It’s official. We are in the doldrums of winter. It’s a terrible time of year for people who suffer from seasonal depression. I know several people who do. I used to, as well. I spent several years on depression medication. While it helped, I didn’t want to be dependent upon it for the rest of…
Do Something Nice for Your Future Self
A couple of years ago I started a personal tradition of doing something nice for my future self. This usually includes picking up something from the end-of-season or holiday clearance rack and putting it away to be discovered the next time that holiday or season comes around. Last Fall, my husband and daughter helped me…
Forgiving Yourself
How many of us feel ashamed of something in our past? My guess is all of us. Did you know that shame is the lowest emotion on the scale of consciousness? When I was a child my mother would say often, “Shame on you!” I doubt she knew just how effective that was. It took…
Forgiving Family
Family is our first teacher. This is where it all begins. We spend the first several years of our lives being conditioned to the rules of our caretakers, community and society, then we spend the rest of our lives in therapy trying to understand and be understood. I am the black sheep of the family…
Forgiving Injustice
The world is suffering. It has been suffering forever, it seems, because there has always been inequality. We fight with each other, curse others and struggle within ourselves because we weren’t given a winning hand, or in many cases even a fair chance. And no one seems to care about your chances because they are…
Forgiving Failed Relationships
As an empath, the hardest thing for me to witness is someone with a broken heart. I wish no one ever had to feel that level of grief and pain. But, then, if no one ever felt heart ache does that mean they would also never actually feel the depth and fullness of real, pure…
A Series on Forgiveness
Forgiveness is something that is gradually and continuously learned over a lifetime. In this 5-part series I will share what I’ve observed thus far on the importance of putting it into everyday practice for ourselves, those close to us, our community and beyond. Part 1 – Unfair Circumstances At some time or another we all…
Book Recommendation – Alien Intelligence by Solaris Blueraven
Recently, I had the immense honor of speaking directly with Solaris Blueraven, who is a published author, public speaker and radio show host specializing in fields of covert technology, AI and synthetic telepathy (which only touches the surface of her accomplishments). It was one of those moments that, if I mapped significant events on my…
The Shortest Autobiography
Creative writing is one of my favorite things to do. But, writing my autobiography has proven to be one of the most challenging. It’s not for lack of content. I could probably write three different versions – one about surviving a severely dysfunctional family, one about beating the odds, one about encountering the paranormal and…
Complexities of Being Gemini
“This is going to sound crazy,” Peach whispered hesitantly. “Whaaaaat? Nooooo, there’s never any crazy coming from you!” Beech drawled, then yawned. If Peach can count on nothing else, she can always be sure Beech will deliver on sarcasm. On that one front, Beech never disappoints. Peach and Beech are the twin voices inside my…
Curse Hunter 