Celebrating Earth Day

Apr 22nd, 2011

In Lawrence, KS the earth is enjoying a gentle rain.  And I’m enjoying relaxing into the day with a slower pace than usual–expanding into the delight of a day off.

What are you doing to celebrate Earth Day today? 

For a peek into how you can have sustainable Earth-friendly habits, check out an interview Christine Metz from the Lawrence Journal World did with me last night.  Find out why these red coffee mugs are in this picture. 

Let’s Talk About Activism

Apr 18th, 2011

Have you noticed that more people are taking a stand on things that are important to them?  It’s a global phenomenon. 

Most of us support some kind of cause and the organizations that champion our cause whether it’s the Humane Society, Save the Earth, Cancer Society, Mother’s Against Drunk Driving, GRACE Factory Farm Project, NAACP, Not For Sale and the list goes on and on.

Join me this Tuesday, April 19 at 7pm Central Time to talk about activism. 

**What spurs you on to support a cause–big or small? 
**Where does your passion come from? 
**What if anything gets in the way of supporting your cause while maintaining good mental and physical health, compassion for all slides of the issue, and while seeing the future as a positive place? 

HOW TO SIGN UP FOR THE FREE TELE-SERIES

This series occurs twice a month – the first and third Tuesdays at 7pm CT.

Visit this link for more information and to sign up (if you haven’t already):
http://www.cherylmillerville.com/letstalkabout/

You will receive an email confirmation with the phone number to call. I will also give you a link to an inspirational video with David Batstone.

Note:  If you’re not sure you’ve signed up yet, go ahead and sign up again. You’ll get only one subscription if you use the same email, so don’t worry. 

Please join me and feel free to forward this email to your friends and colleagues.  Everyone is welcome.

Skating Through Life

Apr 14th, 2011

I had one of those days today when things came together – nothing spectacular – but things came together. 

After a quick walk with Toby on the levee before the storm hit, I got a memory flash of roller skating when I was a kid.  I was OK on skates but because I didn’t have enough skill to quickly change direction to get out of the way of an imminent crash, I was a bit vigilant – watching what others were doing (and what I was doing).

From this observant posture, I was amazed at how smoothly everyone skated round and round in the rink without disastrous consequences.  Rarely did skaters bump into each other, rarely did they have to work hard to stay out of each other’s way.  They merged, ebbed and flowed, and basically managed to be have a lot of fun without any downside. 

Skating through a day is one of life’s little pleasures—thankfully I noticed today.

How is your body doing?

Apr 4th, 2011

In our fast-pace lives, it’s easy to ignore and abuse our bodies.  Not always on a conscious level, we hope they will continue to carry us through our busy lives without getting sick or injured.

But the inevitable “body events” happen and we have an opportunity to tune in and learn what our bodies have to teach us.

Since I decided to pay more attention to my body, it’s doing better, it’s happier and so am I.

Join me this Tuesday, April 5 (my birthday) at 7pm Central Time to talk about our bodies and how they’re doing.  This call will have an open architecture.  Here are the kinds of things we’ll talk about:

• How do you feel about your body?
• What kind of shape is your body in?
• How well do you know your body?
• Do you prefer to live in your head or in your body?

After we get this “heady” stuff out on the table, we’ll do some body awareness exercises to help us experience our own body wisdom. 

Special Invitation to body workers:   If you’re a body worker, please join us and add your wisdom to the group discussion. 

If you haven’t yet signed up for this series, visit this link to subscribe:  http://www.cherylmillerville.com/letstalkabout/  You’ll get an email confirmation with the phone number to call.  If you’re not sure whether you’ve signed up for the series, go ahead and do it again.   As long as you use the same email, you’ll get only one email reminder. 

This series occurs twice a month – the first and third Tuesdays at 7pm CT.