Try this the next time you are pumping gas. Use the time well and take a break from the rush to what's next by practicing being with what is as you stand there.Focus on your breath coming and going and notice where you experience it. You may feel it in the nose, in the chest or in the belly. Then focus on the sounds around you. Notice the smells. Notice thoughts coming and going. Feel your feet making contact with the ground through the bottom of your shoes. Feel your hand doing its job holding … [Read more...]

The motion picture adaptation of Conversations with God, the best-selling series of books by Neale Donald Walsch, will debut in Minneapolis on September 24 in Minneapolis during an 18-city tour by the film's producer/director Stephen Simon, joined by Walsch. The Continuum Center in Minneapolis will host that event.class="alignright">Inaddition, prior to the film's nationwide theatrical release on October 27,thousands of churches and spiritual groups from across the country will bepresenting … [Read more...]

Our cat is dying. She has diabetes and we've chosen not to treat it. Everyone has an opinion about this. Ours is this. We love her. She has huge white paws. She is polydactyl, which means, she has extra toes. She doesn't mind if you play with her thumbs. It is like holding hands.Sudden moves and noises have always freaked her out though. She likes to know what to expect. We often apologize for startling her. That seems to reassure her. She refuses to go back outside where we found her. Too much … [Read more...]

Sam Rahberg, is a 29-year old dad who drops off his 21-month old daughter, Zoe,at the babysitter’s every day before work. The picture he paints is not pretty.""I am late for work,"" he says, describing a typical morning, ""and she is still inher pajamas. She doesn’t want to get dressed, but wants to dress her doll instead.So I’m dressing both of them on the way out the door. I’m carrying my briefcase,a backpack, her snow suit and boots. Then I remember her lunch and have … [Read more...]

It took me a year and a half to touch my dog's tail - respectfully. Hard to believe, some might say, but when you have a shy dog who's sensitive to touch, they run past you when you reach out. Others might lunge toward you or snap their teeth, and then there are the one's who lean on you or melt into you, but fall over if you move. But have you ever stopped to watch your dog or cat's response to how you touch them and where you touch them? Do they lower their head and blink their eyes when you … [Read more...]

I feel that nothing from the past can really predict the future. Because we havefree will, we make a difference. Prophesies are spoken in such a way as to guideand assist, but not to lock us into hopelessness. As we struggle to see what is beingsaid, it is important to see where humanity can be empowered to make change. The Bible points out that one "just man" can save a city. Likewise, onejust man or woman can change the direction of a family, company, church, group, etc.We do, … [Read more...]

A Beginner’s Introduction To Reiki As A Holistic Treatment For Animals by Kathleen PrasadI began the treatment of the horse, not really knowing what to expect. I had heard from his person that he had some sore muscles lately, but she hadn’t shared specifically where. He leaned into my hands as I placed them lightly on different parts of his body. Occasionally, I could feel my hands heat up as I moved over areas that needed more healing. (A greater flow of Reiki to an area in need of … [Read more...]

Last Christmas during our family gathering, I witnessed the sweetest thing from my beagle Blaze. A little 9-month-old baby who had just learned to walk was hobbling around and tumbled back on her behind and began to cry. As a couple of us walked up to her to soothe her, I noticed that Blaze was the first to respond. Not having kids of our own yet, we didn't know how he would respond to her high-pitched wail. We watched in amazement as he walked up to her and lovingly licked a tear from her … [Read more...]

I recently called for each of us to take guiltless responsibility for creating our own health, preventing disease and healing ourselves to the best of our knowledge, ability and training. Today, I want to offer practical suggestions on precisely how to learn these skills. Actions to stop Stop smoking. If you don't smoke now, don't start. The quality of the air we breathe affects every cell in our bodies. When we inhale toxins, every cell, organ and internal system is disrupted from normal … [Read more...]

As an intuitive reader and animal communicator, I have honored the importance of animals all my life and have always known that pets talk to us, communicating with their minds. My French Birman cat, Pierre, was a charming feline who communicated with me by using flashes, images and ideas. I am a writer and was working on another book when he let me know he wanted "his" book written first, which turned into Angel Star Cat (Aventine Press, 2005). I did not know how it would come about, … [Read more...]

I was bringing the dogs in from the yard. It was dark and cold, a typical February evening in Minnesota. Our yard doesn't extend to our door, so I had to walk the dogs across the driveway. I opened the gate and Mika, my Husky mix walked out. She is so trustworthy I don't have to hold on to her. She walks behind me as I reach for my German Shepherd, M'kai. I wait for Lexie, my 6-month-old Jack Russell Terrier puppy, to come to the gate. I always pick her up and carry her across the cement divide. … [Read more...]

"The people who tell the stories define the culture," says Dr. David Walsh, president and founder of the National Institute on Media and the Family [www.mediawise.org].I have heard Dr. Walsh repeat that line on several occasions when he refers to the significant role the media plays in influencing children's choices and behavior. So it was with great interest that I read about a new government report on advertising to children that was released last week."As childhood obesity … [Read more...]