The energy of a space
When purchasing a home, leasing an office space or renting an apartment, the energy of the building is worth considering when making a decision.Our ability to be happy and effective in a home or office is affected not just by physical concerns such as floor plan, amount of storage space and financial terms, but also more intangible concerns such as how the space feels.Many things affect the energy of a space – including the lighting, the purpose of the space, the outdoor environment, and the amount of clutter.Because our living and...
Thoughts as intuition
Sometimes the seemingly random thoughts that cross our mind aren’t really random. We may be picking up on energy, emotions or thoughts of people we’re connected to, similar to a spider sensing when an insect hits its web.You’ve probably had the experience of a friend popping into mind, only to receive a phone call from them later that day. They may have thought about calling you earlier, and – depending on the strength of their psychic connection to you – that thought broadcast to you in a way you could sense.Or...
Why Tumbled Rocks as a name for the blog?
Some of you have asked why my blog is named Tumbled Rocks.During the creative process of looking for a name, I went out for a walk in the state park near my home. One of the more popular paths follows along the west shore of the lake. I’ve always been intrigued with the name. It’s called the Tumbled Rocks Trail because the macadam path weaves in and out among the large quartzite boulders along the shore.I realized the image of Tumbled Rocks also has a deeper meaning.On this journey called life, we occasionally stumble over a rock...
Offering comfort in a helpful way
When someone near us is in pain or distress, it tugs at our compassionate heart. We often want to jump in and offer hugs, comfort, words of advice.But what if our hugs, comfort and words of advice are not what they want?When we make assumptions about another person, we tend to fill in the blank from our own experience and unique perspective. Their life experiences and beliefs are not the same as ours, so what we find comforting and helpful could be annoying, distracting or uncomfortable to them. For instance, some people do not like to be...
Teaching through our presence
In life, we are all students and we are all teachers.Sometimes we teach not through our words but by our actions. And sometimes we teach through our energy and our very presence.I share this story with permission.Several years ago at a weekend workshop on accessing our inner wisdom, two themes emerged in the group. On the first day, it became clear we were working with our inner children, and we were learning to ask for what we needed to support us.On the second morning, this knowledge was still rather theoretical – we hadn’t yet...
Using a filter question for clarity
When we’re learning a new skill or setting an intention to create change in our lives, a filter question can be a helpful tool to guide our decision-making process.Let’s say for instance that we wanted to eat healthier. We would determine a filter question to support us in making healthy choices. If a coworker celebrating their birthday brought doughnuts to work, we would pause before reaching into the bakery box and ask ourselves, “What would a person with healthy eating habits do?” And then we would use the answer to...