Evolving is Incremental When I look back at where my life was a year ago, I can hardly believe the difference. In a nutshell, I: migrated from the East to the West moved from 16 acres in the woods to a loft in the city have an online classroom instead of a brick and mortar … Read more
Changes Comes Easy…Or Not! I’ve been thinking a lot about change lately. The way change can come easily while at other times a knock-down, drag-out battle occurs – between the existing and the emerging self. I’ve had a lot of time to think. I’ve been on a road trip through Oregon, Idaho, Utah, Arizona and … Read more
Community Garden I’m loving playing in my oh-so-manageable 400 sq. ft. plot at my Community Garden. I work alone in my little plot – it’s more than plenty for my needs. As a member of the community, I’m expected to do 6 hours of community work each season. My time to contribute is coming, and … Read more
Day 1 – Community Garden I’m thrilled. I applied for and nearly immediately received a plot in a community garden. Many of the gardens that I perused online had multiple year waiting lists. I waited less than 4 weeks and was given (for $100/year) a 400 sq. ft. plot – 20 x 20, enclosed in … Read more
Meet The issue, person, emotion, physical pain, mental musing, spiritual crisis head on. Straight up. Say hello. Invite it in. Even if it terrifies you. Greet The underlying story, the root cause analysis, the underbrush and move in to the work. Yes, exactly. Just do it. A meet and greet is just that – … Read more
So many of us are empaths – we feel other people’s energy and emotions. In fact, the Internet is riddled with posts and articles about Emotional Vampires, Energy Vampires and other treatises on managing sensitivity. Feeling Other People’s Stuff Doesn’t Make You A Better Healer When healing practitioners feel their patients energy and emotions or … Read more