Creating with our words
We create with our thoughts and with our words. When we give voice to positive thoughts, we create positive situations and energy for ourselves. When we’re not as impeccable with our words, we create something less than what we really desire.Speaking negative thoughts out loud gives them a boost of energy. Even innocent comments made in passing transmit to the Universe, who hears our request and steps forward to help us manifest our reality.Most of us have probably made a comment like, “I hope I don’t have problems with...
Holding space for a loved one
When a friend or loved one faces a challenge, our natural inclination is to jump in and try to fix things. After all, we love that person dearly, and it hurts us to see them in pain.We want so badly to be able to do something, we tend either to take over or to offer unsolicited advice and opinions. Both of these reactions can be less than helpful and may create animosity or resentment. Both options can also interfere with our loved one’s learning process. (We very rarely learn a life lesson from hearing the story of someone else’s...
Energetic remedies for sleeping well away from home
It’s not uncommon to have difficulty getting a good night’s sleep in a hotel room. We often attribute this to being in an unfamiliar setting – a bed with a hard mattress, a room with too much light or noise from the hallway.While physical factors undoubtedly play a role, the energy in the room may also be causing our sleeplessness.Living spaces (and furniture) tend to hold the energy of what came before. In hotel rooms, hostels and temporary apartments, this can add up to an overwhelming amount of energy from a wide variety...
Trusting our inner wisdom to interpret messages
Earlier this summer, I was out in nature at the state park near my home. As I walked the gravel trail, my mind busily prepared a teaching on power animals for an upcoming class.All creatures, by virtue of their innate abilities, have power. There isn’t a certain group of animals that make better or more helpful power animals.Mouse came into my awareness as the perfect illustration of this point. Not many people like mice. Who would welcome a mouse as their power animal in place of a majestic eagle or a ferocious cougar?So I pondered...
Waiting to meet myself
Something nudges at my consciousness.I feel it peeking around the edges, meeting my gaze for half a moment, then hastily retreating, hiding there just under the surface, around the corner.I’ll see it, but not if I run after it. Best if I sit silent and motionless, letting it come to me.I sit and hold space, waiting to meet myself.
Putting down a marker
When I first began hiking, I explored the local parks and natural areas and found my way to some pretty cool places. Concerned I wouldn’t remember how to get back to my favorite spots again, I made a point to tune in and walk with intention.I noticed when I took in a location and fully enjoyed the moment, I could almost always find my way back later. Over time, I refined my technique, learning to open my senses and etch the experience onto my being through the sights, sounds, smells, feels and tastes of the site.I came to think of this...