Life likes to throw curve balls. We have all caught a few, missed some, and been hit in the head with a few others that have made us lose all sense of reality. The major curve ball life throws at us is when things don’t go as we expect. Someone I used to work with reminded me that disappointment comes from having expectations. If you … Continue reading Embracing the Unknown – Part 1
One of my favorite sayings used to be, “You’re killing me.” I think it’s funny, and of course, I don’t mean it literally. I said it one day while spending time with a friend, and she gave me a horrified look before exclaiming, “Don’t say that again!” I didn’t think it was a big deal until she reminded me that words have power. Thoughts, feelings, … Continue reading Claiming Pain
Documentary fiend that I am, I found one that followed a couple of Amish women who practiced Braucherei. Don’t ask me how to pronounce that. It’s Dutch, I think. It’s considered by some to be a form of folk healing or faith healing. It’s used for things like pain or warts. There are also some who believe it to be a form of white magic … Continue reading What is Good, What is Evil?
Now that Summer is officially over, it’s time for us to change with the seasons. Once upon a time, human lives revolved around the seasons. During the Fall, everyone was harvesting and preserving what they could to get them through the winter. It was also bringing them into a time when they stayed indoors with their families, rested, and made plans for the coming year. … Continue reading Fall In
We all have moments when it feels like we’re taking two steps forward and one step back. It’s a natural state of ebb and flow. For the most part, though, we should always feel like we are making progress. When we think we’re standing still despite all our efforts, we might have to recognize that we have hit a spiritual brick wall. Athletes sometimes hit … Continue reading Hitting the Spiritual Brick Wall
Humanity has a tendency to think in very concrete terms. Something is either this or that. It seems true, but nothing is really that way. It always depends on your perceptions and what you believe. I’m not going to get political or moral here. Those are tangled webs that have caught more than one person who thought they were the spider when they were actually … Continue reading Greater than or less than
We often forget that things don’t usually happen overnight. They can, of course. In metaphysics, we definitely believe in miracles, but most of the time, practicing the skills is the way forward. My brain jumped to the phrase, practice makes perfect, which is not what we want. In metaphysics, there is always continued growth, it’s not about perfection, but perseverance. The fastest way to ramp … Continue reading Stepping Up Your Abilities
There will always be situations that confuse us. Why do people act the way they do or say what they say? We feel the energy of chaos and wonder what if anything can we do about it? On the surface, nothing. There is nothing you can physically do about most of it. What you can do is work on yourself and the collective energy we … Continue reading Bringing Clarity To Chaos
As technology becomes more advanced, it has allowed those who have never had a voice to speak their truth. It’s a great thing, but it can also be misleading. Social media lets us show people what we want them to see. If we only want to see the best parts of our lives and keep the struggles and hardships hidden, we can. When we lived … Continue reading Be Willing To Make The Connection
Regardless of your circumstances, everyone needs boundaries. Things they consider acceptable and things that are not. This can get tricky because the lines can be drawn in places that others don’t understand. They can also be drawn in places where even we can’t explain why the line is there, which is a problem. Some of us are so used to our boundaries being invaded by … Continue reading Establishing Boundaries
Hands on Fire 