Self-Care For The Soul

Do you ever feel like you do not belong on this planet? You don’t fit in with the status quo, the hustle and bustle, the insensitivities, the harmful common practices that are accepted, and even expected, at the foundations of our societies.  I invite you to reframe your questioning: “What does belong on this planet? Who belongs?” The planet cannot survive the insensitivities m...

There are parts of ourselves we innately hide – the parts that have been humiliated and shamed. They covertly direct our paths to avoid repeating a humiliating shaming experience, while also avoiding being seen and heard even when we have something vitally important to express. These parts of us need Light and Love to be healed. The Light illuminates truth, which illuminates the underlyi...

We can’t escape it. It’s a part of the journey. But we do not need to allow ourselves to be held hostage by the pain of old wounds.   Someone in your life who has betrayed your trust, who has taken advantage of your innocence. Or someone whose ways are so different from yours, they seem oblivious to your needs. They may seem insensitive, cruel, even evil.    Even...

Do you ever feel like you’re too busy for meditation? Or too stressed? In today’s Meditation & Healing Circle, I’ll share with you some shortcuts to drop out of the frenzy and ground in your body, center in your heart, and rest into the Universal Love that provides for you and rejuvenates you. This is a continuation from The Answer Is Love: Questions to Explore as we Transition into...

In the Meditation & Healing Circle, we address the pain of Loneliness. The question for today is “Sometimes I feel so lonely, the pain is unbearable. I want someone to love who loves me. Is this possible?”   The response offers a deeper understanding of loneliness and the pain it produces. Today’s meditation offers a spring of Love to fill the emptiness and free us from the unhe...

When the heart becomes hardened by life’s experiences and world events, how can we be open to love? How can we release constriction around the heart to experience the Divine Ocean of Living Consciousness, which is Unconditional Love and Compassion?  That is the focus of this week's experiential Meditation and Healing Circle.  We are beginning Section 3: Disease, Pain & Healing: Physi...

Over the past 10 weeks, we covered Section 2: Gender Identity, Gender Roles, Parenting, Family, & Children, from the upcoming book, The Answer is Love: Questions to Explore as We Transition into an Era of Peace .   This week's Meditation & Healing Circle offers a recap with 7 Key takeaways – themes for knowing yourself and living in harmony in the era of Peace, Unconditional Love, and...

This week's Meditation & Healing Circle focuses on the topic of Sexual Intimacy in the Era of Peace and Unconditional Love. What is a healthy sex life in the realm where we identify primarily with consciousness and secondarily with the physical/material? And how can we have that soul-level experience now? This is the next question in the series, The Answer is Love: Questions to Explore as We T...

Today's Meditation & Healing Circle focuses on Divorce - love, attachment, commitment, obligation. How do we know when to stay or go? How can we find healing and wholeness in the midst of the turmoil? How can we come to know love even when we feel like we're losing it? Today's meditation offers you compassion and illuminated insight. This is the next question in the series, The Answer is Love:...

Abortion is an issue that pulls on my heart strings. It’s not a choice I’ve had to make personally, and I’m grateful for that, but I have held space for many as they shared their stories of the choices they faced after abuse, especially incest.    I’ve been present with young girls – children who do not know their bodies well enough to determine pregnancy at early stages – who are p...

Sometimes the pain of grief can be so excruciating, it feels like it will never go away, especially if we are plagued with regrets of lost time or missed opportunities.   Yet those we love are always a part of us. A part of them lives in our hearts and another part of them walks beside us and supports us from the unseen realms.   Can the grief in the heart ever be healed?   Tod...

Our children and the children we bond with and love are in our hearts. They are a part of us. When they hurt, we hurt. And yet, they are God’s children just like we are. They have their own paths. They have free will.   So how can we be with the pain we feel when they are hurting, or when we fear for them and we can't be with them, or when they make choices we don’t a...

In these times leading up to the Era of Peace, energies are polarizing, opposite extremes are intensifying, options are becoming more distinct. Hopefully, we are able to see more clearly and make clearer choices, but this is not always the case.   There are strong worldly influences and pressures today, especially on our children. There are also many fears. When I was a child,...

Life is demanding. Often, our lives revolve around responding to the needs of others and we don’t have time to take care of ourselves. We run out of time. We run out of juice. We get depleted.    The cup is emptied, and you cannot give from an empty cup.   Yet, we are meant to be in relationship. We are meant to help each other. And we are meant to have...

An old, almost archaic, belief has centered around the female as the weaker sex. I’d like to believe this idea is in the past, but in reality, it is one we are still recovering from, and many of us are still suffering from.  In any case, the old patterning still lurks in the layers of subconscious.    Regardless of what body you were born in or what gender you identify with, ev...

Last week we focused on Gender Identity in the Era of Peace. This week we focus on Gender Roles. I recall seeing the Wonder Woman movie that came out in 2017. Diana, the Amazonian Princess raised on an isolated island of all female warriors, was not conditioned to any of the beliefs we hold about females. Her knowledge of men came from what she had read in books. I was delighted to watch how she m...

This week we begin Part 2: Gender Identity, Gender Roles, Family, Parenting, & Children . The question for today is: "What is unfolding with gender identities and sexual orientation? How can we understand, guide, and support our children with all they are faced with?" I remember a few years ago, I was out walking with a friend. Her 12-year-old daughter had had told her there were 19 specified...

Last week we completed the section on Sustainability & World Peace. Before we move on to Part 2, I want to recap with 7 Key Takeaways from this section, and also offer a heart-centered meditation to deepen, expand, and strengthen the heart. It’s okay if you missed any or all of the first section. You can still receive benefit from today’s Meditation & Healing Circle. Please join us for an...

Peace exists when we open our perceptions and awareness beyond this 3D time-space reality. This realm is cloaked in many veils of illusion that will have us believe we are integrally tied to the systems that feed us. clothe us, shelter us, and pay us. It's hard to see beyond this way of life when we are standing in the middle of it and embroiled in it - and dependent upon it. This leads us to this...

This week, we address Question #8 of the series: The Answer is Love: Questions to Explore as We Transition into an Era of Peace. The question is: “Are humans capable of creating a sustainable environment where all elements of creation can thrive?”   My teacher used to say, “You think you are a small star, when in fact you contain the whole universe.”   Rumi said, “You are not a drop in t...

This morning as I sat in reflection and meditation around this chapter, the process that unfolded was deeply healing, revealing, and transformative. I want to share this with you today in hope that it will be for you too.  This is Question #7 of the series: The Answer is Love: Questions to Explore as We Transition into an Era of Peace. The question is: “Can we survive Climate Change?” In tod...

Is overpopulation a cause of the climate crisis? Do we need to reduce our population in order to sustain life here? What will happen as we transition into an era of Peace? This week, we address Question #6 of the series: The Answer is Love: Questions to Explore as We Transition into an Era of Peace. The question is: “ Is the planet over-populated? Do we need to reduce our population in order to su...

This week, we address Question #5 of the series: The Answer is Love: Questions to Explore as We Transition into an Era of Peace . The question is: “What is our role with animals in the new era of peace?” In today's Meditation & Healing Circle, we explore:   What was our intended relationship with animals? How has our role with animals changed? How can we open to higher forms of mercy as a...

This week, we continue with Question #4 of the series: The Answer is Love: Questions to Explore as We Transition into an Era of Peace . Today's question is: “Is It Possible to End World Hunger? Can the planet support the population?” In this Meditation & Healing Circle, we explore:   Are there enough food and resources to sustain everyone on the planet? What attitudes and behaviors does o...

This week, we continue with Question #3 of the series: The Answer is Love: Questions to Explore as We Transition into an Era of Peace.   Question #3 is: “Why do You allow so much prolonged suffering? How can I see this and still believe in Love?” In today's Meditation & Healing Circle, we explore:   How can we keep our hearts open and not turn away from those in need? How can we keep...