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This email
is sent at your request to receive our communications. Blessings from
Romancing Your Soul.
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Live
Each Day as You Want to be Remembered
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"Generosity
breeds an immediate kind of happiness. This helps generosity beget more
generosity with less and less effort." -
Joseph Goldstein
co-founder, Insight Meditation Society
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Six
Lessons for a Happier Life
Accept that there will be unpleasant things in life. There
is no point in being disappointed when things don't go your way.
Open your eyes and look around. There are more opportunities for
happiness than you think.
Take time out. The ability to pause, mentally as well as in your actions,
is important.
Pay attention to your family and friends. Social ties are important
for happiness.
Try to get in touch with nature every day. Take a walk in the park and
spend a few minutes looking at nature.
Express your gratitude for the good things you experience.
Ode March, 2008
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Live Well
The
most important legacy you leave is choosing how well you live. Each day,
help make yourself and the world a better place.
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 Please Join US
Sunday,
February 8, 2009, 2 p.m. for the second in our new series of LA based
Gatherings - a healing blend of yoga, guided meditation and
discussion.
"Being a part of Barbara and Regina's Sunday
afternoon gathering is the best way I know to escape "the thinking
mind," and live in the joy of the moment. With Barbara guiding us
through yoga and Regina guiding us through meditation, we stretched our
bodies as well as our minds. Barbara and Regina awakened and
enlightened each one of us to the possibilities unfolding within
us." - Cathy
Details
Here
Our desire is to create an intimate gathering so space is
limited. Please R.S.V.P. to info@romancingyoursoul.com
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 A Book and its Cover
On
a sparsely populated stretch of two-lane highway my uncle's car broke
down. Long before the invention of cell phones he was stuck in the
middle of nowhere. Completely helpless he was dependent upon the
off-chance someone would come along.
After a short period of time he heard a soft buzzing. It sounded like a
distant swarm of bees heading in his direction. As the noise grew
louder he watched the horizon. Soon a group of motorcycle riders
crested the hill.
Although my uncle had never before encountered bikers, he was terrified
at the sight of them. He had a preconceived idea they were
dangerous. Most likely they would rob and possibly kill him. With
nowhere to hide he felt completely helpless as he watched them
approach.
Big tattooed guys with scraggly beards, du-rags and wallets on chains
may seem ominous. However, "judging a book by its cover" does
not accurately determine whether it is good, or bad. In my Uncle's experience
most of the group waved as they passed him by, but two riders did stop.
Politely they asked to be of help. They found the problem and
soon my uncle was back on the road with a new perspective of the
gentlemen.
There are times when stereotypes are accurate. However, more
often than not judging other people based upon what you have heard or
how they look does not determine whether they are actually good or bad.
Like having to read a book before we can make an evaluation based upon
our own experience, the same is true for our accurately evaluating the
inner nature of individual people through their behavior.
This month get to know someone who is a different ethnic, religious or
cultural background. Look for the common threads that connect you
as spiritual beings sharing a great human adventure.
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 Constructive Meditation
Let nature be your meditation sanctuary, and don't be
afraid to get creative about it. Aided by wind, time, water, and
tides, artists like Andy Goldsworthy meditate on the natural world by
sculpting sand, twigs, flowers, and stones into mystical, impermanent
landscapes.
You do not have to be a famous artist to find inspiration in
nature. Whether you choose to balance stones or build sand
castles, nature offers limitless medium for meditation. - Yoga Journal,
September 2008
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 Happy Valentine's Day
A
puppy was born in Japan with a large, heart-shaped pattern in his coat.
The long-hair Chihuahua, named 'Heart-kun', wishes all of us a very
Happy Valentine's Day!
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