Make Your Heart Smile.

I was fortunate enough to be surrounded by the most gracious, humble, vulnerable and loving souls over the last five days. Together, we shared an intense and transformative experience. I will always be grateful for your feedback, your stories, your gifts and your love. My heart smiled, danced, leaped and soared...I feel amazing. I am an URGENT, POWERFUL and OPEN LEADER.. :)

Today, I met a friend of a friend for the first time at a local Starbucks. In our conversation, she used the word embolden . I complimented her and expressed that is such a great word! (I usually I have one fixated word choice that I will use- it had been emote) Obviously, I love words. Words have such a profound meaning over our lives. If you pay attention closely, you can gain insight to yourself and others by the adjectives chosen to describe how they see the world. em·bold·en /emˈbōldən/ Verb: Give (someone) the courage or confidence to do something or to behave in a certain way. Cause (a piece of text) to appear in a bold typeface. "To give someone the courage/confidence to behave in a certain way.." How beautiful is that? The more I've been reading lately, the more in love I become with words, sentences, paragraphs. Certainly, writing is an art, but it is a deliberate craft. I'd like to personalize this as the following: "Erik...

I am consciously on a path to healing from heart aches that I've had in my personal, romantic, professional, friendships and finally am in a place where I can see these experiences for what they are, what I tried to make them to be, and ultimately, what was right and wasn't right for me. My heart has been weeping over the past few days- It's healing. I choose to embrace the experience, and listen to what my heart was telling me. My heart is telling me to "Let go, Be love." I am joyfully accepting myself for my choices, and loving my mistakes because it's where I learn to be more trusting with myself.  The depth and clarity of love is so beautiful, because I am learning to follow my heart. I've had to sit with myself, embracing the pain in order to heart what I was telling myself. Although I have puffy eyes, I am facilitating my own healing. This is what I pretended not to know. My heart wept, but it's cracking a smile. My vulnerability ...

It's been a week since my most profound moment in the Momentum Basic. I am reflecting on this week and I see the changes in me. There were a few moments where I would give up and I kept going. There were moments when I set an intention and yield a usual outcome. However, I am more accountable and  I am reflecting with Grace and Acceptance. I made a commitment to authenticity, and to treat myself a framework of Grace. So, What does grace mean? I looked it up and it is described as "simple elegance or refinement of movement." To take a leap in the spiritual realm, Grace from God is " unmerited divine assistance given humans for their regeneration or sanctification." I love this idea.   Virtue is less common in this world. Call me a Utopian, but, imagine a world where everyone was gracious? It would radiate and reflect in the way they treated his or herself and how they treated others.  This is what I want to kick up in my life.  I am that person, but it...

The birds are chirping, the sun is shining and my head is pounding. I have been caught up in the momentum and the flow of life; taking more action then I am used to a sit is increasing everyday.  Today, I am physically less energetic then I was yesterday, but I have the ability to push myself to do what needs to get done.  What's on my mind today? Grace and acceptance. Allowing myself to just be and giving myself the space to rest and rejuvenate.   I've heard it's the journey that strengthens your character. Right now, I am being tested, and I have and will only get stronger.  My anxious mind was at war with my grateful heart. I had to tell it to shut the HECK up. I have good problems, the freedom of choice. I am grateful for that.  I am grateful for supportive loved ones..But, choices are freakin' expensive. NYC is expensive.  The reality is you have to compromise somewhere. Compromising and settling are not one in the same. It has i...

I usually not a fan of roller-coasters, but I sure do enjoy the ride. (Or at least, now I do)  The past year and a half has been radically about getting to know myself. After long romantic relationships, challenging family relationships, I chose to move to a location where others accessible but not within close proximity. I was afraid at first, but it has been such a blessing and a gift for me.  I have moved four times in two years and I am close to moving again, yes, for the fifth time. It may seem that I am crazy, but this won't be my last move. While the process may seem annoying, from my own unique perspective, it is opportunistic for several reasons:  1. We accumulate a lot of stuff- so I am constantly in a state of reassessing my belongings, my clothes, and also, my relationships.  2. We are creatures of movement- While it is good to settle down, I used to be so afraid of this idea. I wouldn't even hang anything on the walls. I'd say to the...

With eyes of love, I see people with broken spirits, broken hearts, physical scars and immobilized by fear. My heart cries out for them. I can feel their pain. Why? Because for a very long time, I was one of them. I am committed to posting once a week about what makes my heart smile. This is the beginning of my healing and transformation, I want to openly share this with you. I recently reset my heart by taking a very intensive workshop at Momentum Education. It was a four-day mix of lecture, experiential learning involving numerous exercises in dyads and groups. This safe environment allowed me to face the weight on my heart with courage and conviction. I was re-minded (I phrase it this way purposely) of honesty, trust, integrity, choice, and to be love. These are all concepts that I have intellectualized but have longed for with my heart. By putting in 100 %, I was able to re-define what these principles mean to me. I had the opportunity to speak to those who have...