“Enlightenment is a shift in self-identification from body to spirit identification,” says Marianne Williamson, author and spiritual teacher. She adds that if you only think of your body and your own drama and circumstances, it leads to thoughts of aging and limitations. You feel that your opportunities are diminished because you feel that you are… Read more »
Elizabeth Gilbert, author of “Eat, Pray, Love”, was interviewed on Oprah yesterday. Authentic and forthright, she shared much of her learned wisdom. She has been open about her miserably failed first marriage. She couldn’t continue to live the life of marriage and motherhood that her mother and community had expected of her. Her broken and… Read more »
Yesterday I had a healing session with a Master Qigong teacher. Master Liu began her training at the age of four by her grandfather, a Qigong Master and Chinese medical doctor who treated the last emperor of China. By age 14, Master Liu was given permission to teach and to perform healing techniques on others…. Read more »
Visiting with my 87-year-old mother was more healing than I had expected. I was excited to show her my new home and all of the things that I have come to love in Santa Fe. I was looking forward to having fun together, but in casual moments we both found healing and gifts that were… Read more »
When I first came up with the idea to move, people asked me what I hoped to find in Santa Fe. I answered that I wanted to be part of a community and to be closer to the land. I didn’t really know what that meant or what it would look like. Last night when… Read more »
Last night at a party I met a woman who was complaining about how hard it is to meet people in Santa Fe and how everyone seems to be in a relationship leaving single people like her out. I have found just the opposite to be true. I have been invited to more parties in… Read more »
It was one year ago today that I drove to New Jersey for the psychic reading that would send me out west to explore a new place to live. And, today I received the signed contract for the sale of my New York house. Sometimes I feel like I am in a dream. It all… Read more »
I woke up in the middle of the night saying these words over and over again in my mind: The question is Are You Having Fun? In those foggy moments between sleep and being awake often comes intuition that is worth listening to. I think of all the people I have come across who are… Read more »
Being honorable is good for your health. If I think that I have wronged someone I feel my energy withdraw. It’s a subtle feeling, but persistent. I used to ignore it, but it doesn’t go away on its own. It just gets registered in my cells along with all the other data I feed them…. Read more »
The other day I attended a workshop for women. The topic was learning about Extroverts and Introverts. I don’t use the term “versus” because most of us are a combination of both. We took a short quiz and determined where we each stood on the continuum. I tested between middle to introvert. I think… Read more »