I'm on the 7 a.m. Eastern Shuttle to New York from Washington, a trip I've taken countless times. Today I'm scheduled for a 10 a.m. meeting with AT&T managers at 22 Cortlandt St., across from the World Trade Center. It's mid-1979. We're at cruising altitude, and I'm in a window seat. Outside are clouds -- pleasant, white, puffy ones. It was a little chilly on the way to the airport, but the sun is out, and it should be fine as the day moves along. I'm gazing at the clouds -- not really … [Read more...]

I almost didn't go. I dragged my heels cleaning off my desk. I had no printed materials about the training, had put no money down, and probably wouldn't know a soul there. My friend Cynthia invited me to attend the four-day Synergy Leadership Seminar at the Christine Center in Wisconsin. We could hang out together and learn some new skills. Our full schedules made it hard to find time to connect. I was hustling work as a freelance storyteller, single parenting, and maintaining a house. She … [Read more...]

You often hear people who have had near-death experiences talk of walking through a tunnel-like path and having a "life review" of some sort before transitioning to the next place. Despite my near-death experience occurring 16 years ago, in many ways my experience through the tunnel of life also took place this past summer on my wedding day. I knew my wedding day would be spiritually moving and symbolic in many ways, but I never would have thought the gift of perspective would appear on that … [Read more...]

During my journey of searching for myself, who I was beyond this realm of existence, I met a companion soul. Victoria. If there are human angels, and I believe there are, Victoria is one of them. A petite pretty blonde, with passionate blue eyes and a soul vibration that reaches out to you with love and understanding. I met her at an expo and the connection was quick, easy and definite. We looked into each other's eyes and recognized each other, a soul recognition. We hugged each other and … [Read more...]

Love is often hidden in the details. The caring for, the looking after, the worrying about, the providing for, details of life. My revelation is that love doesn't always look like I think Love will look. Sometimes it doesn't look like love at all. Ten days ago I lost my best friend Sampson, an Australian Shepard/Chow mix after almost 17 years together. Our love had evolved from running in the woods and playing chase to his favorite pets and special snacks. Caring for my friend became my way … [Read more...]

Love is an odd word, as it conjures up all kinds of emotions and beliefs around it. Some good, some not so good. How can something that's supposed to be so beautiful cause so much heartache and challenges for so many? People talk about it and give it a lot of lip service, but their actions don't always support their words. Everybody wants to love and be loved, but what does that really mean? What I've come to understand is that Love is not an emotion! True love, real love, is a power. A force … [Read more...]