In my studies over the years, I’ve been so lucky to work with different people, different traditions, indigenous histories and spiritual points of view. I’m preparing now fo a trip to Peru to study with the Q’ero people. I’ve been reading about them, their history and ritual ceremonies.
everything changes… find the love in that
What happens when everything changes? I know if we were face-to-face, and I made that statement, muscles in your face might tighten, your shoulders would draw a bit towards your ears, your hands might clinch into fists.
These transformative times have affected us all in many ways.You might be the sort that says, “I just want things to go back to the way they were.” But in magical, evolving times, going back isn’t going to help us grow and elevate. Instead, here’s my perspective on how change is opening doors for me to see my world differently.
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What to do in tough times?
I suppose I could have entitled this blog, “What to do ALL the time” but that sounds a bit too controlling so… let’s roll with it.
I have a friend who has gotten a very hard medical diagnosis. Several other friends shared this news with me. They’re shaken, sad, worried. But what can we do that might help? I say, as I always say, “I send them light and love.” But to many of you, that sound like some woowoo escape hatch and today, I want to take the time to explain what I mean by “light and love” and exactly why that can help. Continue reading “What to do in tough times?”
I believe I can.. and I believe you can too
A human being- body plus spirit- can accomplish almost anything. Sadly, too many of us have fallen into the habit of believing what someone told us once when we were 6 or 16 or 46… Continue reading “I believe I can.. and I believe you can too”
3 important points in our transforming world
I’m leading a meditative painting experience this weekend. Preparation involves a lot more than gathering supplies… I was meditating on how to begin the class to help them feel free, have fun and touch on the deeper meaning of what we will do.
I was visualizing opening the class… visualizing is another term for talking to myself… and I just loved the words that were coming. So I started typing them down. Why share it here? Because this message is the heart of everything I do. And most of you will not be in my class Sunday so… here it is. Enjoy! 💜
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Sit around the fire
I encourage us each to find a way to pause and breathe. We need the break to turn away from the continual calling of the others, the needs, the world.
We each must look within for those answers that support you to be you, you to follow your true purpose, to connect with your higher wisdom.
This morning I enjoyed this sweet meditation, a collaboration of Jon Hopkins, East Forest and Ram Dass. A sweet 8 minute assist to pause, breathe and connect with the amazing all that is you.
Sit Around the Fire- Jon Hopkins with East Forest and Ram Dass
Love is our only path.
have fun!
you can shift
I love this bench. I see it on hikes on a regular basis and photograph it often. Somehow the images never show the energy I feel from this view. What comes out in the photos seems drab? What I see is much more curious and inviting.
Perhaps it’s a bit like life today to me, in that if we view it through the old framework, the old expectations, the old rules perhaps things seem drab and even unmanageable? Continue reading “you can shift”
the few things I can do and the many that I can’t
I was part of a discussion group recently where a friend was sharing how upset she gets, how much pain she feels from the challenges going on in our world today. Issues from a dog lost in a local neighborhood to the situation in Afghanistan brought her to tears. She asked how we deal with all that pain. Another wise soul in the group offered her some feedback, the group closed. Later in the evening, this message came pouring out. This is indeed one way I manage the powerful sadness that can be generated if we immerse ourselves too deeply in the world’s challenges.
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no… you really don’t know what I should do and therefore…
Today, I’m nudged to chat about something you’re not going to like. It’s time for me to suggest that you quit feeling that you have the right to tell other people what to do.
What? Yes, I believe that you don’t have the information needed to tell anyone else how to behave. Now, if someone is mashing your toes with a rock, yes, of course, you find a way to stop them. But I’m more interested in the fascination we seem to have with “them.” “You know what they should do?” “How can they not see it my way?” Continue reading “no… you really don’t know what I should do and therefore…”
that big foot print
I think it’s important for us to begin to embrace the idea that our energy footprint is large. When I use the word footprint, I’m using that same idea of a carbon footprint. The effect of our energy on this world is so much greater than we believe.