“Life is a gift—not a given”
This past week was a beautiful but painful journey. I flew to Wisconsin to be with family and hopefully say good-bye to my dear 91-year-old grandfather and unexpectedly stayed about…
Scary for Some: Connecting to Our Deceased
During our seasonal month of costumes, fear-filled movies and increased spookiness, I'm reminded of the many types of fears we all face, daily. Lately I've been especially noticing and considering…
Stay Calm and Sparkle
While walking to our cars last week after a beautiful, supportive, intentional, shared pocket of time, an amazing friend and I tried to create our final words of wisdom for…
What We Do on a Daily Basis: Reflecting on the Aurora, CO, Theater Shooting: Preserving the Lessons
Yesterday morning (July 20, 2012), when I awoke by alarm clock to my favorite radio station here in the Boulder area, KBCO (97.3 FM), I did not reach for the…
Are We Listening? Our Bodies Are Talking
A little more than a week ago, as I walked ever-so-carefully in a slight heel on an uneven sidewalk, carrying my tarot cards and crystals and other materials for intuitive…
Timshel: The Power of Choice in the Human Soul
“The American Standard translation orders men to triumph over sin, and you can call sin ignorance. The King James translation makes a promise in ‘Thou shalt,’ meaning that men will…
More Unusual, Profound Complimenting, Please
Today I attended my five-year-old nanny child's preschool graduation; it was a beyond-precious experience. Smiling, giddy faces sat in tiny, tough-plastic chairs, and eyes and waving hands constantly found parents…
Recovering Procrastinator I Am
In just about every college-level writing course I used to teach, I would discuss the importance of time management, goal-setting and priorities, particularly relevant to written assignments. And I would…
Taking the “Me” out of Mediumship
Mediumship card from Doreen Virtue's Angel Therapy Oracle Cards deck Mediumship involves a cooperating effort between a person on the Earth plane (the medium or channel) and a person in…
Unmarried, No Kids (Yet)
While visiting family during the Christmas season, I took the time to visit a close family member. After only being in this home for about 20 minutes, my sister and…