The great turning
Arrive in this world slowly a bit at a time Small soft new body settling into the weight of gravity the feel of incarnate belonging The arms of mother Earth, the arms of your mother, the arms of your father, the arms of your family, hold you as you fall into this way of being come gradually into this world When your eyes are closed and you are dreaming return to where you were before there you are ancient, enormous, unbound, and knowing here you will be innocent and naïve as it should be when we begin again begin again swaddled in love, in...
read moreConnection is magic. Connection is the essence of aliveness.
Connection is magic. Connection heals. Connection is the essence of aliveness. It was a shimmering early spring day. I had walked throughout the park and, noticing I was hungry, I began to walk the path towards where my car was parked. I saw an elderly man holding a cane. He walked very slowly, bent over, holding a cane. I said “hello” to him and he looked up and said “hi, you can help me walk.” He reached out his hand. I took his hand. Internally, I said to myself “slow down, you don’t have to get back to...
read moreGifts
I am uplifted when science, intuition and ancient wisdom align. We all have innate gifts to share and celebrate in this life. Likewise, the earth, her powers and creatures have gifts for us. Awe and beauty have been found to heal and cheer us. Healthy unadulterated diets with lots of foods and vegetables actually prevent many diseases and greatly sustain better moods. Fast food undermines physical and mental health. Trees give us oxygen and hold soil in place and of course we cannot live without the gift of water. And then there is the...
read moreHighly sensitive person joins the gym
I told my husband I was going to the gym I’d just joined online but had not yet visited. I said “I’m not sure when I’ll get home because I don’t expect to do a workout. I just want to look around and see what it’s like.” He looked up at me from his laptop and said “well, why would you go to the gym if you don’t think you’re going to workout? I replied” Because I like to get used to the atmosphere and take my time getting to know a place.” He looked up again with a...
read morean opportunity
Love is not only a feeling and a force. It is action. We have the opportunity to wake up and to come home to ourselves, one another and the earth. By seeing the extreme shadows of our culture illuminated in the media and on the streets every day, we can also reason out what is opposite of the shadow. What will bring us back to more light in our hearts and world. Connection, time and will and bravery to connect. Technology’s shadow is the way it takes us away from fuller interactions with others, our selves and the natural environment. I...
read morecommunity and healing trauma
A recent long term cross cultural study revealed that in cultures where people have been traumatized and developed PTSD- Post truamatic Stress Disorder– and have community support afterwards, get well. They recover within the nurturing, accepting and loving atmosphere of social connections and bonds. This can be true with communities that are not human too. Veterans who have companion animals, who go on retreat in the wilderness experience healing. There is also a thing called post traumatic growth. Some of us gain tremendous strengths...
read moreHappiness and connection
We are more connected than we know. We influence one another more than we know… even in our moods and weight. People living together catch one anothers eating habits and moods like we catch colds. Be mindful of who you hang out with and of how your own mood affects others. Good news — in studies on happiness this connection is revealed in a sweet way. We experience far more fulfillment when we spend the same amount of money on others rather than ourselves. Altruism and love are real and good for all. Poverty is stressful and...
read moreHeal anxiety
Here are some tips to help with decreasing anxiety — choose kind friends and find a community. In countries with high social supports people heal from PTSD/ trauma much more swiftly than in our country were social supports are less, so work on making social connection and support a priority. Exercise, especially outside in natural light and a beautiful environment. Gyms are great but they dont nourish all of us. Eat whole foods. Practise device vacations and reorient to the world around and within you. Sit with quiet, meditate or color....
read moreGoing into inner magic
In our culture we emphasize doing over being, we emphasize focusing on the future over the present and the past. We tend to emphasize focusing on our outward life, our goals, our appearance and how other people think of us more then we focus on our inner world. Our inner world far surpasses our thoughts. Magic will happen there. Some other cultures we can learn from, such as the cultures that practice Buddhism or more indigenous cultures, balance focus on the outside world with reflection and sensing an inner world. Our inner worlds can...
read moreThe new story
We are in the midst of transformation. The old western story is one of seperation. The new story, which is actually an ancient well known story for those who have lived close to the earth and one another, is interconnectivity, interdependence. The old story is told by patriarchy and puts status and forceful power over compassion and sharing. The new story brings back the power of the feminine… empathy, nurturance, reverence for all life and includes the teachings of boys to honor emotions and girls to have a voice. We see these stories...
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