Posts Tagged ‘Healing’
Compassion in Times of Suffering
The enormity of suffering on our planet right now feels like it is at an all-time high. Having the privilege and opportunity to be a psychotherapist for almost 30 years, I have partnered with those who are suffering on an individual basis. I am deeply touched by their honesty. In my heart, I can relate.…
Read MoreWhy Is It So Hard to Ask for Help?
This past spring, a dear friend invited me to visit her in Sanibel Island, Florida. Such a lovely gift of kindness at a point when so much was going on in my personal life. I struggled with accepting her offer at first. All kinds of thoughts popped into my head. Things like “My visit would…
Read MoreThe Door
Although the Light has been steadily returning since Winter Solstice, the colder mornings have me withdrawing and diving more deeply into my spiritual practices. And even more so as a new year is being born. I know for many during this first month of the year; their spiritual practices include setting intentions, dreaming of possibilities,…
Read MoreGrowing Our Spiritual Journey
Have you ever found yourself plateauing when it comes to your spiritual journey? You are just skipping along, growing and expanding, and then at some point, you realize you are stagnant. I know. I have experienced this while walking my spiritual path over the years – dare I say, for many years. Although I have…
Read MoreDead Bones
Take a moment. Journey with me. There is a fairy tale, maybe you have heard it? It is about an old woman who few rarely see or know. She has been known to travel along the highways, dry riverbeds, and deep mountain paths. On her journey, she collects bones of all types of creatures. She is especially…
Read MoreManifesting Your Desires with Imagination
As we approach the cross-quarter day between Winter Solstice and Spring Equinox, I am finding signs of life emerging. Daffodils and a few bright yellow blooms of forsythia have caught my attention during my recent travels. A delightful surprise with all the grey clouds and rain we have experienced this winter in the Charlotte area.…
Read MoreReflection and Envisioning
As the year begins to draw to a close and before we begin anew, we are naturally drawn down memory lane. This act of slowing down to reflect over this past year has the potential for creating a powerful healing moment before stepping into a new year. December of last year, due to the potential…
Read MoreDeep Peace
Excitement is in the air with the hustle and bustle of this season. There is so much that calls our attention: traveling, events, food, family and gifts, just to name a few. As a result, I often find myself absolutely exhausted by the time Winter Solstice arrives on December 21st because of all the outward…
Read MoreThe Energy of Fall’s Presence
For several weeks now, I have been hearing the excitement in the voices of people around me regarding the glimpses of fall weather that are arriving. There are hopes of cooler days and nights that coax the brilliant colors from the leaves of the trees. Everyone seems to have more energy prompted by fall’s presence.…
Read MoreSelf-Forgiveness as a Spiritual Practice
Many of our religious and spiritual practices include the concept of forgiving others of whom we perceive as having wronged us in some way. Forgiveness is not necessarily for the benefit of the other person, per se, but for our own well being. When we forgive others, we are able to have closure and receive…
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