Transitions
The light is shifting as we see signs of fall. Times of change and transition can be unsettling and… or… exciting. Often anxiety and excitement overlap and sometimes they are confused. When we find some ground moving beneath our feet, it is time to re-ground into what we know we can rely on and what we count on… good friends, our faith, good music, poetry, contemplation,…. nature. What else? Know your resources and practise using them. We cannot control so much in our lives and yet we can know what is steady… cycles, our gifts… this beautiful, complex...
Read MoreThe divine mystery we share
Who and what do we need to do more justice too, too bow before, to apologize to? When people or trees or creatures are thought of only in the context of desire or needs, when we treat them as objects to serve us, we do a kind of violence to them. Do we live in am alive world or a world of objects for our use? If you are coming from an place of ego it difficult to see the beauty of others, oneself or the world. However, if you approach the world and all its living beings from the standpoint of soul and interconnectedness then we can connect meaningfully and sweetly. There is a mystical...
Read Morecoming home
Im am so very happy and gratified to witness my clients caste off the masks they have felt they must wear sometimes in order to fit in or to be pleasing. We are not cookie cutter beings. We are meant to be unique even as we share much in common. One client broke up with a partner because he could no longer hold the role of the one who gives and does not receive. He had not asked for anything not reasonable to expect of love. He has come home to knowing he is worthy. Another woman who is a highly sensitive person is now true to her rhythms even if she spends a day in bed now and again in...
Read Moresooth anxiety
Talk back to your harsh self talk… ” Be kind to me” Exercise and eat well… gut health improves mood and resilience Have good friends connect with nature write out your thoughts and fears and hopes Do guided imagery… where are you favorite places.. bring them to you and include all your sense, for example –the wind on your skin, the smell of flowers.. sing and create Learn and respect your own rhythms… a pace that feels good for you Develop your spiritual muscles through the regular rituals of your...
Read Morewild web of relationships
Relationships are the foundation of our lives and far more rich and complex than we might know. With the aim of wholeness healing and full aliveness, the more we nurture and attune to relationships the better. The old western thought that we are fundamentally individuals on our own and ruled by our own volition alone is naive and untrue. Within our bodies are intricate relationships sustaining us. On the inside, our gut bacteria work to keep us well. On the outside the food we eat either nourishes or harms these bugs that help us. Recently, a link to depression and poor diet, ie poor gut...
Read Moreauthenticity
Be yourself. If you are not sure of your qualities, strengths and weaknesses, ask your best friends. How would they describe you? One kind of suffering we can let go of is the pain of trying to twist our selves into images, roles or expectations that are not in keeping with who we truly are. Although we have to adapt to situations and others in social roles, we are larger than our roles. People who are true to their values and their gifts are stronger and more centered than people who are focused on outside evaluations of them. Be yourself, be authentic
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