Religious Roots of Uncertainty and Confusion I grew up both Catholic and Methodist in the Christian Tradition, one parent of each religion, and both parents not all that interested in “religion” per se. They wanted us to be exposed to religion, and had us attend Methodist Sunday school and Catholic religious education classes during the […]
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Our sun has just entered the constellation of Pisces. This is astronomically true, according to the sidereal zodiac, as opposed to astrologically according to our modern tropical zodiac, which varies roughly 26 degrees from the true representation of the astronomical location of the sun and planets. I have found value in being mindful of the
You have likely heard the idea that we are all mirrors for one another. I certainly didn’t think of this idea as being valuable when I was a young child, and the response to being called a name or calling someone else a name might have been, “I know you are, but what am I?”
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This week, I was blessed to be gifted twice with tickets to wonderful musical events, an exceptional string quartet, and the outstanding voices of rising opera stars. The soul nourishment of listening to live, beautiful music being performed by talented musicians left me with awe and reverence for what an important and healing gift music
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This is a huge question, and there are probably as many answers as there are unique individuals on this planet! Yet I believe there is one thing in common for most of those answers, and that is the element of effectiveness. Happiness is generated by a feeling of being effective. It doesn’t matter what
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In recent weeks, I’ve been finding myself frequently asking the question, “What is being listened to?” I’ve been asking this question of myself, and wondering the same as I observe others. Being with this question, I have realized how little we ask the question, and how often we need to! There have been a few
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This past week, there was a shooting in the neighborhood adjacent to my sons’ school. The school was placed on lockdown, and parents were sent an automated voice message stating the lockdown was active, without giving any details as to why. I happened to just miss the call that came from the school, and rather
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Seeds and Journey to Stars Working with the rhythm of the year is a key tool I include in my coaching work. By understanding where we are in the cycle of the year, we deepen our connection to the greater cycle of life itself. The earth and cosmic cycles of the year reflect themselves archetypally
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Nothing gives me greater joy than witnessing the moment when one realizes a spark of their own inner power. You know the feeling. You breathe a big sigh of relief or “aha.” Your eyes light up, your posture changes, your face expresses a new joy, and even your voice might change a bit. You suddenly
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“There is nothing that life isn’t. Life is ALL.” This was a response I received as I laid in my bed sharing with Spirit a bit about my day, and noting that life is funny. It’s magnificent, torturous, glorious, defeating, crazy, peaceful, experimental, determined, obnoxious, miraculous and so much more. Spirit responded, stating that life
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I write and share with somewhat of a heavy heart. I just took my boys to the Colorado Renaissance Festival. This is an event that I’ve taken them to many times, and something we’ve often enjoyed very much. We enjoyed today, but something felt very different. I’m not sure if it was just me noticing
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Here in Boulder, CO, it’s been very sunny and warm for early February, but it’s also been very windy. We still have cold nights, and I heat my home with a cozy wood stove. Every 6 to 8 weeks, I have to climb a ladder to my roof, and bang the soot out of the
Today’s blog challenge is about distractions. I work from home, so distractions are definitely an issue for me. It’s all too easy to throw in a load of laundry, do something in the kitchen, tidy something up around the house, and of course get lost online. I could work elsewhere, but I like the quiet
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Today from Natalie Sisson’s 15 Day Blog Challenge is the request to share productivity tools used to make things happen for me. Those of you who know me know that I am not the most up to date “techie” there is, but I hold my own. That said, I only just shifted to using a
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Today’s blog challenge topic is to share my most important actions (MIAs) over the next couple of weeks. By the way, I’m getting these challenge topics from Natalie Sisson’s 15 Day Blog Challenge, in case you’re interested in trying it out for yourself. One of my MIAs is to WRITE!! This is the reason for
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Today I’m doing something a little different. Rather than writing an article as I usually do, I’m challenging myself to blog in shorter stints more frequently, and share more from a personal perspective. What better topic to write about than how I create a day of success for myself! To create daily success, it is
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I remember reading about 10 years ago that in the future, stress would become the number one killer. Today, I see this stress invading people’s lives like the plague! Even with all the technology and conveniences that are supposed to make our lives easier, we find ourselves busier than ever, filled with anxiety and overwhelm,
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My mother recently gave me a beautiful gift…a book by M.H. Clark called Fight On. In this Michaelmas time of fighting/taming inner dragons, I have found it to be invaluable! Somehow, it seems to have something to say about nearly everything one might encounter. My favorite at the moment? The very first two pages: “If
More and more, I find myself drawn to the “co” words…collaborate, cooperate, co-create, cohabit, commune, etc. “Co” is a prefix that means “together with.” We have become so individuated in our American culture, which is not necessarily a bad thing. Yet now it seems time we begin taking our individual unique gifts and sharing them
As we receive another year, many are speaking of resolutions, goals, and visions. Perhaps you are feeling a number things that are calling to be created this year. In essence every vision has the potential for manifestation, or we wouldn’t be able to see the vision. What is your vision? Do you feel enthusiastic at
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Every year, beginning with Christmas Eve, I have a ritual of working with the Holy Nights of the year which extend through Epiphany on January 6th. These Holy Nights, as deemed in many cultures, are the extra 12 days and nights beyond the 12 lunar months of the year. This span of time is considered
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