is another friend's anniversary....I celebrate their union...Today, along with you, I also remember those who lost their lives in DC, less than 10 miles from my home, in NY and in PA.  I knew two of them... Rob Mclaughlin was on the 105th floor and worked for Cantor Fitzgerald...He left be...

September 11, 2008 | comments (3) | Inspiration and Awakening!

Exercise in a PILL? No Joking!

Scientists have reported that they have a pill that FOR MICE mimics exercise without working up a sweat.  This is great for mice I suppose....Here is the skinny..... sedentary mice that took the drug for four weeks burned more calories and had less fat than untreated mice.  Additionally they did a treadmill test and the treated mice rocked the test.  They could run 44 percent farther and 23% longer than the mice that were not given...

September 9, 2008 | comments (3) | Rena-gade Rena-issance

Make Your CHOW, WOW!

        Before : For me, food had very little to do with nutrition before I read the book and took the challenge.  Actually I might even say my eating had nothing to do with nutrition with the exception of my pregnancies.  During that time I considered the nutritional needs of my little unborn babes, but indulged in what I wanted too from McDonalds milkshakes to decadent PBJ’s at midnight!  ...

September 4, 2008 | comments (0) | Inspiration and Awakening!

Profound I GET TO moment

"I Get To" vs. "I Have To" Like all of us here on Transformation.com, I learned from Denise and Jonnae Taylor to use the phrase "I get to" instead of " I have to" to shift the perspective to one of gratitude. I have tried to embody this through awareness- yes, simply noticing where I can be grateful for the simple things or things masked as to-do's or burdens...Here is today's PROFOUND "I get to&q...

September 3, 2008 | comments (5) | Inspiration and Awakening!

Feelng the Weight of the Wax in the fourth quarter

Today my Dad turns 85 years old.  He is fit and strong, mentally agile, active, loving, involved with church, his family, loves to cook and volunteer and has a subtle quick wit.  God Bless him. He told me, "Rena, I am beginning to feel the weight of the wax." (He was referring to the number of candles on the cake :+)  I told him, at 85, if he was JUST BEGINNING to feel the weight of the wax, he was doing pretty well! ...

August 29, 2008 | comments (3) | Uncategorized

The Strangest Secret!

Today I'd like to share an excerpt from The Strangest Secret by Earl Nightingale. You can purchase the CD and new book through Mac Anderson's website at Simple Truths.com.  George Bernard Shaw said, "People are always blaming their circumstances for what they are. I don't believe in circumstances. The people who get on in this world are the people who get up and look for the circumstances they want, and if they can't find them, they m...

August 28, 2008 | comments (0) | Rena-gade Rena-issance

STREAKING for the SOUL....

People ask me what Streaking for the Soul is about... Well, just as the name implies a free, fearless and fun activity, Soul Streaking is a high vibration way of being! My philosophy is wrapped around the fact that I believe that sustained physical fitness and transformation is possible only after you tend to your spiritual fitness.Cultures, religion and societies have a lot of influence over us. Each can manipulate who we believe we are i...

August 27, 2008 | comments (4) | Rena-gade Rena-issance

TURN OFF, turn ON!

I was at Gold's this AM doing a fine blowout of a cardio session. I didn't look pretty. Nope, not pretty at all...bandana tied over my head like a biker chick to keep the sweat out of my eyes and red faced....Yup, I earned my shower. While on my machine, I realized I was drinking up the 24 hours news channel pumping out the negative stories... TOPIC: crimes caught on tape...people being beaten, robbed, carjacked....one story after the next. I ...

August 26, 2008 | comments (3) | Rena-gade Rena-issance

YES! Bring on the FAILURE!

If you are not failing at something, perhaps you are not trying hard enough.All the best! :+)Rena ...

August 21, 2008 | comments (6) | Inspiration and Awakening!

FAT is like money. Be a dime!!!

When I was small, my brother would kindly "let me" trade my "small" dimes for his "bigger" pennies.... What an angel! I was thininking about how we get so caught up on on our weight--the actual number--and although we KNOW something is happening under our skin when the scale stalls, some sort of fat muscle conversion thing, we still want the dog-gone number to go down on the scale. And when it doesn't, we imagine th...

August 21, 2008 | comments (3) | Rena-gade Rena-issance

Don't Make Me Come OVER THERE!

I just got back from Gold's.Nearly every step of my workout was shared (spacially) with a woman who appeared to be having an introductory personal training session with a competent lady trainer that I admire for her professionalism and example.Throughout the session I became saturated by the client's negativity toward herself... She spoke so ill of her parts, making fun of herself, belittling her strength, her "big butt", her flabby arm...

August 20, 2008 | comments (2) | Uncategorized

Today I hugged a stranger in a furniture store!

My son and I were looking for a bedroom set for him... We looked and looked and found one that we wanted more info about.  A beautiful--yet very reserved sales lady responded when I asked for some info.  As we talked, my son walked around likely wishing he could bound from bed to bed to bed....The woman paused and with the most sincere query asked me his name and his age.  When I shared, she told me he reminded me of her son when h...

August 19, 2008 | comments (2) | Inspiration and Awakening!

Great Video Clip! One Minute Shift!

The gifted spiritul teacher Wayne Dyer said, "It makes about as much sense to have a smoking section in a restaurant as it does to have a peeing section in a pool." I love that quote b/c it speaks to how we are effected by our environments. Thankfully when we surround ourselves with people who are positive, evolving and conscious, we catch the wave too-- which in turn encourages others!   All the best! :+) Rena  ...

August 16, 2008 | comments (0) | Uncategorized

OH MY!

I was away recently and near the ocean.  When I arrived at the beach I had a profound moment.  It was surreal.  I became aware of a moment in time when the ocean bcame glassy and stopped....uncharacteristic on this  shore of the Atlantic. In a moment I had a knowing---a real profound knowing that it was the blip in time that divine consciousness told the mass of ocean low tide was over and it was now time become still and then...

August 14, 2008 | comments (2) | Inspiration and Awakening!

Surprise me!

Surprise me! like AMAZON.com Today I logged on to see if my latest books, The Soul Salon and The Soul Salon Companion Journal, have the "search inside" feature available for viewers to peek inside the book, you know, to see the back cover and other parts of the book. My youngest child saw I was so excited and wondered what the big deal was. I simply stated that now, people didn't have to judge "a book by its cover." People...

August 11, 2008 | comments (2) | Inspiration and Awakening!

HOT Dodge Viper teaches BIG lesson

My brother  treated himself to his dream recently.  He bought this Dodge Viper thathe had been jones-ing for  in the last 10 years.  He really wanted this one, the blue one with the white racing stripe.  He bought it "as is" against his better judgment but the low, low miles and amazing body were too good to let go of the deal.  We were all so happy for him...he was so happy.....  Then he took it to hi...

August 10, 2008 | comments (1) | Inspiration and Awakening!

Ban this 4-Letter Word from your vocabulary!

We all know four letter words...I am not speaking about s-n-o-w, t-r-e-e or l-o-v-e  either...Some we know from childhood as being forbidden words or Comedian George Carlin taught them to us. Either way, whether heard or uttered by us, we recognize them as the notorious four letter words. Today, I ask you to consider the newest member of the group. It has been on our minds, in our conversations and whittling away at our integrity and life.Wh...

August 9, 2008 | comments (2) | Inspiration and Awakening!

Heaven's Gatekeeping Questions

Heaven's Gatekeeping Questions In the movie The Bucket List with Jack Nicholson and Morgan Freeman, these two men get to the business of doing the things on their "list of things to do" before they "kick the bucket." As they sit looking at the Great Pyramids of Egypt, Morgan Freeman's character explains what the Egyptians believed would be asked of all people after death. In order to gain entrance into the heavenly afterli...

August 8, 2008 | comments (1) | Inspiration and Awakening!

Sharen's Transformation

Reading Bill's entry on Sharen's transformation and Sharen's letter to him was so inspiring.  Sometimes the word inspiring is over used and thus watered down in meaning...Not today though!  Sharen's example is lovely and powerful.  What is even more amazing (that we may or may not ever know the magnitude of) is HOW HER TRANSFORMATION will impact her children, friends and family, for life.  When we take responsibility for what ...

August 8, 2008 | comments (2) | Inspiration and Awakening!

True Character

 What does it mean to have true character? It is shown in the everyday being of life.  The Taylor family has character. Julie Whitt = character.  Bill Phillips, Porter Freeman, my husband and my Dad, all men of character.  Some say that kids today are lacking in character, but I don't believe it for a moment.  Check out this You Tube video and see if you get the same confirmation that we are indeed in good hands if t...

June 26, 2008 | comments (6) | Uncategorized

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