I’ve been involved in many discussions about our purpose in life. Everyone’s purpose is different, of course, but I believe our primary purpose is caring for each other. When I think about caring for each other, this quote comes to mind: “We’re all just walking each other home.” ~ Ram Dass There are various thoughts on… More Caring For Each Other
Listening and challenging what you hear is a good check and balance. But what happens when you give in to the temptation to challenge everything? I fell into this habit pattern without realizing it. A trip away from home helped me see that there is a time and place to challenge ideas and a time… More The Temptation to Challenge Everything
One of the cornerstones of a happy life is learning to practice forgiveness. The practice of forgiveness creates amazing power to help make your life more effective. One of history’s greatest religious teachers, Jesus – a man who lived an exemplary life – explains the Christian perspective on this issue in the Bible: Listen to… More Practice Forgiveness
I grew up thinking I was born a sinner. I was taught this by the church I belonged to, who told me I was born in original sin. Later in life, I rejected this teaching because I genuinely believed I was born out of love! So many people are taught similar beliefs about being a… More Born Out of Love
Dancing with the Shadow, a prayer-led path to wholeness is a special course offered by Rev. Dr. Michelle Wadleigh. For the last few years, I have known and worked with Rev. Michelle (current Senior Minister at CSL North Jersey). I started taking her classes, including Dancing with the Shadow, in 2018-2019. Her gentle guidance and teaching… More Dancing with the Shadow
I manage several Facebook groups related to the different niches I have worked in. When monitoring these groups, I sometimes struggle to understand why it seems so hard to be kind to one another. Over the years, I have seen unkind comments being thrown around the internet — especially on social media. Some of these… More Be Kind — We are Here to Love
If you have been around the New Thought spiritual community, you may have heard the term Spiritual bypass. So what is spiritual bypass? Spiritual bypassing involves using spiritual explanations to dismiss or avoid complicated emotions or psychological issues. ~ Very Well Mind Spiritual bypass or spiritual bypassing is a “tendency to use spiritual ideas and practices… More Spiritual Bypass
You may have heard, in New Thought circles, about Holding Space for one another. Maybe you wonder about this or did not fully understand what it was all about. A healer does not heal you. A healer is someone who holds space for you while you awaken your inner healer, so that you may heal… More Holding Space: What Does it Mean?
As I write this, the Russian army has advanced into Ukraine. Anyone who watches the news has seen the destruction of Ukrainian cities and people. As terrible as this is, my observations during conflict are very interesting. As a pacifist, this act of destruction appalls me to my very core. Having lived through too many… More Observations During Conflict
As a young girl, I remember when my mother was talking to me, she’d often ask: Are you listening? Now, as a grown-up with grown kids of my own, I hear them ask their little ones, are you listening to me? (They probably remember me asking them the same thing when they were little.) Of… More Are You Listening?