Art is the Divine vibrating into expression. We recognize this when a photograph, sculpture, dance or poem stirs our emotions into profound inner spaces. I am grateful to have had two such outstanding moments in my life, and another when it became crystal clear that this deeply mattered to my soul. I’ve given permission to my creative self in various ways over the years, though I have very little formal […] Read more »
Patience is a Virtue for the Unyielding
There are times in life when we feel pushed to make a move. We are pressed against the edge of the familiar and our sense of safety. We may feel a nudge or perhaps intensifying pressure to expand!! But before we do, patience is required – to be fully in the moment to yield to the obstacles that have stood in our way for so long, so that they may […] Read more »
How to Nurture Self-trust
How you best cultivate trust with yourself emerges from understanding what stands in your way of trusting yourself in the first place – the original wounding, the misperception or illusion. I can easily help you unearth that, whether it is rooted in this lifetime or another timeline. The healing recommendation for the wound will respond specifically to your unmet need. However, it is safe to say that trust is developed […] Read more »
Who Are You Choosing to Protect?
“I need to be okay” is the conditioned mantra of the human mind, so the ego pursues a need to justify itself, even if it has to ignore the painful issues in one’s life. These ego defenses are not to be confused with defending the truth. Clarifying the difference may make all the difference in the world right now, and whether you descend through the perpetuation of self-deceptions or serve […] Read more »
Releasing Attachments
Everything is shifting, expect the unexpected, don’t rely on what was, and what’s coming is uncertain. So, there’s only one place to go with all that – within. If you’re feeling that you’re losing control, be grateful. Control is the ego’s coping strategy: hanging on to something outside of itself that it imagines it needs to feel good. It’s a story of false satisfaction and tenuous security. To keep playing […] Read more »
I AM not who i think i am
To fully step into your power you must be willing to reveal to yourself the truth of who you are. I have had more than one client say to me that they are reticent to look at themselves in the mirror. Quite a few tell me that they are afraid to see their shadow and what they might realize. But what I witness in many – almost all – is […] Read more »
Prayers of Surrender
Dear God, I AM a Divine being in need of your benevolent support. I lovingly command your kindness and ease and grace at this timing to bring me all that aligns me to my highest expression as one with love and truth. Clear my path of all interferences and illusions. I surrender my need for control as I open to all processes and experiences in neutral witness and humility. I […] Read more »
Coming to a Standstill
One day, months ago, I lay on my bed mid-afternoon and I couldn’t find a reason to move. It seemed that I couldn’t move, not even lift my baby finger or use my eyes to look around. I wasn’t meditating. It was just a few marvellous moments of deep, deep stillness. There was no ego-mind itching to analyze. There was no thinking. My body didn’t want to adjust itself or […] Read more »
How to Transcend the Search for Acceptance
– accepting the difference between ‘should’ve’, ‘could’ve’ and ‘can’t’ As a psychotherapist, I hear it again and again – the cry of the wounded, inner child: “if only…”, “I wish they had…”, “they should have…”, and “one day they will…” This wishful thinking about Mom and Dad is often at the root of much of life’s dissatisfactions – wishing things to be different than they are. Even if you have […] Read more »
Playing with Fire
“Only love, only love, only love, how many times must I tell you before you jump into the fire!” Rumi I have loved these words from the brilliant soul of the great Sufi poet. To me, they are a clarion call to abandon, to leap with faith and give all of yourself to Divine love – no matter what! Love is only frightening before you leap. Living this side of the […] Read more »