June 21 is Frank Natale’s birthday and the day of his passing. The Circle of Life, published next week, celebrates Frank’s life and teaching. Here is a excerpt from the book’s introduction. “These dark passages are truly the most valuable experiences in life because they move us beyond reasonableness and control.” My life has been […]
Saddened to share that my friend and teacher Wilbert Alix passed from this world on December 18 in Austin, Texas. His son Wilbert and friend Fonda Shannon had cared for him during an extended battle with liver disease. A memorial service will be planned at some point, but I encourage you, until it is safe […]
Heading into the Holidays, your love life may be feeling like Fifty Shades of Blah-Blah-Blah. A truly transformational gift – to your self and others – is Frank Natale’s book Relationships for Life. “In seeking these qualities,” Natale writes. “You will gain an opportunity for greater awareness of your self, which is the highest achievement […]
In mid-June my older brother was in the VA hospital recovering from cancer surgery. The prayers and support of friends were welcome, but I experienced tremors of spiritual malaise. My older sister and I visited each day keenly aware our brother’s unrestrained optimism was his greatest ally. And then one night the awakenings began. I […]
What moves you to your edge, to that place where you meet – and move beyond – your limits? Waiting in line at the post office? Holding utkatasana (chair pose)? Asking for help? Swimming against the tide of malignant narcissism? One of my favorite quotes is by B.K.S. Iyengar: “The yoga begins when you want […]
The archangel Michael was a leader in the army of God against the forces of evil and known as an angel with the power to heal. Fire is the element of transformation – a duality between creation and light, destruction and purification. In the end the fire that was my brother’s life consumed him. And […]
The “facts of life” talk feared or avoided by many parents never happened for me. My son and I have always spoken openly about life, sex and self-awareness. Even as an infant I addressed him as someone capable of understanding. That was a parental choice. I thought about it. This became more important when his […]
Ready to get started on your New Year’s resolutions? Take a holiday break (you’ve earned it) and consider what is happening with your life. Make a list. It is liberating to have a plan and become the creative force for everything in your life – your body, mind, spirit and environment. And now is always […]
I acknowledge Frank Natale’s contribution to my writer’s journey that accelerated when I took his Results Course presenter training in 1986. Writing and publishing were among my first list of “chosen results” and all of those that followed. The following piece was written as a poem in the early 90s that I performed at several […]
This website and blog/newsletter is dedicated to sharing the transformational teaching legacy, writing and music of Frank Natale. The Choice to Think Excerpted from the book Relationships for Life by Frank Natale. The choice to think determines your reality. When you are conscious you have all the relationships you choose to have. When you choose […]