Daily, I'm grateful that I share a spiritual practice with Michael on the phone. After I write in my gratitude journal, a five-year journal and a daily journal, and read devotional messages, I call Michael to read from The Way of Mastery. This book by the Shanti Christo Foundation filled with rich lessons in beautiful language from Jesus … [Read more...]
Radically Connect
When my neighbor and I connect by Ben’s garden between our homes, the topic arises that she’s seen families interacting with their own phones while seated at a table together in a restaurant. We wonder about the missing connection during their shared time out. And my neighbor has concerns that so much time connecting with screens affects … [Read more...]
See Life Through Clear Windows
Heating water for tea this morning, I muse about Presence, the theme this week in the Circle of Joy.* My mind drifts to those times I viewed my life through foggy windows, like the steamy windows I notice as Ben cooks up a specialty. Looking through steamy windows, the view isn’t clear. There definitely were times in my life I wasn’t truly … [Read more...]
Healing Into our Higher Selves
My phone rings at 11:26 a.m. Where are you? says the caller to pajama-clad me typing away, getting ready for tomorrow’s speaking engagement. Wow! My brain swiftly organizes from chaos to realize this is the person who invited me to give a talk in front of a group of women tomorrow. And she’s on the phone saying the program is today. And … [Read more...]
Releasing Generations of Negative Stored Energy
One of the most memorable healing journeys I had involved an energy healing, although I didn’t know that’s what would happen, or even what energy healing was, when I entered the treatment room. I call a friend to ask about a remedy for my aching back after a minor car accident, and she suggests I go see another friend named Marilyn Wise. I know … [Read more...]