Energetic Blind Spots, Relationships and Mirrors

One of the hardest things, especially when young and dating, isn’t the ‘naivete’ so much as the energetic blind spots.  In healing work we teach, if you don’t heal it you marry it (or date it).  Also, one well-known writer guru notes, the other term for soul mate, is wound mate.  Essentially the same precept….

The Importance of Play and Creativity in Our Lives

I want to touch more deeply on the topic of PLAY. Ideally PLAY and creativity should be connected, should be tapping the same place.  The difficulty we have in western/ modern society, is that we don’t really  play.  We are very disconnected from that place, of playing.  There is an excellent book, Playing by Heart…

3 Essential Steps to Success, Health & Happiness – Step 3 Planning

There’s a well-known saying “Proper Planning Prevents Poor Performance”. There’s a more colorful version  – “Proper Planning Prevents P**s Poor Performance”! Whichever version you prefer, it’s absolutely true! However, I would go a step further and say planning without execution of your plan will NOT prevent poor performance. A beautifully thought out plan that gathers…

Mindful Education: Teaching Kids To Be Real Leaders Who Support and Encourage Their Peers

I just saw this interesting image and caption.  It notes that real women lift other women up, instead of tearing them down.  I couldn’t agree more!  Especially in today’s catty cut-throat petty gossipy and bickering culture!  What IF women were raised with a genetic or social mandate, to improve the lives of their peers and…

From Mindlessness To Mindfulness

Life basically revolves around two extremes….which are on one spectrum. There is mindlessness and mindfulness. Interesting that we get them mixed up. Mindlessness: Is actually most often born of having too full and too busy a mind. Where one is often trapped, caught, haunted or obsessed by thoughts and fears. Where one takes the thoughts…

3 Essential Steps to Success, Health & Happiness – Step 2 Intentions

Step 2 – Set heartfelt, focused intentions and goals Do you know that 80% of people don’t stick to their New Year resolutions beyond the first week of January. WOW! I knew the failure rate was high but that really surprised me. Do you make New Year resolutions? What’s your rate of success – any…

3 Essential Steps to Success, Health & Happiness – Step 1 Review

So much has happened in the last year, on a personal, global and cosmic level. There is no doubt in my mind that we are experiencing the continuing process of conscious evolution, individually and on a global level. Challenges as Catalysts for Growth Bill and I recently watched the DVD of The Beach Boys 50th Anniversary…

Partnership and Partners, Finding Boundaries and Respect

I was just following another blog post that was about how people receive advice from their partners.. and how well that works out…. what an awesome and interesting topic to delve into.. As a spiritual-medicine person, I think my way of addressing the topic is a little different than most “coaches” … and that’s great!…