This week has been one in which a disproportionate number of people, both in public life and in my private group of acquaintances, have made untimely exits from this planet. I am told that it is yet another symptom of the changes that are occurring as we speed into the transition that will be happening around 2012. Grieving is a natural and expected reaction to losing people we care about. Also, though, there is a sense of wonder about the timing of it all. Why are so many people deciding to … [Read more...]
Trusting & Letting Go
I'll call her Kate. She could have been any one of us. We've all been lost in the woods at one time or other. Kate's career was foundering. She had no job, no prospects. She knew she needed a new career path, but couldn't get her bearings. Determined and intelligent, she'd taken a businesslike approach to finding her way. She'd read up on different professions, talked to employment counselors, even graphed out her skills on paper. But she'd come up with nothing. "It's hopeless," she said … [Read more...]
Coaching and Transformation: It’s Never Too Late
Life coaching came to me late in life. A couple of years ago, I attended a meeting where a coach was the guest speaker. She did a couple of ten-minute sample sessions, asking just one question: "What do you want?" It was a powerful question, one that led me to explore coaching, not as a career, but as self-development. I already had a career I liked with a publishing company, where I thought I would be working until retirement. The Universe had different intentions, as I would find out. I … [Read more...]
The End of the Dreamstate
It is very possible that we as a society, as a species, are about to transform - not just as individuals, but in a deeper sense. If so, it's increasingly difficult for this transformation to occur in those who still bring a lot of baggage - false beliefs, guilt, anger, conditioning, positions and automatic behavior. This is because the transformation involves letting go, not struggle. It comes from a deeper place, a tuning in to a place of deep quietude, recognition of our unity with all things. … [Read more...]
Letters to the Edge
Honoring Michael Jackson Thank you Michael for your contribution of pure energy. A few weeks ago, this article was going to be titled "All You Need is Love" after the song by The Beatles. That is also when I realized that the message is about pure energy and love is the purest of energy - as we can feel as humans. The beloved Michael Jackson understood that on some level. He knew how to transmit pure love, and we can feel it now more than ever. Most legendary performers have this … [Read more...]
Igniting Love, Joy and Passion
At the age of 42, I've owned four businesses and had three different career shifts. In the past few years I've done a lot of inner work to find the road back home - that road that leads you to the door of who you really are and what you were meant to do and be in this world. Living your life on purpose is the idea that we are all born with a specific job to do in this lifetime. For some of us, the word "job" seems like work, but if you're really living your life purpose, there is no such … [Read more...]
The Turning Point
Not many years ago, I felt lost, confused and had no idea who I really was. I had gone to college, graduated with honors and had a "big girl" job. On the outside, I looked successful and happy, but on the inside I was looking for more. Most of my life, I have had a lack of self-identity. Who am I? What is my purpose? I had absolutely no idea. I searched for any kind of definition or label I could use to define myself. Sure, I could define myself in superficial terms, but I was searching for … [Read more...]
A tribute to my life coach
Me? Need a life coach? Why? I'm very self-sufficient. I can figure this out myself. But I had hit a wall. My life was in a major humbling crisis. In a blink, my very successful massage business of 12 years was abruptly ended when I broke my right wrist, which eventually required surgery and a long rehabilitation. Suddenly, I was left with no income, no health insurance, minimal savings and a loss of reliable, supportive clients and the very work that I loved. To top it off, my car of 15 years … [Read more...]
In the Stars: Forecast for August 2009
Aries: This month lends itself to travel, classes, learning of all kinds and reevaluation of what matters in life. Take time to think about the future and reevaluate your hopes and dreams. Taurus: Career achievements come to possible fruition this month. You will finally be rewarded for your long hours and hard work. Buy something really beautiful to reward yourself. You've earned it. Gemini: What a great time to be social. Your friends are seeking you out, and having people in your home … [Read more...]
Pride, egotism challenge the charismatic Leos
During the last week of July and most of August, with the arrival of the full warmth of summer, the sign of Leo, ruled by the Sun, becomes prominent in the heavens. The symbol of the Lion implies those born under this sign are leaders, sometimes rulers in government, business leaders and famous performers. No matter what their station in life, Leo individuals are graced with a warm outgoing personality, abundant creativity and a feeling of being special - or at least wanting to be … [Read more...]
New Releases [music + books]
WITHIN YOU WITHOUT YOU, by Gary Stroutsos with special guest David Lanz (CD recording), White Swan Records, 9 tracks, 63:25 minutes, $16.98, listen: http://tinyurl.com/stroutsos When George Harrison's song "Within You Without You" made its debut on the classic Beatles album Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, few people knew that it was originally composed as a 30-minute classical Indian raga. In tribute to Harrison, woodwind master Gary Stroutsos opens his newest album, Within You Without … [Read more...]
New online sites to explore
New Channel Showcases more than 3,000 'Green Living' articles, videos Associated Content, one of the web's leading open publishing platforms, recently launched a new Green section to supplement content that already includes arts & entertainment, health & wellness, lifestyle, news, sports, technology and travel. With more than 250,000 registered users contributing to the collection of one million articles, videos, slideshows and audio clips, Associated Content is one of the … [Read more...]
Dave Oshana presenting enlightenment transmission events
"Enlightenment: Living The Life You Were Born To Live" will be presented in the Twin Cities in late September by Dave Oshana, who started sharing his uniquely effective approach to spirituality after being irrevocably transformed by the Enlightenment Transmission in June 2000. Since then, Oshana has internationally taught thousands of truth-seekers through published articles, email correspondences and live teaching events (including an audience of more than 600 people). Oshana defines … [Read more...]
“It” Is Happening. “It” Is Just Evolution
You can't stop it. You can't run from it. You can't hide from it. It is flowing through you. It is flowing around you. It is everywhere and it is no where. Sometimes you may see it. Sometimes you may feel it. Sometimes you may question if it is still there. Sometimes you may wonder what is really changing and why it is! Sometimes you may question it in fear and uncertainty. Sometimes you may experience it beautifully with clarity and direction. You can only define what "it" is, through the … [Read more...]
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