lara simmons

"Use stillness to effect change."  -- Anodea Judith

"If you want to be happy, be."   -- Leo Tolstoy

"If you open yourself to the hum of the world --if you live in the present rather than in your idea of it-- it will change you."   -- Phillip Shepherd

"In an age of constant movement,  nothing is more urgent  than sitting still." -- Pico Iyer

"Close your eyes  and just BE."  --From "Write Your Life!" Welcome to Week One of WRITE YOUR LIFE! Before you get started, here are a few things it will be handy to have as you move through this process: A journal. Your favorite pen.  A meditation timer.  A quiet spot to meditate.  If you don't have one or more of these things, no biggie, just do the best you can with what you have and you will be just fine. Now let's get started!  Week one is about BEING . Just BEING . That's it. In the fast-paced, ever-changing world we live in how often do you take the time to just BE? Not very often I would wager. So give it a try this week.  First find a comfortable position, sitting cross-legged on a pillow or blanket, or in a chair with your feet flat on the floor, or even lying down with your arms at your sides and your legs splayed out in front of you (in corpse pose ).  Once in position, take ONE DEEP BREATH . Brea...

This week is the culmination of all of our work together over the past five weeks. This is the part where we WRITE OUR LIVES. First, a couple of my favorite quotes on manifestation: "Happiness is the consequence of personal effort. You fight for it, strive for it, insist upon it...You have to participate relentlessly in the manifestations of your own blessings.” --Liz Gilbert "We are living in a dynamic, intelligent Field capable of instantaneous response to each one of us. (It may help to read that statement again.) Instead of living in a gigantic machine in which we are only a tiny cog, we have the opportunity to recognize and identify ourselves as something much more significant – something that the awesome and intelligent creative force that has created the plant kingdom, weather, human beings, this planet, and galaxies beyond, responds to.” --John Nicholl To start flexing your manifestation muscle, begin with the Radical Manifestation Worksheet from Colin Tipping (a...

Starting on October 21, 2011 I will be teaching a 5-week writing class in Seattle. Here are the deets: DATES: October 21, - November 18, 2011 WHEN: Friday mornings from 10:15 a.m. To Noon   WHERE: The Den at Mosaic Coffee House , 4401 2 nd Ave NE, Seattle, WA 98105   COST: The class is FREE! (Please consider a donation to Mosaic for the use of their space.)   TO REGISTER: Email lara(.)g(.)simmons (at) comcast (.) net Are you feeling STUCK, unsure about what comes next? Do you love to WRITE, but never seem to find the time? Are you ready to RE-CREATE your life, but don't know how?   Join me for a 5-week writing class designed to get you writing and help you manifest the life you desire!