by Ray DePaola | Oct 30, 2013 | Life Coaching, Personal Memoir Writing
One morning, a few days ago, I checked up on the statistics for the Sunrise Journeys website, and I was delighted to see that the views of all the posts, pages, and pictures totaled 5,555. Beyond the value and appreciation I have for being connected with a...
by Ray DePaola | Oct 23, 2013 | Life Coaching
I recently watched the documentary “I AM” by filmmaker Tom Shadyac. Shadyac sets out to identify the underlying cause of what’s wrong with the world, and ends up discovering a lot of what’s right with the world. I found the film inspiring and...
by Ray DePaola | Oct 22, 2013 | Life Coaching
Gaining an interesting insight to my journey… There are those things which I wish to achieve. I direct my energy and make my effort to accomplish these things. Not everything gets done. This is okay. Because it is what is, and it is the truth; the reality. ...
by Ray DePaola | Oct 13, 2013 | Life Coaching, Meditation, Personal Memoir Writing
Greetings, Fellow Journeyers! So, I’ve been out and about this past month, exploring new territories and relationships. I also chose to refrain from writing. For me, it had to do with conserving and directing my energy and focus. When writing, I work at...
by Ray DePaola | Sep 14, 2013 | gratitude, Life Coaching, Meditation
I’ve been thinking a lot about what I do and why I do it. I believe the reason why I do something, my motivation and purpose, is oftentimes more fundamentally important than the action itself. This introspection keeps me in touch with the dynamic progression...
by Ray DePaola | Sep 13, 2013 | Life Coaching
I’m listening to the rain…as it tings against metal, splashes into the small puddles forming, drops onto leaves and flowers, tinkles through gutters. How does it know to rain? How does the rain know to fall? As a friend asks, “How do the trees know...
by Ray DePaola | Aug 30, 2013 | Life Coaching, Personal Memoir Writing
Last night, as I was writing my latest post, I became aware of the sharp singular whistle call of the cardinal. Sure enough, right outside my window, in the dimmest of light as dusk deepened to night, I spotted the bright red of a male cardinal. He held a bright...
by Ray DePaola | Aug 29, 2013 | gratitude, Life Coaching
I’ve reached a milestone in my life, and I want to shine the light of gratitude on the man who helped me set the intention, which really started me on this journey of my life. August of last year I started working with a local life coach, Michael Bornhorst. We...
by Ray DePaola | Aug 28, 2013 | Life Coaching
I am the product of the New Age of Men. I am stronger being vulnerable than pretending to be perfect. I am more effective by accepting than by being close-minded. I am more energized playing and resting than working hard. I am greater when I share and help than when I...
by Ray DePaola | Aug 27, 2013 | Life Coaching
I have been making an effort to be open and honest. This comes from my desire to live authentically, and to cultivate pure relationships with others. I believe this can only happen by revealing and unabashedly sharing my failings and imperfections, as well as my...
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