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new politics — The New Wave of Leadership Democracy gained solid footing last night in the mid-term elections. Americans came out in record numbers to voice their concern about healthcare, immigration, white supremacy, voter suppression and to proclaim their choice of love rather than fear. Among all the usual efforts between republications and […]

A Rise of Optimism & Hope

7 Nov, 2018 in Articles / Inspiration and Motivation tagged hope / new leadership / new politics / Optimism by yesrising

bullying — UNIFY SELFIE CHALLENGE Bringing Light to the darkness of bullying! I have accepted the #UnifySelfieChallenge —The hand over my mouth represents the silence associated with bullying. The word UNIFY shows that we are all coming together to do something about it! I challenge @ellen to UNIFY with me! For my […]

UNIFY SELFIE CHALLENGE

31 May, 2018 in Articles / Grace of Redefining Love / Inspiration and Motivation tagged bullying / Ellen / Selfie / Stop Abuse / UNIFY by yesrising

saviour — Lush —Diverse —Breathtakingly Beautiful. If the world exists mostly in my mind — then it’s my thinking that I must save myself from. I compare, I label, I have continuous thoughts, generally conjuring images either good or bad that are primarily based in past experiences. What if I walked through […]

People Like Me

7 Jan, 2018 in Articles / Grace of Redefining Love / Journal Entry tagged beauty / compassion / condition / conditioned mind / Diverse / meditation / prayer / thought / world / yoga by yesrising

courage — JOURNAL ENTRY December 17: Courageous Heart “our Thought, with a capital T, is the table where all hearts meet” We live in a fast world. Keeping up with politics, changing laws, healthcare, technology while staying on top of our own wellbeing is at best, difficult. There aren’t any immediate answers […]

JOURNAL ENTRY December 17: Courageous Heart

17 Dec, 2017 in Articles / Inspiration and Motivation / Journal Entry tagged inclusiveness / Inspiration and Motivation / personal truth / positive psychology / possibility / self awareness / Wellness by yesrising

gratitude — A Gift Living in All Things “Stand in reverence of each passing gift, because it is in the parting — that we receive. Take refuge in our active attraction — when our wise self beckons us to rise. Wake up — for this is the Sacred Gift.” —The Grace of […]

Grit for Grat

20 Nov, 2017 in Articles / Gratitude / Waking Instants tagged grace / grateful / gratitude / holidays / inspiration / mindfulness / Peace / positive psychology / possibility / stress management by yesrising

heart — JOURNAL entry: So aware of mortal time, yet understanding there is none —no beginning, no end. Merely change. TRANSFORMATION. My job is to bring Love and Compassion to a quickened world. It’s all of our truest callings. Step by step, act by act, person by person. Know that, then we […]

JOURNAL ENTRY November 18: Live Well

18 Nov, 2017 in Articles / Inspiration and Motivation / Journal Entry tagged awake / love / Peace / personal truth / poetry / self awareness / self expression / social change / Wellness by yesrising

present — 11:11:11:01 Today is 11:11 and looking at the clock on my mac, it says 11:01. How interesting! 11:11 11:01 — I woke this morning and wrote a header in my journal called “recent activity, coincidences and occurrences.” Below is what I extracted from a couple of the pages. Old stuff. […]

JOURNAL ENTRY November 11

11 Nov, 2017 in Articles / Grace of Redefining Love / Inspiration and Motivation tagged acceptance / action / american poetry / compassion / conscious living / consciousness / healing trauma / life transition / time / time management by yesrising

Our Moral Obligation to All Children It isn’t the blacks or the muslims or the native americans or the jews. It isn’t the gays or the drag queens or the trans community “out to get us” or take what’s ours. It’s not the left or the right or the rich […]

Winter in America

6 Nov, 2017 in Articles / Inspiration and Motivation / Observations and Thoughts tagged empowerment / global thinking / healthy lifestyle / Inspiration and Motivation / love / positive psychology / social change / social connection / Wellness / world peace by yesrising

human condition — JOURNAL ENTRY Oct 15: Anxiety and excitement can very much feel the same. There is so much to be excited about, my third book was finished earlier this year, and I’m in the middle of recording this CD. For an artist, these fruits are beautiful gifts. My life today, in […]

Doing our Best to do WHAT’s BEST

15 Oct, 2017 in Articles / Inspiration and Motivation / Observations and Thoughts tagged acceptance / courage / empowerment / equality / fight or flight / global thinking / Healthcare / human condition / Inspiration and Motivation / journal / journaling / LGBTQ / stress / United States by yesrising

challenging times — Woke up this morning with so much on my mind as we all do. Our projects, our health, the state of the world, our country. Will our healthcare be taken away, will our own rights as women, as LGBTQ, as Dreamers, as warriors of Hope and Love – slowly be […]

What’s on Your Mind?

9 Oct, 2017 in Articles / Grace of Redefining Love / Inspiration and Motivation tagged conditioned mind / empowerment / global thinking / healthy lifestyle / Inspiration and Motivation / love / mind body spirit / positive psychology / possibility by yesrising

empathy — I know that I say over and over “choose Love over fear.” Those words, though our true saving grace, offer little comfort in the face of so many world wide apocalyptic events. This is NOT a Hopeless time. No, this IS our time of HOPE. The deplorable images on TV, YouTube, […]

Feeling Safe in Each Others Arms

9 Oct, 2017 in Articles / Inspiration and Motivation tagged compassion / courage / empowerment / grace / hope / hopefull / inclusiveness / leadership / male leadership / masculine / role model / trust by yesrising

stars — Love & Possibility Richard, the artist, is called — to demonstrate Love and Possibility. When I was a child, I would look up at the night sky, full of twinkling bright lights and ask —“What is beyond the stars?” “Endless, no beginning—infinite…oh that means POSSIBLE.” At 10, I knew this. […]

What is Beyond the Stars?

8 Oct, 2017 in Articles / Grace of Redefining Love / Inspiration and Motivation / My Music tagged Advocate for Artists / art / artists / ask / asking for help / field of possibility / Music / music heals / The Impossible dream by yesrising

studio — MY MUSICAL ADVISOR My friend LouAnn died in 2014. LouAnn is the women on the left in this photo taken at Longview Farm Studio around 1996. ❤️ At the Studio She was with me then and without a doubt I believe she will be with me again while recording this […]

I Feel Her Pushing Me

4 Oct, 2017 in Articles / Inspiration and Motivation / My Music tagged conscious business / conscious music / hope / Inspiration and Motivation / kick starter / Music / music heals / musician / recording studio / thanks by yesrising

compassionate music — “Don’t die with your music still in you.” “Don’t die with your music still in you.” One amazing quote from legend Wayne Dyer. That is precisely my plan! Hi, I’m Richard Silvia, writer, coach and an artist of the New Tribe: a new tribe of change makers. Like you! Little did […]

Because Everything Speaks

30 Sep, 2017 in Articles / Grace of Redefining Love / My Music tagged change maker / compassion / kick starter / personal story / resilience / story / storytelling / tribe / wayne dyer by yesrising

Service — Asking Ourselves the Important Questions Life purpose evolves as we do. Our purpose, passion, intentions and service may change as we grow, sometimes slightly sometimes greatly. More than that, hopefully, deeper with each life experience we encounter. To me, purpose is being present as the best person we can be […]

Purpose Through Service

17 Sep, 2017 in Articles / Inspiration and Motivation tagged connection / consciousness / empowerment / humanity / Inspiration and Motivation / possibility / purpose / service / social change / social connection / wellbeing by yesrising

yoga — Just Get Moving —Redeem the Rewards 7 minutes into cardio or any rhythmic movement and I get high. My blood is pumping through every inch of my body much like the heightened awareness we feel so often during a good thunder and lightening storm. I feel clear and calm. Quicker […]

How to Work your Body

14 Aug, 2017 in Articles / FUEL "recipes" / Inspiration and Motivation tagged eating / exercise / fuel / Health / Healthcare / healthy choice / movement / well-being / Wellness / yoga by yesrising

goals and personal power — Expanding our Perceptions of Goals Often, the thought of a goal is attached to some sort of tangible outcome, and many times goals can originate from some form of comparison or from a perception of lack. Let’s redefine our goals and dig into a new way of thinking. Perhaps more […]

Is Your Goal Your Heart’s Desire?

7 Aug, 2017 in Articles / Grace of Redefining Love / Inspiration and Motivation tagged abundance / choice / culture of goals / dreams / goals / heart / hope / options / personal choice / personal power / resilience by yesrising

release — Finally the Freedom to Let Go. Like most things in life, perfectionism can be a motivating factor or a debilitating obsession. On one hand I do want my work to look good, be clear, have impact — be perfect! But, no one is ever going to see it or benefit […]

Two Steps to Release Perfectionism

3 Jul, 2017 in Articles / Inspiration and Motivation tagged completion / creative process / Freedom / imperfection / letting go / perfectionism / personal freedom / release / vulnerability / wabi sabi / work ethic by yesrising

Failure — Empower Your Personal Transformation You lost your job, got divorced, battled a life threatening disease, someone you love shattered your world, you lost a loved one, a pet, you had to move your residence, the list goes on — how do we get back up and more than that, how […]

3 Hands On Tips for Engaging Your Resilience

5 Jun, 2017 in Articles / Observations and Thoughts / Uncategorized tagged action / bouncing back / failure / fear / grief / Inspiration and Motivation / loss / resilience / suffering / thrive / transformation by yesrising

Awe — “Awareness that our thoughts and actions have an effect on ourselves, the well—being of others, and that of our planet. It unites us!” Grab a copy of the book here: http://amzn.to/2romrkD “A clarion call for anyone searching for happiness and peace. The Grace of Redefining Love empowers readers to transform […]

Impact

1 Jun, 2017 in Articles / Grace of Redefining Love / Inspiration and Motivation / Observations and Thoughts / Uncategorized tagged author / happiness / inclusiveness / inspiration / Karen Salmansohn / New York Times / unity by yesrising

risk — Repurposing Risk Creating and sustaining connection in a world increasingly virtual, aiming viral, asks wholeheartedly this. What do we consider our greatest risk? It’s easy to escape into our world of reality TV, or submerge into a shoppers world psychology on our steadfast search to fill the void — yes, […]

11 Powerful DIY Ways to Reimagine Connection

28 May, 2017 in Articles / Inspiration and Motivation / Observations and Thoughts / Uncategorized tagged belief system / connecting / curiosity / heart connection / human connection / Redefining Future / Redefining Love / rethink / social connection / Thought Leaders / thoughts by yesrising

thrive — Living in Balance with Chronic Illness “The words echoed within me “all WILL be O.K., all WILL be well.” — Merging Worlds When the phone rang, I was in the kitchen. Hearing the words your physician begins with “unfortunately we need to talk about it” brings instant uncertainty. I sat […]

Strength to Survive and Courage to Thrive

8 May, 2017 in Articles / Inspiration and Motivation / Uncategorized tagged balance / cancer / chronic illness / diagnosis / difficulty / life challenge / life purpose / purpose / thrive / work-life balance by yesrising

sunchronicity — What is Given, Received Let us take refuge in our likeness when unknown eyes run into ours. Breathe — in the expanse offered when such gaze from a stranger discerns deeper connection. Perhaps we never met, true, still we know some-thing about each other. Our personality may have forgotten, but […]

Chance Meetings, Cosmic Grace

29 Apr, 2017 in Articles / Inspiration and Motivation / Observations and Thoughts / Uncategorized tagged chance / connection / eyes / generational / generations / gift / grace / karma / risk / social connection / social media / strangers / synchronicity / taking chances by yesrising

“Anxiety – got me on the run Anxiety – yeah, I just need someone Anxiety – can’t get nothin’ done Anxiety – spoils all the fun” — Lyrics from the song ‘Anxiety’ by Pat Benatar Practices for a less stressful and more glorious day. We all have anxiety. How could […]

Five for Fighting Anxiety

17 Apr, 2017 in Articles / Uncategorized tagged America / Anxiety / breathing / children / depression / diet / exercise / meditation / trauma / visual healing / well-being / Wellness by yesrising

thrive — What are we truly capable of? What would happen if we consciously chose to let go — to stop trying to control people, places, and things? I propose, ownership of our lives. What if our perspective of business dealings and the modeling of our personal lives shifted from controlling to […]

Consciously Losing Control of Your Life

27 Mar, 2017 in Articles / Inspiration and Motivation / Uncategorized tagged civilization / compassion / control / encouragement / inclusive / inspiration / mantra / ownership / Stephen Hawking / vulnerability / well-being / work by yesrising

thrive — Is Good Sleep a Choice? Like most people, I’ve used sleeping aids, food, alcohol, and at one time prescribed drugs to doze off to sleep. The problem is that consciously entering sleep is very different from our “taking the edge off” to sleep which usually means passing out through the […]

Longevity

13 Mar, 2017 in Articles / Observations and Thoughts / Uncategorized tagged bed / bedtime / choice / giving thanks / gratitude / Personal Development / restorative sleep / restorative yoga / sleep / sleep app / sleeping by yesrising

self worth — 5 Tips to Cultivate Core Care Nature is the rehab of choice when in need of coming home to cultivate my confidence, self-value and values. There is nothing like sitting on top of a sunbathed hot rock by a river to recharge and contemplate what has happened during the week […]

Self-Worth Through Service

27 Feb, 2017 in Articles / Uncategorized tagged confidence / Family Values / nature / observation / self awareness / self care / self-value / self-worth / service / service to others / values / well-being / Wellness by yesrising

just society — We the People for Moral Clarity and Social Equality Each of us, on sacred journey’s, fever to move forward making our own lives better, forging pathways for our children to walk a better life than we. But so much deeper in our conviction, laying down beside us, remains a truth […]

Forward into Justice

13 Feb, 2017 in Articles / Uncategorized tagged African American / american / Black lives matter / civil rights / elder / election 2016 / global / justice / latino / Muslim / native american / Peace / poor / social change / social connection by yesrising

elder care — Evolving Elders “You cannot discard elders like an old shoe. They still have a lot to offer, still” —Cicely Tyson on Oprah’s Masterclass A two and a half hour drive home from visiting my Dad this weekend was heavy hearted. The first time seeing him, now in a nursing home, […]

Age of Agism

26 Jan, 2017 in Articles / Uncategorized tagged age / aging / Agism / christiane northrup / community / elders / nursing / nursing home / philip johnson / steven tyler / sustainable future / yoko ono by yesrising

future generations — Faith of a mustard seed. Good morning, this is a glorious morning isn’t it? Not truth for everyone, not for our entire world, not for those fighting for their lives, or simple freedoms, civil rights — human rights, but for those of us reading this — it is probable and […]

Future Leaders— I Believe in Millennials and Gen Z

16 Jan, 2017 in Articles / Uncategorized tagged faith / Family Values / future leaders / future of business / Gen Z / giant leaps of faith / leaders / millennials / Redefining Future / universal faith by yesrising