“When you have once seen the glow of happiness on the face of a beloved person, you know that a man can have no vocation but to awaken that light on the faces surrounding him. In the depth of winter, I finally learned that within me there lay an invincible summer.” ~ Albert Camus If you […]
Monday Oracle -12 March 2018
“Don’t be afraid of your fears. They’re not there to scare you. They’re there to let you know that something is worth it.” ― C. JoyBell C. Hello, Lovelies! March is a month for relationships, commitment to what matters to us, and for being unapologetically ourselves. The more we stay true to ourselves in March […]
Have You Seen The Night Sky Lately?
“Before we invented civilization our ancestors lived mainly in the open out under the sky. Before we devised artificial lights and atmospheric pollution and modern forms of nocturnal entertainment we watched the stars. There were practical calendar reasons of course but there was more to it than that. Even today the most jaded city dweller […]
Last One Standing
“Each young person is a poet of sorts, trying to sort out the poetics of their inner life and its relation to the great world around it. Each elder is a philosopher of sorts, trying to sort out the meanings and gleanings of a life as well as the necessary implications of the presence of […]
Opening Our Hearts to Love -Monday Oracle 5 March 2018
“She warned him not to be deceived by appearances, for beauty is found within.” ― Narrator, Beauty and the Beast Hello, Lovelies! March is a month for relationships, commitment to what matters to us, and for being unapologetically ourselves. The more we stay true to ourselves in March the more we will be able to […]
Lost In Meditation
“The eye through which I see God is the same eye through which God sees me; my eye and God’s eye are one eye, one seeing, one knowing, one love.” ~ Meister Eckhart As usual, I began my meditation at 3am this morning, so I might do some night-flying with my aunties and to check on […]
It’s The Weekend. I Have A Project For You!
“I live to enjoy life by the littlest things, feeling the grass between my toes, breathing fresh air, watching the wind sway the trees, enjoying the company of loved ones, a deep conversation, getting lost in a good book, going for a walk in nature, watching my kids grow up. Just the feeling itself of […]
How to Check In with Yourself Each Morning
“Morning is wonderful. Its only drawback is that it comes at such an inconvenient time of day.” ~ Glen Cook After yesterday’s post where I talked about the importance of self-care and of knowing and honouring your priorities in life this year I had a flood of messages from people asking me how to actually do […]
Ah, the Romance… (sob)
“Romance is the glamour which turns the dust of everyday life into a golden haze. ” ~ Elinor Glyn Thank you so much for all of your anniversary wishes. Ben and I are very grateful for your love and support. I’d like to tell you that yesterday was truly romantic – the stuff of dreams and […]
Soul Journeying OR You Are More Than Your Earthsuit
“Life’s journey doesn’t start on the highest mountain peak where a clear view of the trail ahead, obstacles and all, is laid out for us to observe before setting foot on the path. No. Life’s journey begins on a low road, in a valley, or even down inside a pit where the trail beyond can […]
Chronic Illness? This is a Spiritual Retreat for you!
“The lotus is the most beautiful flower, whose petals open one by one. But it will only grow in the mud. In order to grow and gain wisdom, first you must have the mud — the obstacles of life and its suffering. … The mud speaks of the common ground that humans share, no matter […]
15 Tips to Fuel Your Creativity
“Every child is an artist, the problem is staying an artist when you grow up.” ~ Pablo Picasso 2018 is a fabulous year for all forms of creativity. Creativity. NOT productivity. Go back and read that sentence again if you have to! Productivity is the act of producing something. The dictionary defines productivity as […]
Monday Oracle – 15 January 2018
“Three things in human life are important: the first is to be kind; the second is to be kind; and the third is to be kind.” – Henry James Hello, Lovelies! January is a month for easing ourselves into the energies of 2018, for resting and recharging, for planning and dreaming and for tuning in to […]
2018 – Guidance for the Year Ahead
“Be the celebrators, celebrate! Already there is too much—the flowers have bloomed, the birds are singing, the sun is there in the sky—celebrate it! You are breathing and you are alive and you have consciousness, celebrate it!” ~ Osho Happy New Year, Lovelies, and welcome to 2018! New Year’s Day is always a special time […]
It’s here! Our Channelling Recordings are Now Available
“Knowing others is intelligence; knowing yourself is true wisdom. Mastering others is strength; mastering yourself is true power.” ~ Lao Tzu, Tao Te Ching On December 15 we held a Channelling Night at our Brisbane Pop Up Event where I channelled my Guides Rollo, Sokli and Silith so that they could share information and insights about the […]
A ‘Renovator’s Delight’ Is Rarely A Good Relationship Choice!
“There is only one real sin, and that is to persuade oneself that the second-best is anything but the second-best.” ~ Doris Lessing In Australia we have a term for houses that need a stupid amount of work to make them habitable. We call them Renovator’s Delights, and you can be sure that anything that […]
It’s Not Your Job To Understand The How
“The Universe is under no obligation to make sense to you.” ~ Neil deGrasse Tyson Right now we’re in a great energy for making decisions, crafting plans and dreaming up visions of how we would like our lives and our future selves to be. I hope you take advantage of this energy to remodel your […]
Living from Self Awareness – Monday Oracle, 20 November 2017
“We cannot think of being acceptable to others until we have first proven acceptable to ourselves.” ~ Malcolm X Hello, Lovelies! November is a month for knowing ourselves deeply, for healing old hurts and for prioritising and redesigning our lives so that they better represent the person we are and the person we want to become. Keep […]
Love is Love but it needs to be Law!
“At some point in our lifetime, gay marriage won’t be an issue, and everyone who stood against this civil right will look as outdated as George Wallace standing on the school steps keeping James Hood from entering the University of Alabama because he was black.” ~ George Clooney On the 27th of June 2015 I […]
Stop the Hustle! Resting and Healing Is Work Too!
“Yesterday I was clever, so I wanted to change the world. Today I am wise, so I am changing myself.” ~ Rumi In the northern hemisphere on August 21 we experienced a total solar eclipse. Do you remember? That momentary quietening of the sun’s energies allowed a ramping up of our intuition. The eclipse also heralded […]
Why We Vaccinate
“In 1736 I lost one of my sons, a fine boy of four years old, by the small-pox, taken in the common way. I long regretted bitterly, and still regret that I had not given it to him by inoculation. This I mention for the sake of parents who omit that operation, on the supposition […]
Upgrading Our Self-Belief – Monday Oracle 6 November 2017
“In all affairs it’s a healthy thing now and then to hang a question mark on the things you have long taken for granted.” ― Bertrand Russell Hello, Lovelies, Another great week ahead for us this week! 😀 If you read my forecast for November, you’ll know that it’s a month for knowing ourselves deeply, for healing old hurts and […]
Upside-Down Halloween
“It is a fine thing to establish one’s own religion in one’s heart, not to be dependent on tradition and second-hand ideals. Life will seem to you, later, not a lesser, but a greater thing.” ~ D.H. Lawrence Trick or Treat? It’s Halloween! Of course it is. It’s 31 October. The stores are awash with candy […]
What To Do When You’re Stuck
“You need to know things the others don’t know. It’s what no one knows about you that allows you to know yourself.” ~ Don DeLillo This week’s energies support deep diving and moving into that space of high creativity. This kind of creativity is also a spiritual space, so it’s perfect for any kind of […]
Are You Ready To Reclaim Friday the 13th As A Day Of Love?
“If a black cat crosses your path, it signifies that the animal is going somewhere.” ~ Groucho Marx I’ve always found the superstition and fear around Friday the 13th a little odd. The word Friday comes from the time of the old Gods. Freya, Frigg and Venus were each the Goddess of Love for their […]
The Man In The Dress – A Tale of Courage
“A mother is the truest friend we have, when trials heavy and sudden fall upon us; when adversity takes the place of prosperity; when friends desert us; when trouble thickens around us, still will she cling to us, and endeavor by her kind precepts and counsels to dissipate the clouds of darkness, and cause peace […]
A Grateful Heart Is A Magnet For Miracles – Monday Oracle 9 October 2017
“When you are grateful, fear disappears and abundance appears.” ~ Anthony Robbins Hello, Lovelies! If you read my forecast for October, you’ll know that it’s a month of energies of love, friendship, community and togetherness. It’s also a month for getting creative and for self-acceptance. Keep that in mind as we look at the gifts which the oracle card Abundance brings […]
10 Acts of Self-Care That Don’t Involve Baths or Beautifying
“The first step towards getting somewhere is to decide that you are not going to stay where you are.” ~ J. Pierpont Morgan Hello, Lovelies! Almost everyone who talks to me about self-care seems to think that self-care is about taking long indulgent baths with candles burning and soft music playing in the background. […]
Why Revelation Isn’t Enough!
“It’s not in the book or in the writer that readers discern the truth of what they read; they see it in themselves, if the light of truth has penetrated their minds.” ~ Augustine of Hippo As our meditation retreat comes to a close today, I’ll be guiding my students about what to do when […]
Love and Devotion Look Like This
“Rather than remain a sealed jar, she sought only to pour herself out to others. Everything she did mirrored her faith. It was as though every waking hour of the day she was devoted to pleasing her God by serving others. This God that she worshiped consumed her. It didn’t ask for a brief visit […]
50 Things I’ve Learned From 50 Years of Life
“A happy birthday this evening, I sat by an open window and read till the light was gone and the book was no more than a part of the darkness. I could easily have switched on a lamp, but I wanted to ride the day down into night, to sit alone, and smooth the unreadable page with the […]
Is this life of mine my fault?
“If your daily life seems poor, do not blame it; blame yourself, tell yourself that you are not poet enough to call forth its riches; for to the creator there is no poverty and no poor indifferent place.” ~ Rainer Maria Rilke Lovelies, I received a very thought-provoking question recently in regard to the quote […]
Temple of Light Meditation Retreat – Just a few places left!
“The mind can go in a thousand directions, but on this beautiful path, I walk in peace. With each step, the wind blows. With each step, a flower blooms.” ~ Thich Nhat Hanh My next residential retreat – Temple of Light ™ Shamanic Meditation Retreat, to be held at Sangsurya, Byron Bay, Australia, from […]
5 Simple Ways To Love Yourself Better
“Have the courage to love yourself like you always wished someone would.” ~ Vironika Tugaleva Everyone knows that self-love is vital to building self-esteem and self-confidence, for setting healthy boundaries and feeling good about yourself. Problem is, if you don’t feel good about yourself to start with, if you don’t like yourself much […]
What To Do When That Tsunami of Suffering Hits
“Suffering has been stronger than all other teaching, and has taught me to understand what your heart used to be. I have been bent and broken, but – I hope – into a better shape.” ~ Charles Dickens, Great Expectations None of us is immune. As I have grown older, through the private worlds of […]
How To Ask For A Sign
“The Universe sets out little signposts for us along the way, to confirm that we’re on the right path.” ~ Michelle Maisto This week’s energies are supportive of connection, communication, signs, breakthroughs and synchronicities (you can read more about that here). But how do you ask for a sign? I recommend that you ask […]
Small Steps and A Pep Talk For Hard Days
“Small steps may appear unimpressive, but don’t be deceived. They are the means by which perspectives are subtly altered, mountains are gradually scaled, and lives are drastically changed.” ~ Richelle E. Goodrich As most of you know, I am recovering from illness right now. I’ve just finished two months of bed rest and am […]
Sneaking Back to Bed
“Laugh, even when you feel too sick or too worn out or tired. Smile, even when you’re trying not to cry and the tears are blurring your vision. Sing, even when people stare at you and tell you your voice is crappy. Trust, even when your heart begs you not to. Twirl, even when your […]
A Short But Important Message For You
“One of the greatest regrets in life is being what others would want you to be, rather than being yourself.” ~ Shannon L. Alder Every morning when I wake up I sit in meditation. I say prayers for my family and friends, I send healing to those who need it, I send energy and […]
Conversations About Dying – We Need To Have Them!
“When the time comes to die, make sure that all you have to do is die!” ~ Jim Elliot “Everybody will die, but very few people want to be reminded of that fact.” ~ Lemony Snicket This post is the next in my Wednesday series on Death and Dying… Last year a good […]
January 1, 2017 – Guidance for the Year Ahead
“The best way to not feel hopeless is to get up and do something. Don’t wait for good things to happen to you. If you go out and make some good things happen, you will fill the world with hope, you will fill yourself with hope.” ~ Barack Obama Happy New Year, and welcome […]
The Week Ahead – Oracle Reading for Monday 19 December
“Sometimes I think there are only two instructions we need to follow to develop and deepen our spiritual life: slow down and let go.” ~ Oriah Mountain Dreamer “At the end of the day, it isn’t where I came from. Maybe home is somewhere I’m going and never have been before.” ~ Warsan Shire […]
Suicides and Sudden Deaths – Perspectives From My Experience as a Psychic
“Did you really want to die?” “No one commits suicide because they want to die.” “Then why do they do it?” “Because they want to stop the pain.” ~ Tiffanie DeBartolo The morning I am blogging about suicide comes directly after the night where I have been awake for most of it, messaging and […]
Crazy Wild Weather!
“Suddenly all the sky is hid As with the shutting of a lid, One by one great drops are falling Doubtful and slow, Down the pane they are crookedly crawling, And the wind breathes low; Slowly the circles widen on the river, Widen and mingle, one and all; Here and there the slenderer flowers shiver, […]
What Happens When We Die?
“There once was a girl who found herself dead. She peered over the ledge of heaven and saw that back on earth her sister missed her too much, was way too sad, so she crossed some paths that would not have crossed, took some moments in her hand shook them up and spilled them like […]
Doing The Scary Thing Is Good For Us!
“There is no illusion greater than fear.” ~ Lao Tzu I did the scary thing last night. In front of quite a large group of people I sat in trance and brought my Guides through so that they could address the group directly. I wasn’t sure how it would go. I wasn’t sure […]
The Week Ahead – Oracle Reading for Monday 21 November
“Love and compassion are necessities, not luxuries. Without them, humanity cannot survive.” ~ Dalai Lama XIV “Too often we underestimate the power of a touch, a smile, a kind word, a listening ear, an honest compliment, or the smallest act of caring, all of which have the potential to turn a life around.” ~ Leo […]
Some Early Reflections on Death
“Death is no more than passing from one room into another. But there’s a difference for me, you know. Because in that other room I shall be able to see.” ~ Helen Keller Hello, friends. Welcome to my Wednesday series on Death and Dying. This week, I’ll kick off the series by discussing some […]
Medicine For The Soul
“Put ‘im in your bag. Dis lil stone, dis leaf, dis feather. Dem all medicines for you. Your special tings dat make your heart glad. Make your soul remember. Dat good for you. Proper medicine.” ~ Aunty This morning, very early, I woke with a heavy heart. I felt the weight upon it of world […]
A Short Blog Series on Death and Dying
“I’ve been making a list of the things they don’t teach you at school. They don’t teach you how to love somebody. They don’t teach you how to be famous. They don’t teach you how to be rich or how to be poor. They don’t teach you how to walk away from someone you don’t […]
The Week Ahead – Oracle Reading for Monday 7 November
“You can’t use up creativity. The more you use, the more you have.” ~ Maya Angelou “I go to my studio every day, because one day I may go and the Angel will be there. What if I don’t go and the Angel came?” ~ Philip Guston Hello, Lovelies! Welcome to the second week of […]
Need Help to Grow Your Heart-Centered Business or Business Idea?
“To be successful, you have to have your heart in your business, and your business in your heart.” ~ Thomas Watson, Sr The world is changing. There is a quiet revolution going on in corporations, in the business world, and in smaller businesses. That revolution is the emergence of soul-centered entrepreneurs who understand that […]
Choosing Your Perspective
“If we are always arriving and departing, it is also true that we are eternally anchored. One’s destination is never a place but rather a new way of looking at things.” ~ Henry Miller I have never been much good at arranging flowers. I’ve never had the eye for it. That is, until I found […]
When Husbands Are Right…
“Wherever you find a great man, you will find a great mother or a great wife standing behind him — or so they used to say. It would be interesting to know how many great women have had great fathers and husbands behind them.” ~ Dorothy L. Sayers Big day for me yesterday! Two […]
Sitting with the Big Questions
“I have always believed, and I still believe, that whatever good or bad fortune may come our way we can always give it meaning and transform it into something of value.” ~ Hermann Hesse I still can’t see. I still can’t see except for a brief window each morning before exhaustion and overwhelm kick […]
Grace In Plain Sight
“Un-winged and naked, sorrow surrenders its crown to a throne called grace.” ~ Aberjhani You may have noticed that I’ve been uncommonly quiet here on my blog this past few weeks. Those of you who’ve known me for a while will also know that if I’m ever quiet it is always for good reason. […]
The Week Ahead – Oracle Reading for Monday 19 September 2016
“Stay out of the court of self-judgment, for there is no presumption of innocence.” ~ Robert Brault Hello Lovelies, Here’s this week’s oracle card and my take on the energetic outlook for the days ahead. ‘Never-ending Story’, from Colette Baron-Reid’s Wisdom of the Oracle deck is the card I have chosen for this week. Do you remember […]
A Little Nicole Update
“People who want a cure, provided they can have it without pain, are like those who favour progress, provided they can have it without change.” ~ Anthony de Mello So, here I am, still in hospital. There have been a few little bumps in the road, including a massive resurgence of lyme symptoms and […]
Going Through Some Shi*t Right Now? (Shift, of course!)
“You can accept or reject the way you are treated by other people, but until you heal the wounds of your past, you will continue to bleed. You can bandage the bleeding with food, with alcohol, with drugs, with work, with cigarettes, with sex, but eventually, it will all ooze through and stain your life. […]
Rain, Words and Silence
“A poem begins as a lump in the throat, a sense of wrong, a homesickness, a lovesickness.” ~ Robert Frost It was raining in the city. Raining and I couldn’t sleep, my head so full of thoughts and my body so tight with pain. Now I’m home, home at my farm, it’s sometime before […]
The Energies of August – 2016
“If people knew how hard I had to work to gain my mastery, it would not seem so wonderful at all.” ~ Michelangelo Buonarroti Hello, Lovelies Welcome to August. August is a month for knowing ourselves, for bettering ourselves and for furthering ourselves. As we act from a place of self-awareness and personal clarity things […]
Should You Ride In On Your White Horse And Save Them?
“I find the best way to love someone is not to change them, but instead, help them reveal the greatest version of themselves.” ~ Steve Maraboli Recently I received a message on facebook that I thought it was worth answering here on my blog. Random Question – What does one do with the compulsive […]
What Happens When Someone Believes In You
“You may be the only person left who believes in you, but it’s enough. It takes just one star to pierce a universe of darkness. Never give up.” ~ Richelle E. Goodrich Memoir is a funny thing for taking you walking into places you would rather not remember. I was thinking, last night, of […]
I Will Not Be That Cranky Old Judgemental Lady!
“Our chief want is someone who will inspire us to be what we know we could be.” ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson Recently I blogged a list of ten things you probably didn’t know about me. To refresh your memory, here is number nine again: My first entrepreneurial exercise was a stall selling lemonade and […]
The Energies of July – 2016
“Do what you think is right. Don’t let people make the decision of right or wrong for you.” ~ Steve Maraboli Hello, Lovelies I apologise for this one being a little late, but I promise there is plenty of month left in which to apply all of this information. July is here, and a […]
Things I Have Discovered While Travelling
“Why do you go away? So that you can come back. So that you can see the place you came from with new eyes and extra colours. And the people there see you differently, too. Coming back to where you started is not the same as never leaving.” ~ Terry Pratchett Hello, Lovelies! I […]
The Jesus God Mary Sky
“Even After All this time The Sun never says to the Earth, “You owe me.” Look What happens With a love like that, It lights the whole sky.” ― حافظ When I lived in the Kimberley many years ago, we would often experience the most amazing skies on a routine basis. One very early morning, […]
All the Babies!
“Seeing your child for the first time is rarest of occasions. You see glimpses of yourself from the past. The potential of a brand new life happening right before your eyes. And most importantly, that life begins again.” ~ J.R. Rim One of the privileges of being psychic is that I often get to […]
Don’t Isolate Yourself When the Going’s Hard
“No person, trying to take responsibility for her or his identity, should have to be so alone. There must be those among whom we can sit down and weep, and still be counted as warriors.” ~ Adrienne Rich I’ve noticed a worrying phenomena lately. People are going to great lengths to make their life […]
30 Things That Changed When I Took An Unplugged Day Every Week
“My imagination functions much better when I don’t have to speak to people.” ~ Patricia Highsmith In January this year I made an important decision. I have a life where I am almost always on call. Always connected and reachable. Always busy. Even though I work for myself and love my work, and I […]
Chop Wood, Carry Water, then Surf the Net!
“Before enlightenment, chop wood, carry water. After enlightenment, chop wood, carry water.” ~ Zen Buddhism quote “When hungry, eat your rice; when tired close your eyes. Fools may laugh at me, but wise men will know what I mean.” ~ Zen Buddhism quote It has been a frustrating week. Due to a faulty landline I’ve […]
Requiem For These Passing Moments
“Every one of us is losing something precious to us. Lost opportunities, lost possibilities, feelings we can never get back again. That’s part of what it means to be alive.” ~ Haruki Murakami, Kafka on the Shore “It all goes away. Eventually, everything goes away.” ~ Elizabeth Gilbert, Eat, Pray, Love Sometimes, life is […]
The Power of Positive Self Talk
“You may be the only person left who believes in you, but it’s enough. It takes just one star to pierce a universe of darkness. Never give up.” ~ Richelle E. Goodrich Sometimes I have to pull out everything in my bag of tricks in order to rise above my current circumstances. Like right now, […]
The Energies of April – 2016
“We need solitude, because when we’re alone, we’re free from obligations, we don’t need to put on a show, and we can hear our own thoughts.” ~ Tamim Ansary Hello, Lovelies Welcome to April! Let me share some observations about the energy of the month ahead, as well as a few suggestions for embracing all […]
The Things That Really Matter
“Perspective is as simple as answering this question: If I had 5 months to live would I experience this problem differently?” ~ Shannon L. Alder As you read this, my friend Liz and her young family are readying their bags. They are heading to the airport. They are flying to Hawaii for the holiday […]
For Success – Just Be Who You Are
“The privilege of a lifetime is to become who you truly are.” ~ C.G. Jung “Authenticity is a collection of choices that we have to make every day. It’s about the choice to show up and be real. The choice to be honest. The choice to let our true selves be seen.” ~ Brené Brown […]
Life Lucky Dips – Why You Need Them!
“Courtesies of a small and trivial character are the ones which strike deepest in the grateful and appreciating heart.” ~ Henry Clay In Australia we have a quaint custom called a Lucky Dip. It is often found at fairs and school fetes. A box full of mystery gifts from which we can choose. Every gift […]
What Divine Intervention Looks Like
“I don’t want to live in the kind of world where we don’t look out for each other. Not just the people that are close to us, but anybody who needs a helping hand. I can’t change the way anybody else thinks, or what they choose to do, but I can do my bit.” ~ […]
The Stain In My Heart On Australia Day
“I love a sunburnt country, A land of sweeping plains, Of ragged mountain ranges, Of droughts and flooding rains. I love her far horizons, I love her jewel-sea, Her beauty and her terror – The wide brown land for me!” ~ Dorothea Mackellar This has been a hard post to write. Harder than I […]
Dear Discouraged Lightworker, Failed Healer, Broken Creative… A Letter of Encouragement
“Patience is the calm acceptance that things can happen in a different order than the one you have in mind.” ~ David G. Allen The year is young, and still fresh with the scent of hope and possibility. Despite this, or perhaps because of it, my inbox is filled with the sad, agonised and […]
This Post Compromised by Bazillion Updates!
“Computers are like Old Testament gods; lots of rules and no mercy.” ~ Joseph Campbell Really. I want to blog. About interesting stuff. But can’t. Cos’ updates. Only 27 (!) but my computer is about as fast and responsive as a rock. So I will give up and take Cafe Dog for an outing instead […]
Want to Join Me For A Ten Day Health Challenge?
“Life is either a daring adventure or nothing at all.” ~ Helen Keller In ten days we’ll be looking at the end of January – the end of the first month of this new year. I know. You said things would be different this year. And I also know that some of you are […]
The Power Of Shared Experiences
“Pull up a chair. Take a taste. Come join us. Life is so endlessly delicious.” ~ Ruth Reichl We went to a neighbour’s house for belated Christmas drinks yesterday. On a rainy summer’s afternoon we sat on the veranda talking and laughing and sharing stories. It was lovely. And then it was magical. One […]
Sundays – An Experiment in Me Time
“Sunday is the golden clasp that binds together the volume of the week.” ~ Henry Wadsworth Longfellow I’m working today. After a leisurely breakfast with Ben and Cafe Dog and a good friend – at a favourite cafe filled with other friends. As far as working days go, mine rank right up there as […]
Setting Clear Boundaries for 2016
“Setting boundaries is a way of caring for myself. It doesn’t make me mean, selfish, or uncaring because I don’t do things your way. I care about me too.” ~ Christine Morgan 2016 is a very important year, for many reasons. One is that it is a foundation year. Our choices in 2016 will […]
Do What Makes Your Heart Sing
“I have looked in the mirror every morning and asked myself: ‘If today were the last day of my life, would I want to do what I am about to do today?’ And whenever the answer has been ‘No’ for too many days in a row, I know I need to change something.” ~ Steve […]
This is How The Universe Works…
“There are no ordinary moments. There is always something going on.” ~ Peaceful Warrior “Everything around us is made up of energy. To attract positive things in your life, start by giving off positive energy.” ~ Celestine Chua A few days ago, as I sat at my desk early, early, early in the morning, looking at my […]
Listening as a Healing Tool
“You do not have to be good. You do not have to walk on your knees for a hundred miles through the desert, repenting. You only have to let the soft animal of your body love what it loves. Tell me about despair, yours, and I will tell you mine. Meanwhile the world goes on. […]
The Stories That Bind Us, Heal Us
“Don’t try to present your art by making other people read or hear or see or touch it; make them feel it. Wear your art like your heart on your sleeve and keep it alive by making people feel a little better. Feel a little lighter. Create art in order for yourself to become yourself and […]
How to Be At Home Wherever You Are
“Home wasn’t a set house, or a single town on a map. It was wherever the people who loved you were, whenever you were together. Not a place, but a moment, and then another, building on each other like bricks to create a solid shelter that you take with you for your entire life, wherever […]
Cancer, Coffee and Community
“My silences had not protected me. Your silence will not protect you. But for every real word spoken, for every attempt I had ever made to speak those truths for which I am still seeking, I had made contact with other women while we examined the words to fit a world in which we all […]
Rain, Whales and Orchids
“The greatest thing in the world is to know how to belong to oneself.” ~ Michel de Montaigne Whenever we are on Retreat the weather always seems to mirror and support our journey. For the past two days, as we have laboured under the Usurper’s Moon, dealing with all of our shame and self-betrayal […]
Those Big Conversations…
“There is not one big cosmic meaning for all; there is only the meaning we each give to our life, an individual meaning, an individual plot, like an individual novel, a book for each person.” ~ Anaïs Nin, The Diary of Anaïs Nin For a long time (my whole adult life in fact) I have […]
Looking Back at Me
“We look back on our life as a thing of broken pieces, because our mistakes and failures are always the first to strike us, and outweigh in our imagination what we have accomplished and attained.” ~ Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, Maxims and Reflections It’s odd, this process of writing about yourself. Seldom do we […]
Is Your Self Talk Blocking Your Success?
“Our doubts are traitors, and make us lose the good we oft might win, by fearing to attempt.” ~ William Shakespeare, Measure for Measure I’m on Retreat right now, teaching beginners how to channel. Yesterday was a big day, as the students worked through a number of activities to connect them to their guides […]
When Inaction is Actually Action
“The essence of strategy is choosing what not to do.” ~ Michael E. Porter It’s been a big Solstice we’ve come through this week, and an ending of Mercury in Retrograde, with lots of shift and growth for many. Throughout this time I’ve been watching friends and clients make major changes in their personal lives, and […]
A Moodle on Noodles…
“The saddest thing about selling out is just how cheaply most of us do it for.” ~ James Bernard Frost For a very brief moment yesterday I thought I’d hit the blogging big time. I was approached to do a review of cup noodles on my blog ‘based on my blog’s successful readership and suitable […]
Reflections From A Cancer Clinic Waiting Room
“From even the greatest of horrors irony is seldom absent.” ~ H.P. Lovecraft, Tales of H.P. Lovecraft A small family cluster of us sat endlessly in the waiting room of a cancer clinic yesterday. It was a busy place, at a busy hospital. On the way to the clinic, we’d passed a young woman who […]
Inclusion, Chocolate, Peace and Understanding
“We need to give each other the space to grow, to be ourselves, to exercise our diversity. We need to give each other space so that we may both give and receive such beautiful things as ideas, openness, dignity, joy, healing, and inclusion.” ~ Max de Pree Yesterday, on a whim, I posted a picture […]
That Asking Space
“Once you make a decision, the universe conspires to make it happen.” ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson “Always say “yes” to the present moment. What could be more futile, more insane, than to create inner resistance to what already is? what could be more insane than to oppose life itself, which is now and always now? […]