If you’re an introvert, or highly sensitive person, you know that after a social gathering, you need space to be alone. Nothing fills my cup better than lots of space to be in my home and do whatever whimsical thing I want. Children, even as small as two, need this time to re-set as…
“If you don’t see God in all, then you can’t see God at all.”~ Yogi Bhajan. I’m struggling because right now I want to hate and blame and rage. And yet, my heart whispers my truth, that forgiveness is always the answer. That inside of oneness, of love, of Christ Consciousness,…
Every year when Father’s Day rolls around, I mostly ignore it. My parents separated when I was two and my dads not been in my life much since then. In the few conversations we’ve had in my life, I gather that he’s busy feeling guilty about his mistakes, and he mulls over them while chain…
I saw many people talking about Tony Robbins and what he said at a recent event. I watched the video. Here’s where I’m coming from. I’ve lived through domestic violence. I’ve called the police, more than once, on more than one significant other. I know what it is to be harassed and abused, both physically,…
Yesterday was Valentine’s Day. A celebration of love. It’s, after all, who + what we are. I’m sorry that in the USA there was also another school shooting. It’s scary + sad. When things like this happen, we naturally have a variety of responses. Sometimes we choose to turn away. Shut if off. Not look.…
For many years of my life I allowed people close to me to abuse me. In subtle and not so subtle ways, people trampled on my boundaries, ignored my needs, and mocked my frustrations when I spoke up for myself. For many hours on my therapists couch, she’d tell me the same thing…you can’t…