So often when working with people who have experienced wounds, be they emotional, mental or physical, the person I am working with will say things like, “I should really have got myself together already,” or, “I don’t understand why it is taking me so long to get over this,” or even, “I must be boring […]
Self Respect and the Soul
Someone asked me if I would write a blog regarding this topic. Until asked, I had not really considered that anyone would care, but obviously this is something that is important, and I am one who will always blog about that which will reach at least ONE person, so here we go. There is a […]
Moving On
“She taught me that life goes on and that I had a choice. To lament what I no longer had or be grateful for what remained.” – The Murder Stone by Louise Penny. So often in life we think that we need to remember pain. We hold onto the painful things, ignoring the rest of […]
Ya Gotta Use Your Head
Being in the shamanic world, I find that there are a lot of times that people who think that they are spiritual or are exploring spirituality or even think that they are experts in the field do some really silly things. I wrote about some of the contradictions around this that can become quite toxic […]
How? vs Why?: How we Approach Life and its Many Challenges
As humans we spend a lot of time asking ourselves questions like “Why has this happened?” We often feel a hunger to figure out what led up to some situation or event. The problem with this approach is that it also very easily can lead to the blame game. We often blame others for our […]