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I need to say more about this later, but just a quick note about HG... Everything is as it should be. No one has asked me "What's next?" or "What More →
The last month surely ushered in some of the most lively energies we've experienced in years. For the last half of February and the beginning of More →
If I could do anything… well then I would do everything, or nearly so. I would take a ride on a submarine beneath the waves. I would have More →
Whew! What a week we've just moved through. The synchronicities are baffling and in hindsight, they're telling of just how enormous these current More →
If I could do anything, what would I do? I’m thinking now what you might be, too My mind keeps up a wall, to anything at all Because there More →
When my oldest daughter was about four, she came home from school one day, proudly bearing her art project. It was a white plastic ring, like a More →
I've done a lot of slogging lately. In fact, I spent much of 2010 in a fitful slog through horrendous, knee-deep, boot-sucking sludge... with More →
It all started with a course in Reiki... or more specifically, after a second course I attended. The courses themselves, were great. It was the More →
I cannot tell you how to use your intuition; I'm afraid I'm not that evolved. What I can share with you is my unique experiences of living a life More →
When I started doing QiGong 1.5 years ago, the last minutes of each training session were dedicated to meditation. In the beginning it was hard, More →
I believe, like many of you may believe, as well, that the struggle between heart and mind is ongoing and long. And only those who recognize what More →
We have four new featured topics on deck for March! This month we'll venture into some interesting areas - one may appeal to you or all may. More →
What is love? I have had many experiences in love, which have filled volumes of chapters in my 'book of life'. The majority would have been More →
Whew! What a week we've just moved through. The synchronicities are baffling and in hindsight, they're telling of just how enormous these current More →
When I started doing QiGong 1.5 years ago, the last minutes of each training session were dedicated to meditation. In the beginning it was hard, More →
If I could do anything… well then I would do everything, or nearly so. I would take a ride on a submarine beneath the waves. I would have dinner and cocktails at a swanky restaurant, high atop some New York tower. I would chant in earnest sitting next to an eleven-year-old monk in a grassy field in Tibet. I would get a six hour massage in More →
Whew! What a week we've just moved through. The synchronicities are baffling and in hindsight, they're telling of just how enormous these current shifts in consciousness are, impacting every aspect of life from individuals, to societies and to the Earth herself. Last week began as any other week... in ways I can't remember. That's how I know it More →
If I could do anything, what would I do? I’m thinking now what you might be, too My mind keeps up a wall, to anything at all Because there are rules in place We can't let ourselves fall So life becomes the imaginary and the real One or the other holds momentary appeal A choice must be made—is it something I can do If not, is it More →
When my oldest daughter was about four, she came home from school one day, proudly bearing her art project. It was a white plastic ring, like a costume jewelry bracelet, with a strip of aqua-white iridescent cellophane tied onto it. When I asked her what it was, she said, "It can be anything you want it to be." And so it remained. More →
We've already heard it's good to play, to get the child within out, to get in touch with our inner selves while being creative, to thereby improve our inner world. Can we improve the outer world by picking up skills and experiences from virtual games? In this TED Talk this idea is explored and described as a way to change the world. "...because More →
Starting her talk by saying, "There was this equation in my family that went something like this: If you are intelligent, you therefore are not spiritual. I was the freak of the family." She moves on to describe the battle between the warrior and the mystic within and how we all should try to be our full potential, which we only are together with More →
What is love? I have had many experiences in love, which have filled volumes of chapters in my 'book of life'. The majority would have been located in my husband’s and my book. It covered close to three decades and through those decades the wonderment of loving that man always grew deeper. It seems like yesterday, when my phone rang with More →
For as long as I can remember, I’ve been a student of love. And by student, I mean, I’ve gobbled up bits and pieces of information from books, magazines, and the like, on what love might be – according to each individual author’s perspective. I have assembled quite a collection of thoughts and theories on love – a few of my favorite More →
Boeing's Interior Design Engineer, Steve Sauer is no ordinary person. He stands 6'2" tall (185cm) and lives in no more than 182 square feet of living space. How did he do it? He converted a tiny efficiency apartment into a complete living space by making use, not only of floor space, but the head-space above it. The apartment includes two lofted More →
In this interesting article, the author explains how our true selves emerge when we are at play and that we access happiness by doing something we enjoy. But as adults, we often don't give ourselves time to play. We always think we must be productive and efficient. It is not a waste of time, according to the article, but instead a builder of More →
Every now and then my brain takes over, it kicks in strongly, trying to follow-up on a thread, a lead, something I have found, some clues or loose ends that I feel are connected and I try intellectually to find those connections. It's like I am pushed into finding these clues. However, lately it often feels like a struggle to connect them and I More →
On this first day back to work in 2011, a coworker was telling me a sweet story about his six-year-old daughter. He said that she was so excited for Christmas, she posted a sign on the front door of their house that said, "Welcome, Santa!" He enjoyed watching her excitement as she posted it to the door frame, while hearing from her how she was More →
It's beginning to look as though our children are going to have to save us from ourselves. Eleven year old, Birke Baehr More →