I see a lot of stuff on social media about how difficult it is to be an empath. It is almost as if people are equating being an empath with being a sponge that soaks up everything that everyone else feels and thinks until they are so saturated that they can barely function. What this […]
Friends?
I know a number of people who use the term “friend” for pretty much anyone that they know. I find this confusing because I feel that the term “friend” is one that is used exclusively for those with whom we have more of an intimate knowledge and understanding, as opposed to everyone else we may […]
Owl Medicine
The owl has been something that has fascinated me from early childhood onward. When I was a young child I lived on a farm east of Yorkton, Saskatchewan. Growing up there was hard in some ways and fun in other ways. I spent a lot of time hiking through the forested areas (that no longer […]
Crystal Visions
“Now here I go again, I see the crystal visions. I keep my visions to myself…” Dreams is such a great song. For me it is a song about loving, yet also letting go, even if the letting go is painful. It is also about knowing that, as we let go, it is also painful […]
The Fast Lane
Life in the Fast Lane. That is what so many folks want in their lives. The excitement, the intrigue, the adrenaline rush. Many live their entire lives moving at that pace. Business deals, drug deals, new homes (the bigger the better), new cars, everything that feeds their nihilistic personalities. These are the folks who often […]