Coronavirus and Trust – What Can I Do to Feel Better?

What's Going On? Many of us wonder what this Coronavirus is all about, and how we can trust the universe, in the face of this pandemic. I'm not answering this as a nurse, although that is my background and training. I'd like to address this question from the belief that we all are in the hands of Source. In my…

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Read more about the article Loving Your Inner Critic
Dear me, I choose a new inner voice...

Loving Your Inner Critic

Do you know your inner critic? The inner critic is that voice in your mind that tells you the irrational, fear-provoking thoughts that you’ve been rehearsing much of your life. This inner critic can shake your foundation with statements such as: “You can’t do that!” “That’s too scary. Better not go!” “You’re not lovable!” “Shut up! You don’t know what…

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Feeling Feelings? The Plight of Empaths

Because many Reiki practitioners are empaths, a common discussion among practitioners revolves around the suffering that is felt when a friend or client has an illness or is going through a situation that seems sad. Events Can't Be Judged As an empath, I always try to remember that what others are experiencing is not random and cruel. I have found,…

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Read more about the article What Holds You Back Isn’t Real
Meditation is not a way of making your mind quiet. It's a way of entering in two the quiet that's already there.

What Holds You Back Isn’t Real

We tend to see yogis, lamas, and other spiritual leaders as being in a class all their own. “That level of spirituality is unattainable for me!,” we may think. We may feel “less than” and unworthy. We lament, “For God’s sake, the sheer amount of work involved to get there must be an insurmountable amount of sweat and sacrifice!” We…

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Be a Blessing to Yourself 

Be gentle Tread lightly Walk slowly Savor A soft hand leads you.   Let love be your guide your only guide your one and only guide. Love’s words are not heavy, scary or burdensome. Love’s words come packed with nurturing feelings. These feelings feel safe, protected and caring.   So when you wake up, remember love. Reminisce on past joys…

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Enjoy your vacation unless you're incapable of enjoying a vacation.

Incapable

Hello Anxiety, My Old Partner I awoke this morning with a pain in my upper belly. I am on vacation with a friend, about to discover the joys of Sedona. I have no apparent worries, nothing I have to do, nowhere I have to go! Yet, I awoke with this pain. Diving into the pain, I realized it was linked…

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Acceptance

Acceptance — A Gift from the Universe

What if you accepted everything that came your way as if it were a gift from the Universe? What would your life look like, if you made this your daily practice? Imagine being thankful for the cold you got, that slowed you down enough so that you could rest. Imagine responding to a diagnosis of illness with a palpable peace.…

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Eye of the Storm

  We frequently find ourselves in the midst of an emotional storm. It can be through our own doing, or other people’s dramas that affect us. I’m going through one right now. Cleaning up a hoarder’s house is a disgustingly horrible task. Due to a death in the family, we find ourselves cleaning up the mess amassed over years of…

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Surrender

  Surrender and grow What would life feel like if you knew, deep down in your bones, that everything that happens to you is orchestrated specifically for your growth? If you really KNEW this, would you be upset when things don’t go your way? Would you feel the need to put up a fight against each perceived injustice? Would each…

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Unexpected

  Do you ever stumble across something that lifts you right out of a fearful mood, like a joke or a video, maybe a line from a book you just finished reading, or a few words spoken by a friend who doesn’t know how you feel? And you begin to laugh! Well, your body can’t multitask emotions, so it throws…

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