On Receiving and Being Received
And all pain is a call for love. To greet and welcome and listen to someone where they are, as they are, is love. When we are on the receiving end of that love, we are held. We are safe. We are empowered.
Coaches and Counselors and Therapists, Oh My!
If you’re in the market for some sort of therapy, it can be hard to know where to start. Should you see a counselor? A coach? Therapist? Shrink? Here’s a handy little guide to help you decipher who does what and what to look for when you’re ready to get some support.
Success, Love, and New Beginnings
The only meaningful success is Love: that you gave it and received it. The pure energy and joy of Love in all it’s many manifestations is without question the greatest success there is.
Out of the Darkness
Solstice marks the darkest day, but it also presages the return of the light. The reason we light candles and green our homes is to hold the ancient hope that light will return. Hope and possibility emerge from the darkness.
Giving Thanks
Giving thanks acknowledges our appreciation, gratitude and connection. It keeps the energy of generosity—and recognition and kindness—circulating.
The End is the Beginning
It’s hard to let go, even when you know it’s time. It’s hard to absolutely trust that something new will come once you let go of what needs to move on. But with understanding, self-compassion, and a bit of bravery, your ending can become a new beginning.
Turning the Page
We tell ourselves all sorts of stories. The problem is, our stories are often wrong.
A Bend in the River
Saturn returns are a sort of spiritual boot camp. They occur roughly every 29.5 years and are characterized by pivotal personal change and transformation. Saturn returns ask us to grow, to claim our inner authority, and to become more of who we truly are.
Spring Cleaning
Spring cleaning is about self-worth. It’s believing that you are worthy of a fresh start, worthy of love and beauty and abundance. Releasing what binds and blocks you allows all that goodness to come in. A true spring cleaning puts you in flow, into a place where Life and Spirit can move.
A Special Valentine’s Day Edition
For those of you interested in some juicy Valentine’s Day trivia and fascinating facts of the heart.😍
Taking the Reins
Anxiety can easily run away with us if we are merely reacting to it’s jitters. The best way to halt the runaway fear before it begins is to sink down, breathe, and take the reins.
A Lamp, a Lifeboat, a Ladder
Whatever your occupation, age, or state of health, you can live your purpose every single day by choosing to grow through all your experiences and by having the intention to connect with others. In doing this, you will discover joy. You will live your purpose.
Into the Dark
By seeing the darkness as the companion to the light, rather than its adversary, we find more of who we really are and why we are really here. We become enlightened.
In Defense of Melancholy
Melancholy is a temperament. It means “mournful,” “soberly thoughtful,” “pensive.” If it were a crayon, melancholy would be Cornflower Blue rather than Midnight Blue or Pitch Black. Melancholy is the condition of being exquisitely sensitive. It is the experience of taking in all of life at once, without excluding the painful or uncomfortable.
Endings, Middles, & Beginnings
Any loss can trigger grief and all loss begins a three-part process of transition. Knowing how to navigate these transitions is key to creating a bigger, better next chapter.
Notes from the Nest
We all face multiple, major transitions throughout our lives, times when our identities dissolve and we have to re-form and become someone new. The transitions can be delightful or they can be wrenching. Sometimes, they are both. Here’s how to survive the passage.
The Path Ahead
There are many things we can’t imagine doing or surviving, but somehow, we do. The path forward is not always clear, but we can trust that we will make our way, step by step.