Joanne Tombrakos

The Picture of My Intuition

The secret of fortune is joy in our hands. – Ralph Waldo Emerson If I were to picture my intuition as a person she would be me, albeit the wiser, calmer version of myself than the person I am at this moment. My intuition would have that grace and serenity that I visualize when I am […]

Turn Up The Volume

Trust thyself: every heart vibrates to that iron string.– Ralph Waldo Emerson Enthusiasm is contagious. It’s that child like quality of seeing the light and fun in the simplest of things. And when we allow ourselves to tap into it our whole being changes. People want what we have. The question is how do we […]

A Midsummer’s Night Scheme

The word solstice is derived from the Latin “sol” meaning sun and “sistere”, to cause to stand still. The technical reasoning is that as the summer solstice approaches, each day the sun at noon rises higher in the sky than the day before until it reaches a point where it stands still. Most of us […]

Testing the Dreams

Abide in the simple and noble regions of thy life, obey thy heart. – Ralph Waldo Emerson Write down your top three dreams. Now write down what’s holding you back from them. (Author: Michael Rad) It’s day 17 of the #Trust30 writing challenge. If challenge is defined as a task or situation that tests someone’s abilities, […]

Walking My Path

#Trust30 30-day writing challenge from ralphwaldoemerson.meWhen good is near you, when you have life in yourself, it is not by any known or accustomed way; you shall not discern the foot-prints of any other; you shall not see the face of man; you shall not hear any name;—— the way, the thought, the good, shall be wholly […]

What I Am Not Seeing

#Trust30 30-day writing challenge from ralphwaldoemerson.me. When good is near you, when you have life in yourself, it is not by any known or accustomed way; you shall not discern the foot-prints of any other; you shall not see the face of man; you shall not hear any name; the way, the thought, the good, shall be […]