How Many More Times?
Posted On Jun 8 2023We’re not supposed to prefer one of our children, and I do. My books can feel like my children and my last book, The Twenty Second Smile: Plus 97 More Engagingly Playful Strategies to Help you be Happy, Wild, and Free, pleases me most. At the beginning of my morning meditations, I read a chapter. I have found it illuminating. I’m going to start giving you chapters so you can play too. Each chapter contains hard earned wisdom. Wisdom I collected by working with masters over the last 50 years or so. Not to worry, I crafted each chapter to …
Compassion
Posted On Mar 12 2022Poets can help sooth your soul, and remind you of deeper truths in times like these. Here’s inaugural poet, Amanda Gorman, on Compassion. This is an excerpt from her recent book – Call Us What We Carry: Poems. I recommend it. (The book has over 2500 reviews – all 5 stars.) Here’s another one from Sir Paul. When I find myself in times of trouble Mother Mary comes to me Speaking words of wisdom Let it be And in my hour of darkness She is standing right in front of me Speaking words of wisdom Let it be Let it …
How to Make Room for Self Care
Posted On Dec 29 2020“I can’t believe it took me so long (during the pandemic) to start painting.” A number of my life coaching clients have the same observation about aspects of their life. It takes time to bring a new self care practice into your life, to create a new habit. Here are some observations and tips so that you can improve your life. First: Be kind to yourself if it takes more time than you think it should. It just does. Keep at it. Persist. As I reported in a recent post, I got a piano. Am I playing it? Yes. It’s …
The Courage to Change the Things I Can…
Posted On Jun 9 2020God grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, The courage to change the things I can, And the wisdom to know the difference. The Serenity Prayer In the world of stress and fear, much can be handled by that first line. Not much is really in our control. You can give yourself permission to let go. Not easy, but necessary. Keep repeating. With the murder of George Floyd though, it’s not so easy. Let’s engage the second line – the courage to change the things I can. How has my racism contributed to the incessant killing …
I’m Giving Away My Book Simply Serene –Get Some Serenity
Posted On Apr 2 2020Since you’re sheltering at home and perhaps hungry for something different, fun, and useful to read, I have another book giveaway for you. And since serenity is at a premium, I feel you’ll like this book. It shows you how you can work with your body to generate more serenity. It’s fun and you’ll find it easy. You can get the book for free starting on April 4th. The offer ends midnight PDT April 8th. Glitch: Not free today, April 5. But FREE tomorrow, April 6th through midnight April 10th. Go for it => Simply Serene: How to Calm Down, …
Book Giveaway – Get Well, Be Well, Stay Well: How to Prevent and Treat Colds and Flu Naturally
Posted On Mar 21 2020I’m giving this book away for 5 days starting March 21st, Saturday, tomorrow, and ending Midnight PDT March 25th. I loaded Get Well, Be Well, Stay Well: How to Prevent and Treat Colds and Flu Naturally with methods to support your immune system. I have been showing these to patients and using them myself for decades. They will help you stay healthy anytime including during this, the pandemic, but don’t be stupid. It’s Not intended to replace all the Covid 19 guidelines of social distan As you may know, I am not seeing people in person these days, phone and …
Even the Wisest Choice May Scare the Spit Out of You
Posted On Jul 10 2019When I coach clients, I often show them how to listen to their body. The body always knows the best path to take. However, this best path may scare the spit out of you. How scared you are is directly proportional to how far away from the norm it is. We’re all programmed to conform. Conforming is hardwired at least as far back as our primate selves. It’s OK to have this nudge to conform, but you will have to deal with it. Here’s what you will be doing… Leap into the Void-1960 by Yves Klein Even when you have …
The Workaholic Meets Mary Oliver’s Poem, The Summer’s Day
Posted On Jun 24 2019Today’s Oracle My software angels choose this oracle quote for you today: 78) Don’t ask a naked man for the shirt off his back. You can use my Potent Quotes Oracle page whenever you need help. Hold a question in your heart, and see what quote comes up for you when you scroll down. It will be a response to your question. Play with it. Get the Wizard’s Handbook on Oracle Creation and have fun with oracles. The Workaholic Meets Mary Oliver’s Poem, The Summer’s Day When I work with clients, I often remind them of poems – The Summer Day …
All God’s Children Experience Stress – Even the Dalai Lama
Posted On Sep 5 2018“Happily ever after…” Maybe, but not because stress goes away. You will experience waves of stress the rest of your life. Make a plan to handle it or drown. When you have increased stress, you need to increase your stress balancing strategies. What has happened for me this last week or so with a wave of stress including a category five Hurricane Lane bearing down on my first born, a friend going in for open heart surgery, again, unhealthy air quality due to wild fires in British Columbia, Washington and Oregon caused in part by global warming, an administration denying …
Make Something. Make Anything.
Posted On Jun 14 2018If you want to feel better, make something. Make anything. All creativity aligns us with Creation itself, the source of all healing. ~ Martha Beck This sounds right. More, it feels right. I use drawing to bring myself into the Sacred Present Moment. And as I’ve said before on these pages, my current joy is making Zentangles. But… Whatcha think? Whatcha feel? Whatcha know? What making works for you? Making any art connects me to the present moment true enough, and that’s plenty. It also connects me to the Muse. If I want more creative energy, drawing will connect me to …
A Reader Has a Great Suggestion for A Gift
Posted On Dec 13 2017Here’s a suggestion for giving The Twenty Second Smile as a gift. This is William’s best book ever. I love his description, “Engagingly Playful Strategies to be Happy, Wild and Free.” I have just ordered a few more because I can think of so many friends who will love it. Perfect for holiday giving! What a beautiful book! Thank you again William! Another reader gave the book to everyone in her book club. How fun. The book is beautiful to look at on the coffee table or by your bedside. It’s fun, playful, and inspiring. At its best it can …
Book Trailers Are Cool – Watch My Trailer for The Twenty Second Smile
Posted On Nov 3 2017I’ve just posted my book trailer for The Twenty Second Smile, my latest book. You’ll enjoy the short trailer and the book, too. Here’s the trailer > The Twenty Second Smile You can enjoy other trailers on that page too. You can get the book here – The Twenty Second Smile: Plus 97 More Engagingly Playful Strategies to Help you be Happy, Wild, and Free — Kindle Version I recommend the Paperback Version –It’s a very pretty book to own. Here’s what Kathy said about The Twenty Second Smile: My life is in transition and given the current political/world climate …
What Is the Twenty Second Smile?
Posted On Oct 11 2017The Twenty Second Smile was published today. Early readers find it fun, playful, and filled with wisdom. I included every idea, insight, tip, and Zen trick I could think of that has been helpful to me in my life and it’s what I have been teaching my clients over the last four decades. They’ve been tested. It has everything I know that works really well. The subtitle for the book is Plus 97 More Engagingly Playful Strategies to Help You Be Happy, Wild, and Free. That’s it. 98 chapters, each exactly 50 words long. Each has its own illustration. The …
Drinking a Bowl of Green I Stopped the War
Posted On Jun 14 2017Most of my clients and my loved ones are suffering from Donald Trump’s predations, an internal war. People find it hard not to get caught in the swirl of lies, unfairness, and general meanness. People have to scratch the itch asking: What’s happening? What’s he done? What have they done? “Freaking out” we used to call it. Quit it. Drinking a bowl of green tea, I stopped the war. Paul Reps published this in his sweetly potent book, Zen Telegrams that he wrote it during the Vietnam War. I read it in my 20s . It changed my life. And …
Color the Sky Yellow Book Giveaway
Posted On Jan 31 2017As a birthday present to myself – number 70 – I am giving away one of my favorite books – Color the Sky Yellow: Creative Magic, Playful Art for Your Inner Child. Yahoo. You can get it for FREE on February 1st my birthday through midnight February 5th 2017. Go for it, tell you friends => Color the Sky Yellow: Creative Magic, Playful Art for Your Inner Child You don’t need to know how to draw to get these benefits – happiness, freedom, and presence. Be happy, wild, and free, William P.S. Write a lovely review on Amazon for people. …
Get Insight into Everything with Your Inner Sage – Book Giveaway
Posted On Jan 19 2017In changing times, wouldn’t it be nice to have some deep guidance from a sage? You’re in luck, you have an inner sage, and this book giveaway will help you to Find him/her/it, Bring it forth And deepen your connection to inner knowing. Our only job is to look inside and do the next right thing. When you don’t know what that is or don’t feel you connecting to your inner sage, your deepest inner knowing, then an oracle can help. Starting the day after the inauguration, Jan 21st 2017, The Wizard’s Handbook: How to Get Answers and Make the …
Playful Stress Reducing Shortcuts Giveaway
Posted On Dec 31 2016This is the season and a year where we’ll need Playful Stress Reducing Shortcuts: Fast Drug-Free Ways to Tickle Your Nervous System to Improve Your Happiness, Peace, and Vitality. My most recent publication will help you when you need it the most. It’s free NOW and my offer ends midnight Jan 4th, 2017 PST. Grab your giveaway now. Go for it => Playful Stress Reducing Shortcuts May you be happy, wild, and free, William P.S. As the book is brand new, it has no reviews at this moment. I would love some stellar reviews. Go for it. Please and thank …
Holy Days Heart – Free Book Giveaway Tomorrow
Posted On Nov 11 2016Every year about this time, I giveaway my book Altar Making: An Active Meditation for Healing Your Heart and for Deepening Spiritual Meaning in Your Life. As the titles says – Reading it can help heal your heart and deepen spiritual meaning in your life. Multiple friends, masters in their own ways, contributed wonderful chapters. Pick a chapter. Be happy. It’s available free November 12, 2016 – midnight November 16th, 2016 PST… Go for it => Altar Making: An Active Meditation for Healing Your Heart and for Deepening Spiritual Meaning in Your Life. Be happy, wild, and free, William
This is the real thing…
Posted On Jul 29 2012Brother David Steindl-Rast narrates this short video. This is the real thing. He will guide you into how to live a life you love more fully. The film shows a simple daily practice that will help you to live happily ever after. Listen to his voice… Does he sound happy? Yes. Gratefulness, The Heart of Prayer: An Approach to Life in Fullness will help you, too. Walk in beauty, William
How to Thrive and Be Enough
Posted On Feb 19 2012When I start to give the same recommendations to numerous clients, I realize I need to send you the information, too. These goodies will help you to live a life you love wholeheartedly — body and soul. Really, they’re golden. You’ll love Thrive: Finding Happiness the Blue Zones Way by Dan Buettner, a bestselling author for the National Geographic. He distills years of research on happiness into something you can consume easily. He reveals the secrets to happiness by looking at happy people from all over the world. We’re drilling down into the essence of what makes humans happy. And …
Do You Have the Patience?
Posted On Sep 5 2011My 30 year old daughter, Sasha, wants to go to WashingtonStateUniversity and devour zoology. Cool! She has been living on the edge for a couple of years with her work at the University of Washington. She manages the finances of around 30 revolving grants research grants there. The group has been at risk of losing its funding for the last two years. They keep warning her the grant money and hence her job may run out in two months. This has gone on for a couple of years. A stressful life of uncertainty. Recently, she was told again that the …