Check out another outstanding Midland High School Band performance!

Another incredible performance from the Midland High School Wind Symphony. After 15 years, it is still as incredible as ever!  Enjoy!

Check out my all-time favorite tuba player on “The Carioca!”

I spent time in the company of two of my dearest friends today.  One is a friend from high school who has known me my entire adult life.  The other is a relative newcomer to my journey, but one with keen insight into my soul.   I was reminded of the pure bliss of having these men in my life.  Taking time out of our schedules to share a meal,  a cup of coffee and a meaningful discourse was more than rewarding:  it was delightful.  I don’t have insight into the why’s and how’s, I just want to honor them and the time we invested in one another.  So much of our culture is held together with digital images and communiques that we forget how important it is to sit around a table, look into each others’ eyes and engage.

Thank you, gentlemen, for being a part of my life, for reminding me there is nothing more important in this world than friends, and that if I am too busy for you….then I am TOO BUSY!

The first book in a 3-part series, “The Ignition Point-Striking the Match” leads readers to a greater understanding of our own responsibilities to our body, mind and spirit. The full release is slated for January 20, 2015, but prerelease copies can be purchased (digital or paperback) at the Tate Publishing website:

https://www.tatepublishing.com/bookstore/book.php?w=9781633674813

Based on my personal experiences and research, this “dark night of my soul” led to a deeper understanding of myself, the life I was living, and the future that lay before me.  We have the power to shape our destiny through the informed choices we make about our daily lives.  As one of my teachers shares:  “…to change your life, change your morning!”   Pick up a copy of this amazing little book and change your life!

What an exciting time in the life of Namastesia.com! My first book release marks the beginning of a new phase of my professional life. This is the first of 3 books, and in reality it is the sequel to what is next: “Spreading the Flame.” For many years I was addicted to the life “I was supposed to want” and unable to hear or see the messages my mind and body were sending. Journey with me and retake responsibility for your health: body, mind and spirit.

Life is intended to be a beautiful experience.  Each of us have arrived at this specific place to fill a void that otherwise would have left the universe wanting! As unique expressions, we should derive immense satisfaction from the uniquity of our being, and armed with this knowledge move through every precious moment in love.  How many of our problems are manifest in our lives because we operate out of fear, judgment, rumor, or selfishness?  Why do we go through the day upset at other people because we have “heard” something negative about them, or something negative they supposedly said?  Why do we catastrophize outcomes to problems or difficult situations, when the worst that could happen, rarely does?  Why?  Because we do not operate in Love.

Love means when I hear something about someone that I could take personally, or that upsets me, I go to that person and diaogue.  People that speak disparagingly about other people rarely tell the truth:  they are almost always driven by an agenda, not by love.  Negative situations that confront us are never improved by fear and retaliation.  In both cases, our best response is love.

It could be expressed through kindness, understanding, compassion or just an ear that listens.  It could be a helping hand, a hug, or a life-long friendship.  Through it all, we better ourselves and the world around us by moving in love.  Most people fail to see this because they have no compassion for themselves either.  We must love ourselves before we can love others.  This may be the most important lesson we could learn today.  We are taught to be critical, suspect and selfish.  We think happiness in life is directly proportionate to the assets we obtain:  nothing could be further from the truth!  True happiness in life begins with the understanding of compassion for ourselves, and the external expression of this truth through our interactions with others!

Namaste

I love you.  Don’t you see that?  In the midst of so much confusion…this I know, I love you more than you will ever realize it.  I feel so lucky to be a part of your life, even if you don’t understand or reciprocate.  I will love you, just the same.  Love is the reason we exist.  I plan on existing on a heartfelt plane that encircles all that it means to be human, compassionate, and alive.  Join me, if you will, now and forever!