Back in 1950’s professional golfer, Walter Hagen, coined the phrase. “You're only here for a short visit. Don't hurry, don't worry. And be sure to smell the flowers along the way.”

This episode of Navigation Points explores the idea of appreciation as a way to mindfulness and how that connects with being able to solve problems and live a joyous fulfilled life. Learn how we connect to our spiritual natures in seven different ways.

Bad things happen to everyone occasionally.

Sometimes it can feel like that is all that is happening, one bad thing after another.

When you start to feel like you are being punished or that you somehow deserve to have bad things happen, then you are telling yourself a story that isn't true.

“It ain’t my circus; ain’t my monkeys.”

Easy to say, but for some of us, especially those in a helping field, taking on other people's circuses is what we find happening if we aren't careful to establish our boundaries and ground ourselves.