Many of us left childhood with some seriously warped understandings about God. It’s hard when the early teachings of our little selves bump up against the infinite and timeless beings we actually are. A spiritual practice is going to bring these bumps along for healing on your journey to wholeness and it’s important you allow… …Read More »
When we fall into the old stories of upset, comparison, not being good enough, we are in our suffering. As hard as it seems to be, it is still possible to help ourselves out of that hole by recognizing our choice to give our attention to this upset again. In this episode, I talk about… …Read More »
For years after my mother’s death, I had this recurring nightmare: She was returned from the dead, and she wanted her money back. The worst part about those dreams was the part where I had to explain to her that the money was all gone. My throat would close up and I couldn’t speak… …Read More »
Superheroing is something we learned to do. Many of us learned to fly with our capes on before we could even walk. Keeping the peace and keeping people happy mattered to our own survival and so the needs and wants of the people around us came first. Often we were at the mercy of these… …Read More »
Learning to walk away from the stupid things people say and not need their good opinions of me has been a huge challenge on my journey. There are times when I get caught up in feeling hurt and upset, but I disentangle myself again. My recovery time is quicker these days because I remember my… …Read More »
Several years ago I was interviewed on a podcast. It was one of the first interviews I had done and I was so excited about the opportunity to share my message with a wider audience. I felt a powerful presence within as I spoke, an effervescence that had an after-feel of butter melting. Parts of… …Read More »
Mother’s day is coming. I have a feeling I’m not the only one in the world who has mixed feelings about it. My mom died in 1996, after a stroke that left her alive but unable to care for herself for the better part of that year. I was 26 at the time and it… …Read More »
I am an artist (it’s taken me a while to own it). 45 years ago, I created my first art project. Ok, that’s not completely true because there was an earlier project known as the Poop Incident but for the purposes of this post, I’ll spare you the details. My official first art project was… …Read More »
Hello, sweet Friend, I am sending you some love and a bit of magic — the kind that is peaceful and sweet and knows just where it’s needed most. This has been a big week. Yikes, it feels like I’ve been saying that to you a lot lately. I thought about not writing to you… …Read More »
Some of us cater our energy to the stories we carry from the past. We spend our time — right now — thinking about the past. And in one way or another, it makes us feel like crap. Maybe we’re longing for how it used to be. Today’s not great, yesterday was better. Or maybe there’s… …Read More »