You May Say I’m a Dreamer, But I’m Not The Only One…

Posted by on Sep 1, 2010 in Peace, prayers, Spirituality | Comments Off on You May Say I’m a Dreamer, But I’m Not The Only One…

Nonviolence means avoiding not only external physical violence but also internal violence of spirit. You not only refuse to shoot a man, but you also refuse to hate him… ~~Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Hatred never ceases by hatred, but by Love alone is healed.  This is an ancient and eternal law…  ~~The Dhammapada Perfectionism is the voice of the oppressor… ~~Anne Lamott There has been a great deal of recent media attention about Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and his famous  “I Have a Dream” speech.  I absolutely do not want to politicize this blog, but I would like...

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Love is all there is…

Posted by on Aug 31, 2010 in Spirituality or Religion, Thought or Quote O' the Day | 2 comments

Someone sent this to me this a while back and I loved it, so I thought I’d pass it along.  As I recall, Marlene Soul of the Sohl Connection in KC sent this.  It’s a nice reminder today. Peace 🙂   To resist change is futile – it just causes more heartache.  Embrace  what you have, leave the rest and move on. Love is all there is. The only way to deal with reality is to face it. The only way to face reality is to accept it. The only way to accept reality is to embrace it. Then you can let it go. POWER emerges when it’s not constrained by the past. GRAB your POWER...

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Calming Effects of Self Harm Study

Posted by on Aug 31, 2010 in Events and Education, Healing, Misc stuff that is totally unrelated to anything obvious | Comments Off on Calming Effects of Self Harm Study

Now, I’m not suggesting you try this, but check out this study, published in August, it’s a direct copy from Science Daily, the reporter of results… We can work with neuro-nets and the limbic system in alternative health and with specific modalities…EMDR, some of the trauma work we do here, NET and so on.  If you want info on some treatment options or practitioners, feel free to contact me. So Good: Neural Clues to the Calming Effects of Self-Harm ScienceDaily (Aug. 30, 2010) — The notion that cutting or burning oneself could provide relief from emotional distress is...

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Spiritual Fruits or Just Nuts link

Posted by on Aug 29, 2010 in Events and Education, Grief, Healing, Spirituality or Religion | Comments Off on Spiritual Fruits or Just Nuts link

Hello all! I’ve had several requests lately to publish a few of the questions I usually ask Blessings Coaching clients.  I did a larger post on this today in the Spirituality Blog so feel free to check that out! Here is a sample of the Questions, but you can read more on the full post at the Spirituality blog. Humans get angry or upset about a variety of things. What is upsetting to me may not be upsetting to you. What’s important to your spouse, boss, friends or family may not be important to you, or the other way around.  Hurt feelings and reactions often result from unmet...

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Spiritual Fruits or Just Nuts?

Posted by on Aug 29, 2010 in Emotions, Grief, Happiness, Loss and Letting Go, prayers, Spirituality | 1 comment

Today, like every other day, we wake up empty and frightened. Don’t open the door to the study and begin reading. Take down the dulcimer. There are a thousand ways to kneel and kiss the ground. Let the beauty we love be what we do.   ~~Rumi I love this picture, taken when the Christ the Redeemer statue was under construction.   One of the New Seven Wonders of the World, it was built in Rio di Janiero in the 1920’s and is huge, overlooking the whole city.  It captures how I so often feel on the path and I look at it from time to time to remind me of what it symbolizes to me in my...

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