Colleen M. Doumeng

For many of us the holidays are some of the toughest halls we find ourselves in after a loss. The way we handle our loss is as individual as our fingerprint – meaning we handle loss in our own “unique” way. There are moments during the holidays where we hear a song, smell something in the air, eat something, see something and suddenly we find ourselves sad and missing a loved one. There are also moments where we catch ourselves doing “ok”. We notice that we are experienc

As I move about my life I meet so many people who are in some of the greatest health challenges of their lives. They have recently been given a diagnosis or are in various stages of learning how to “live”, and not “die” from their current health challenge(s). Or, I meet family members intimately involved in helping their loved ones during these challenges. I relate to them on such a deep level because 30 years ago this month I found myself in these exact hallways. I “get” ho

Louise Hay teaches on self love ... “another way (self love) is to be gentle and kind and patient with yourself. Patience is a very powerful tool. Most of us suffer from the expectation of immediate gratification. We must have it now. We don’t have the patience to wait for anything. We get irritable if we have to wait in lines or are stuck in traffic. We want all the answers and all the goodies right now. Too often, we make other people’s lives miserable by our own impatience

I remember years ago as a young mother of three under the age of nine and divorced worrying constantly about money. Despite having a good enough paying job and money, I worried money would run out. I would literally scare myself by replaying awful scenarios in my mind - mostly at night – attempting to fall asleep. I worried I wouldn’t be able to send my kids to college (they were under the age of ten at the time). I worried when I heard a funny sound in my car – oh God, w

#selflovechallenge Affirmation: I love and accept myself exactly as I AM ~ Just for today, where will I place my attention around self love? What is my intention for self love? What one action step AM I willing to take towards my personal growth and transformation? Yesterday having my attention on how I talk to myself helped - and i did stop and look at the note on my bathroom mirror and said the words, colleen I love and accept you exactly as you are ~ these words sort of li

#selflovechallenge Day One - this challenge is inspired by my teacher, davidji. For today, where will I place my attention around self love? What is my intention for self love? What one action step AM I willing to take towards my personal growth and transformation? This week during our monthly “all teachers webinar” hosted by davidji (I am one of the advanced Masters of Wisdom Meditation Teachers certified by davidji) he challenged us to a 40 day challenge on.... Self Love -