A Guided Influence

A quiet space where words are allowed to linger.
Curated in the unseen hours, these contemporary poems invite your heart to feel the energy within them.
A reminder to pause... your soul is not in a hurry.


A Guided Influence

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A Guided Influence

I set out to write a conventional bio, but then. . .It occurred to me that when someone gives a eulogy, whether it is a friend, colleague, or family member, they never speak about a person in a way that their professional resume would read, but rather the qualities that they possessed while living.
Ironically, it’s the former that we highlight about ourselves, and thus find our identity in.
Our resumes proudly state our objectives, commitment to a company via the years we worked there, the prestige that we were part of for going to a certain school, along with our accolades and awards bestowed upon us.

However, looking back, within our interactions to meet our objectives. . .
Were we kind, gracious and generous to the person who may have wanted the same?
Did we take guiltless pleasures for ourselves throughout those said years of commitment to our company?
Were we present more times than not to the people we deemed as the most important priorities in our lives?

How would one’s SOUL RESUME compare?
As I craft my journey, refine and tweak along the way... today, IT would look something like this:
Objective:To participate in my moment to moment with grateful acceptance, sexy joy and sublime presence.
To be the relaxed space in which I indeed allow that to happen.
Quality-cations:I walk more than I talk.
I laugh, vibe, and pow wow with the cosmos more often than not.
I choose to learn my lessons thru joy and not thru pain.
I no longer embrace my opinions as the end all be all. It feels obtrusive to me. I much prefer being open.
I take 100% responsibility for how I show up in any given situation.
With whimsical query, I follow “signs” and happenstance like a treasure map
filled with spellbinding amusement and custom reveals awaiting me.
I love honor. It has the power and beauty to redesign your experiences and wholly delight your senses.
I don’t put much emphasis on the past. I’m far better rewarded in the now. This, is where IT be.
Romance & Relationships:I don’t expend energy convincing someone of my worth.
I don’t bring “my ex, my this, my that” baggage to my current romance --  (Yes, I can say that with all honesty).
I don’t buy in to the limitations of the honeymoon stage.
Fact is, that this heaven on earth experience is simultaneously good for you!
You mean, I can have Wow overload AND be holistic?! Why would I choose to invest otherwise?
I’m keen on listening to my dear knight with “you take my breath away” presence and grateful,
mesmerizing awe for the moment at hand. Its a gift I give myself.
I like engaging in seemingly “sensitive” topic conversations with heart, humility, humor and honor.
It’s a sacred high -- analogous to a sweet, long, kiss goodnight and amazing, nurturing sex with all its twists and turns.
Sometimes you're on top. Sometimes you're not. It's all good.
Lifestyle Preferences:I follow a 95ish% plant-based, gluten-free, anti-inflammatory diet. I love it!!
I’ve got enough beautiful “healtharian” options to last me a lifetime. The other ish% I’m quite loose about if need be.
For example:
A girlfriend is crying over a broken heart… I’m down with a basketful of chips and guac, while we bandage the initial shock.
I’m in Paris… I’d say pass the cheese, baguette and wine please. Pretty, please.
I don’t expect special dietary accommodations for MY choice when I am a guest in someone else's home.
Being veganesque, pales in comparison to being of good company.
I have practiced power yoga for over 25 years. Exercising is a lifestyle for me. How do I stay motivated?
My intention is simple: How can I better serve my clients, friends and family?
This, has kept me moving for years.
I haven’t gotten physically ill (not a cold, sniffle or stomach ache) in a long, looong time.
We're talkin' decades. Truth, I don’t even know how to be sick.
Style & Decor:I don’t follow any mainstream rules in how I should dress for work or play.
The criteria that does factor in, is that I am as comfortable with what I am wearing, as I am with myself, in my own skin.
I choose consciously what I bring into my sanctuary. I think inanimate objects have energy. I sense it.
Heck, I’ve heard my chair say thank-you for bringing it home. My response? You’re welcome, love.
I deliberately leave empty shelves, empty drawers, empty walls, just that. Empty.
I’m reverent to the aesthetic beauty that I find myself surrounded by and it resonates in kind.Miscellaneous Experiences:I feel when something no longer serves me. I do away with it soon after. I don’t hold a ceremony.
My sincere and heartfelt gratitude suffices.
Purging and cleansing examples:
I did away with my main email address with a simple click of a button (everything came through here).
I didn’t bother spending more than 5 minutes sifting thru the countless files and emails to archive “important” things.
I threw away my journals.
I spontaneously decided to replace my computer of 7 years. Didn’t migrate any old into the new.
I faked my own “crash” and newsflash: its live-able.
These voluntary acts make me more conscientious of what I choose to store and file.
Similar to my closet, similar to my home, similar to my body, mind and heart -- I see a pattern here.
Interests and Values:I am enamored with living in the Isles... and yet, can blithely be intrigued to call a new locale,
home away from sweet home.
I’ve enjoyed a bit of traveling… my journeys thus far:
Thailand 16x (no, I’m not Thai), Paris, London, Spain, Rome, Bali, Hong Kong, Philippines, Singapore, Malaysia,
Korea, Sydney, Japan, Mexico, and certainly, many cities in the United States.
I don’t limit myself with the notion of “being lucky, if I have one true bff."
I'm fascinated with being blessed by my daily interactions. I have enough enthusiasm to appreciate and IN-joy the abundance.
I adore waking up very early in the morning.
I rarely use an alarm clock. I’ve gotten up at 1-2ish many times, always with a smile on my face.
It feels divine, decadent and so self-indulgent. It’s just me and the moon.
~~~~~In summary, I stand before me, knowing that I embody these qualities.
Qualities that have a resonance and a far greater depth today, than when it lay latent as just intellectual constructs.
I’ve learned to hush the cacophony of conventional wisdom, just enough, to tune in and groove to the beat of my own heart.
I kowtow to the angels who helped shape my experiences, interests and values.
And as an added bonus, they were there always within earshot, prepared to recoup me from any illusory 911's.
How do I repay them?
By choosing to show up moment to moment with grateful acceptance, sexy joy and sublime presence.

Well, that’s moi.
The I am, that allows for the alignment of my intention, to fuel my very actions.
To be still enough to have IT as the background in which I invite Intuition in and welcome, Transformation.
And then voila… like magic, IT makes its soulful appearance.
The strength, the silliness, the lightness, the beauty, the humor, the idea, the lesson, the dance, the peace, the miracle,
the healing, the truth, the connection, the grace. . . the LOVE.
Welcome to my world.

© 2026ㅤA Guided Influence.ㅤAll Rights Reserved.

A Guided Influence

© 2026ㅤA Guided Influence.ㅤAll Rights Reserved.