I believe…

…that everything is a form of energy, especially our words and thoughts…

…that this energy is transmitted from us and through us every second of our lives, and that it shapes our experiences and our relationships and our perceptions of the world around us…

…that if I exist in a place of gratitude and generosity that the universe will care for me as I need to be cared for – even if I don’t always recognize it at the time…

…that a long, hot shower is perhaps the sweetest form of therapy in the world…

…that compassion is the greatest gift I have to give…

…that music is power…

…that I could exist without a house or a car or even community, but I would surely cease to exist without the company of words…

…that I could happily drown in a good poem…

…that what I put out into the universe will come back to me…

…that I only have one life, but that it is awfully easy to forget to fully live it…

…that I need to have better personal boundaries…

…that silence shared between two deeply connected people is perhaps the most blissful sound in the world…

…that a two year old has the power - in the span of mere moments - to inspire (or incite) every single emotion that exists inside me…

…that love is everything, but that it is not always enough…

…that our only real job on this earth is to be who we are, and to be that person as completely as we can be…

…that singing Patsy Cline at full volume can heal my battered heart better than anything else (except perhaps copious amounts of rich dark chocolate)…

…that the ocean has the power to instantly calm my weary soul…

…that life is a series of choices…

…that laughter really is the best medicine…

….that if I am obsessing about something I need to take a long, hard run to get myself out of my head and into my body…

…that periods of essential learning and growth often make me feel like absolute shit when I’m in them…

…that I often find my gurus in the strangest places…

…that loving touch given freely and without reservation has the power to sustain me…

…that my new red heels really are made of magic, even if they do hurt like hell after an hour…

…that love only finds it’s true strength and power when it is both given and received…

…that opportunities for peaceful solitude should be cherished…

…that sometimes the only way to get through a difficult situation is to lean into it, and lean into it hard, even when what you most want to do is run back to bed and pull the covers over your head…

…that American Idol truly is a great example of quality television programming…

…that I manifest my own blessings quite easily, but that I need to be conscious and aware to recognize them when they appear…

…that sometimes it’s harder to see the good in some people than others, but it’s also almost always worthwhile to take the time to look…

…that sometimes, when I most feel the urge to run away, I probably most need to sit still and wait for further directions…

…that there is beauty everywhere if I only remember to keep my eyes wide open…

…that if I am true to myself, eventually all the pieces will fall into place…

…that the center of my existence is my breath…

…that the best part of life is the delicious knowledge that magic might fall into your lap in the very next moment…

What do you believe?