Namaske

I don’t think we’re going back to the lifestyle we knew before the COVID-19 pandemic started. I think we will muddle our way through this tumultuous transition, and land in a very different future than the one we’d thought our trajectory had been leading us to.

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I am 'Love'

Love. It’s an intriguing word - a beguiling concept. Many have struggled to experience & express it. For me, ‘Love’ is Source. It’s the place everything comes from and goes to. It’s there whether we are tuned-into it or not. I believe that ‘Love’ holds all that is in the Energetic Field; that ‘Love’ is the connection between all that is in the Energetic Field; that ‘Love’ is in everything; that ‘Love’ is everything.

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Waking Up to Change

I feel sad & grumpy at the prospect of losing sight of this opportunity to change and grow. So, I’m revisiting places I’d like to keep waking up to - starting with reciprocity for Native American and First Nations people.

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More Shall Be Revealed

This extended period of social distancing and change in routine - the not knowing when things will turn around, or, when they do, how that will look - is disruptive (to say the least). And then there’s everything else that disrupts our sense of inner peace. Hormones. Interactions. Inner dialogue. Growth. Grief...

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Sailing Together

World-wide, we’re all in the same boat. We have always been, really. Now, though, during this Covid-19 pandemic, it’s just more obvious how together we are. Covid-19 is a ‘dark angel’ of sorts - an equalizer and unifier

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Learning in the Pandemic

In special times of need (like with the current, ever-growing, worldwide pandemic), pulling our hearts, spirits and intentions together will prove essential. You may even choose to view this ‘special time’ as a grand opportunity, to find unity within peaceful compassion – in a way our species has not yet been capable of doing…

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Good work, Michelle

Today is the anniversary of Michelle’s departure from her body. I’ve been experiencing the expansiveness of ‘Both/And’ quit a bit lately, even within this very tender topic. In one hand, there’s Grief’s profoundly deep sadness. My daughter died and it broke my heart. There’s no getting around that…

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Soul Perspective

At age 17 I had an out-of-body experience, forming my base belief that I am more than my physical body. Integrating this with 40+ years of studies and many more personal spiritual experiences led me to a belief system in which the ‘energetic body’ or ‘soul’ or ‘spirit’ exists in three forms…

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Humanity is in an evolutionary process

When I was a teenager, I often felt extremely frustrated that humans weren’t fully evolved. I would anxiously ask: Why can’t we accept, respect and love each other? Why can’t we end war and live in harmony? Why do we need borders? Why don’t we see each other as One family? I could not understand why everyone didn’t think the way I did. I thought my way of thinking was so simple, basic… true…

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A Funky Lesson

When I’m in a funk, I don’t like it. I don’t want it. Something is bothering me and I don’t want things to bother me. I want to be happy. I want to be loving. I want to be accepting. Yet, I don’t want to accept that I’m in a funk - or that there’s something causing me to feel funky: out-of-harmony…

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Mindfulness 101

Mindfulness is the psychological technique, process and practice of bringing complete and non-judgmental attention to one’s present experience. Here are 4 Mindfulness TIPS and some science to help you understand how they work…

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What's in the Fog?

There are so many inspirational books, articles, posts, films, podcasts & courses to read & engage in. There’s a lot about politics, the environment, and - Valentine’s Day. I thought maybe this week, I’ll share someone else’s words. So many are saying the same thing - why add more of the same? Or, I thought I’ll meditate & see what comes up. So I did. And what came up were a couple of parts that are way back - behind a fog & barely audible - needing rest…

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Social Justice

I just saw the film ‘Just Mercy’. The story - written by Bryan Stevenson, the attorney who founded the Equal Justice Initiative in Montgomery, Alabama in 1989 - is focused on Walter McMillian’s proven innocence and release from death row in 1993. The film led me to the Equal Justice Initiative…

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Self-Love

I’m preparing to teach an online class about Self-Love & Confidence. This is good subject matter for me to teach because - it’s what I’ve needed to learn & therefore worked on the most…

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Meet your 'Realistic Ideal Self'

Today, you are invited to ‘Wake Up’ to different versions of yourself, to hone in on your realistic ideal self, and to choose which self image fits you, right now, as you move through this day. To prepare for this exercise, gather 8 sheets of blank paper & your favorite writing and drawing implements…

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Life: Loving, Breathing, Living Art

It’s a new year, and I randomly designated the first Sunday of every month as “Inspirational Sunday”! I had forgotten this when I started waking into the day. I wanted to sleep more but my body wanted to move. So, I let it. What happened was a body scan kind of meditation meets ecstatic dance…

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