What a tense couple of years we have all had. I would guess that no one has gone unscathed during this pandemic. As a certified grief educator and trauma facilitator, I have heard numerous accounts of heart break and heart ache. COVID has not only robbed us of our loved ones, but like a Midwest […]
Spirt Speaks, Experiencing Loss of Self to Discover Love of Self, is the brand new book that my dear friend Denise Schaad has just written. I just finished it and I deem it a “life changing” book. A couple years ago I wrote a blog about my experiences at Denise’s personal spiritual retreat and now […]
Recently, a curious forever friend questioned me as to what was remaining on my “bucket list?” So, I pose the question to you. What is left on your “bucket list?” Just so we are crystal clear as to the definition and intention of “bucket list,” I have consulted that trusty source – Google. The meaning […]
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! I didn’t do traditional Christmas cards this year. What I wanted to do was to share the “cards” with you that have impacted me the most over this past year. It is my desire that they will touch you in a special way – like you have touched […]
My tank if full! It’s full of gratitude and thanksgiving. I sincerely hope your Thanksgiving holiday was as awe-inspiring as mine. If not, maybe I can give you some “keys” to unlock the blessings or you can borrow some of mine? I have a penchant for acronyms, so here is mine for being thankful. T […]
Happy Halloween – the month of tricks and treats! It would have been my dear grandmother’s 127th birthday this month, so I am reposting this blog below, from 6 years ago, in her honor. I have had dramatic and traumatic changes in the last six years of my life. I no longer have any fear […]
If you said the word “crystal” to me a few years ago, the first thing that would pop into my mind would be the song, Crystal Blue Persuasion by Tommy James and the Shondells in 1969. The second thing would be Crystal Gayle the county-western singer noted for her floor-length hair and the hit record […]
July has been a booming month of anniversaries for me and with each anniversary came a present or awakening in body, mind, and spirit. I celebrated my sixteenth year with Arbonne and I remember that I started my yoga practice that day too. It was also my two-year anniversary of moving to northern California […]
Did you ever have a crush on a movie star or rock singer? Did you imagine meeting them and making a connection? Well, I have to confess that I had a dream of a special encounter with Dr. Wayne Dyer. I even planned it all out. I found out where he did his regular Bikram […]
Happy Memorial Day! You may ask yourself, “What’s happy about a sad day?” I contend you will find happiness in the cherished treasured memories of your loved one(s) no longer with us in this realm. Allow yourself to mind travel (without a mask – hee hee) and relive a joyful occasion. Recall the smile in […]