Thanksgiving is upon us — a time of reflection for our many blessings. Can you pause to reflect on the gifts that abound in your life? . . .
My list of things to be grateful for remains virtually unchanged from year to year. To the SOURCE of all that is, I offer thanks for […]
You left us today and we are forced to say goodbye. Our hearts are aching despite the fact that we knew this day was near. You’ve taken a piece of our hearts – hearts we so lovingly entwined over these many years . . . these many decades.
Our only comfort is the knowing that […]
“We do not heal the past by dwelling there; we heal the past by living fully in the present.” Marianne Williamson
As a hypnotherapist specializing in Life Between Lives and Past Life Regression, I spend a fair amount of time working with folks to heal the past. Notwithstanding the practicalities of these methodologies, the work […]
Have you been lucky enough in life to be inspired by someone, I mean deeply inspired? Has someone you’ve known and perhaps loved altered the course of your life – changed it for the better because they have inspired you? Many of us are blessed to be loved by family and friends, far fewer […]
I finished a very moving client session recently in which I witnessed a soul’s realization that love is never gone. She’s a brave and courageous soul who chose to understand how it is that mutual love may not be realized but nonetheless — love is never gone.
She chose to dive into the grief and […]
My good friend Aggie sent me Andy Rooney’s piece – I’ve Learned. It prompted me to reflect on what I’ve learned from life’s ups and downs. Wondering what lessons would you add to Andy’s list?
“I’ve learned….
That the best classroom in the world is at the feet of an elderly person.
I’ve learned….
That when you’re in […]
“How lucky I am to have something that makes saying goodbye so hard.” A.A. Milne
Today I had to say goodbye — so long to be more exact but it was heart wrenching no less. Someone very close to me started a great adventure today and I was among those left with the empty whole […]
My good friend Susan sent the following from an unknown author offering a recipe for a great New Year. I hope you agree. If so, pass it on to those you love to offer them the ingredients to a year devoid of rancor and full of peace, joy and harmony.
Recipe for the New Year
“Take […]
I recently hosted James Keeley, developer of the RUH spiritual healing process, at Soul Source and was moved by his many inspirations; his thoughts on forgiveness gave me great pause.
‘Forgiveness is not possible until you realize that you are more than the part of you that has been injured.’
I’m sure each of you has […]
One of my readers – Jo Ann Goertner sent this piece written by Fr. Robert Gehring to me after reading my earlier blog Overextended and Overwhelmed. I found it thought provoking and instructional and concluded that it might be the best way to end this series of posts on the challenges we face coping […]
Equanimity – one of my favorite words and a state I have aspired to for some time; one beautiful word that captures the condition of mental calmness, balance, composure and evenness of temper, especially in a difficult situation. Equanimity’s synonyms read like the effects of a life in silent retreat – composure, calm, level-headedness, […]
Have you ever found yourself in the midst of so many things that you clearly know that you are over-extended and overwhelmed? The reason dear reader that you haven’t heard from me recently is that I have been just that – over-extended and overwhelmed.
Normally people think of the summer months as low key and […]