Like everything else in life, the spiritual path has a trick to it that they never tell you about.  They tell you how you should think and feel: “Accept all things evenly, as coming from God”;  “Desire nothing, cling to nothing”;  “Let the world be as ashes in your mouth.”  What they don’t tell you is that this state is impossible to achieve in a real, meaningful way by one’s self.  We need a guru or an embodied spiritual agent acting upon us to truly transform ourselves. Not even…

Linda: Most of us have been brought up to think in either/or terms. We may not even realize how much it is costing us to continue these old patterns that dominate our thinking. Either/or thinking separates us from our partner. And seeing ourselves as disconnected…

Minimalism has taken the world by storm over the last few years. With the rises of influencers like Marie Kondo, the chances are you’ve thought more and more about getting rid of your ‘stuff.’ Let’s face it, we all have tons of ‘stuff’ lying around everything that has built up over our lifetimes, and there comes the point where you’ll want to get rid of it.

While chucking out stuff you don’t need, or at least highlighting the stuff you don’t need, is…

At a time when everything is our world is going through an upheaval, with dramatic shifting and changing - our political and social systems, our schools and religions, our families and communities, the environment and even our own personal and professional lives - a compassionate state of being is needed on every front. We are all needed to step up to the plate as warriors of love and compassion, to help the planet through this tumultuous time of epic…

Many people today aren't leading happy lives. Sorrow and sadness cover the masses like a heavy blanket. Most of us look for happiness as if it's a hidden treasure that we will eventually discover, but it's often very elusive.  Driven by the need to be happy, we pursue many things. We believe that if we make enough money, marry the right spouse…

Linda: I first heard this story from Sonia Choquete. It is a true story about a woman in her seventies who came to have a psychic consultation with Sonia in Chicago. The woman’s husband had recently died, and she was looking at her life ahead. During the…

Many people work to become connected with a spiritual being or path throughout their entire lives. While everyone’s view may be different from the next, it’s important to choose spiritual practices that benefit you. Meditation, prayer, and augmenting spiritual powers are all ways…

Despite our best efforts, and our clear intention to hold our temper, listen with patience, offer more acknowledgment, give up control, remember to say “I love you”, or keep any of the resolutions that we have made, sometimes we just don’t do it. Like most people, we’ve failed to do…

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Summary: Are you looking for ideas to fill time during this pandemic with transformative activities that bring more fulfillment & fun to both you and your kids? Here are 4 suggestions to enrich your mind, body & spirit!

Parents are talking about the challenges that they’re having… managing the kids being home all day. Those who are used to home-schooling may not find this to be quite as difficult. Home schooling as…

We exist in a fast paced society. We rush from point a to point b. We're on the move, and always on the go.We dance to the beat of someone else's drum, and forget our own. Then suddenly we find ourselves exhausted, uninspired, unmotivated, and questioning what's wrong. We're so busy thinking of our next move, that we aren't paying attention to our present one. The place where there is peace, not anxiety, and not depression. The past is gone, and the future isn't here yet. When we choose to…

“People gifted with wonder tend to be easy to spot. They have a joy that seems to require no data and is not diminished by seeming evidence to the contrary. They look up when that decision seems counterintuitive. They are solution seekers, bright side-finders, dream-stokers, and defiant dancers. The world never has…

Into the silence I step

For it is with choice I step into this place



A place of stillness

A place a beauty

A place of reverence

A place of wisdom

A place of knowing

A place filled with…

Relationships are sometimes difficult. We don’t get what we want, and we get a lot of what we don’t want. We can start to slip into a mindset, of “Relationships shouldn’t have to be this hard, or “I’ve gotten involved with the wrong person.” These kinds of thoughts may or may not be…

Living from the Inside Out

By Judi Lynch

Submission for September 2020

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Bio word count - 60

In the world we are living in it can be a true challenge to live from the inside out. We see negative actions and reactions on a constant basis. Judgment, jealously, bullying, comparing, anger, gossiping and a host of other things that lower our vibrations can leave us stuck. If our childhood experiences were in a loving and supportive environment it…

How Can A Spiritual Counselor Help?

Cathy was miserable after she broke up with her boyfriend of 11 years. Her thoughts were almost unbearable as she tried to process the loss of her relationship and what it meant to her. A good friend referred her to a Spiritual Counselor. Cathy wondered what a Spiritual Counselor did. Her friend explained they are not a licensed psychologist but can assist a person to understand patterns that are unhealthy and identify the source. Spiritual…

“Mindfulness is not something that is only done in the meditation hall, it is also done in the kitchen, in the garden when we’re on the telephone, when we are driving a car, when we are doing the dishes.” ~ Thich Nhat Hanh

Mindfulness is not so much a form of meditation with eyes closed and legs crossed on a zafu…

            We have all heard about someone miraculously being cured of Stage IV cancer after every other treatment has failed; a lifelong smoker and bacon eater who lived to the ripe old age ninety-five, or the woman being told she would never have children only to achieve a healthy pregnancy, naturally in her mid-forties. This phenomena happens more than one would think.  The cause and cure of many chronic diseases is beyond our genes and could be…