AllThingsHealing.com has published an article by yours truly which is on Spirit Guides and how to work with them. You can find it here: http://www.allthingshealing.com/Intuition-Symbols/How-to-Work-with-Your-Guides AllThingsHealing.con a great website providing articles about everything you might be interested in when living a holistic life from green living to spiritual practices to healing modalities. With 73 editors…
“How come other people are able to follow their path so easily and I have to struggle so hard?” “How come other people get what they want without trying and I’m still stuck?” “How come other people are lucky and I’m not?” “How come….” First, stop comparing. Everyone’s journey is different and yours won’t look…
Money is like thoughts or emotions in that they aren’t intrinsically bad or good. It’s the actions that you take for, about, or because of them which have negative or positive connotations. Money is not some evil demon separate from spirituality and seeking to ruin it somehow. In fact, money isn’t much of anything at…
Just to let everyone know, I’m at the Willamette Writers Conference August 2,3,4 and so my posts might be delayed for the next three days. Or just non-existent depending on how things go. So to keep you occupied, here’s a picture of my cat: She exemplifies the pursuit of your true path. She gets plenty…
Here’s a general rule of thumb: If you chose this life, not to learn about suffering but for personal growth and/or a life of service, then the purpose of your life is to be happy. If you aren’t happy, you’re doing it wrong. Sounds very bourgeoisie I know, but it’s true. Which is why a…
Manifesting is a complex and yet very simple process. First, clear the decks. By this I mean get our head/heart/body/soul in harmony or agreement that manifesting is what you want to be doing and about the object/goal you want to manifest. Because until that you won’t get anywhere. Or you’ll get exactly what you are…
We are spiritual beings living an embodied life. We weren’t forced to come here, karma didn’t require it, we’re not prisoners here waiting for release, we chose this. For a myriad of reasons that fall into categories such as Personal Growth, Service to Others, Exploration, Graduate Studies, Practical Application of Apprenticeship Skills, and so on. …
Our greatest asset and largest stumbling block is our ability to make meaning out of our experiences of the world. Which includes the stories/gossip/urban legends we hear, the infotainment we gather from TV, the myths and stories we get through movies, and all of the information/memes/propaganda/news we get from the internet in various forms. It’s…
When I and my family started working with our Native elders, I had a slight advantage in that I was an American Sign Language interpreter. Language is not a separate thing from culture. Both are intricately entwined with each other so lose one, you lose the other. Conversely, have one, have the other. Which means…
Relationships are about so many things, but one very important component is communication. It’s about shared experience, whether that is in doing something together, or in relating something you’ve done do someone who cares and ‘gets it’ or just ‘gets’ you. We are social beings and a part of a healthy life is being connected…