I recently visited the Biltmore Estate in Asheville, North Carolina, and I took a lot of photos. It was really like visiting a museum with all the fine art and architecture. To give you some background, George Vanderbilt was the eighth child of William Vanderbilt, who was the second child of Cornelius Vanderbilt, who created …
Category: Inspiration
Sep 30
Phase Transition Update
I just took off two weeks to attend a meditation retreat here in Fairfield, Iowa and I wanted to give you a phase transition update on the project I told you about last January that I went to India for. (You can read about that trip here: https://iaplifecoaches.org/my-trip-to-india/) The project was to raise world consciousness …
Sep 11
Start Living Your Dreams Today
Today is the perfect day to start living your dreams because the present moment is the only time you have control over. Many of us wait for the “right” time—whether it’s next month, after a promotion, or when circumstances seem more favorable. However, there will never be a perfect time if you don’t decide that …
Jul 04
Wisdom from My Late Mother-in-Law
If you’re in the US, Happy Fourth of July! I spent most of June traveling on the East Coast visiting my husband’s relatives and attending a memorial for both his brother and mother (who died at age 101) that was combined with a family reunion luncheon with over 100 present. During the memorial part of …
Jun 13
India Trip Update
IAPLC members and subscribers have expressed interest in an update since my trip to Hyderabad, India in January. As I said in my previous blog post, my trip to India: was to attend a “10,000 for World Peace” Conference. The goal was to establish a permanent group of 10,000 people practicing the TM Sidhis techniques …
Jan 20
My Trip to India
You may have read my email a few weeks ago about how I was in India for a World Peace Conference for several weeks. (See this reference) It was an exciting trip and I’m glad I went. Where I was, just south of Hyderabad, is sub-tropical and it got very warm during the day. At …
Sep 11
8 Empowering Beliefs to Make You Thrive
Your experiences are shaped by your thinking. Your thinking is shaped by your beliefs. So you want to have empowering beliefs. Even obstacles have a value when you can see it. You can develop convictions that will help you to feel happier and achieve more, regardless of the situation. Consider these empowering beliefs that you …
Sep 04
Vacation Lesson
Have you learned lessons for your business while on vacation? Here’s a vacation lesson that I learned recently. In August, my husband and I visited Boulder, Colorado for the first time. We stayed with his brother and sister-in-law. They arranged several hikes for us, one of which was around a lake at 10,200 ft. altitude. …
Jun 27
Empowering Beliefs to Make You Smile
Your experiences are shaped by your thinking. Your thinking is shaped by your beliefs. So you want to have empowering beliefs. Even obstacles have a value when you can see it. You can develop convictions that will help you to feel happier and achieve more, regardless of the situation. Consider these empowering beliefs that you …
Apr 22
Planting the Seeds
About a month ago, my husband and I attended a lecture by Doug Tallamy, entomologist (insects), on how we are losing insects and birds in the U.S. because there aren’t enough native plants left to feed them. Birds and insects are pollinators which are an essential part of the human food chain. Our parks and …







