It’s the simple things in your life that make up the bulk of it. The mundane is where we live and we end up missing most of it. We find it again in the silence and in attention of everyday life. Eric Overby Hello, Lovelies! This Quarter I am using the Wisdom Of The Oracle cards by […]
Learning To Honour Yourself First – Monday Oracle 19 July 2021
You can be the most beautiful person in the world and everybody sees light and rainbows when they look at you, but if you yourself don’t know it, all of that doesn’t even matter. Every second that you spend on doubting your worth, every moment that you use to criticize yourself; is a second of […]
Getting Your Timing Right – Monday Oracle 12 July 2021
The Sun will rise and set regardless. What we choose to do with the light while it’s here is up to us. Journey wisely. Alexandra Elle Hello, Lovelies! This Quarter I am using the Wisdom Of The Oracle cards by Colette Baron-Reid for my weekly oracle readings. Our card to guide us for the week ahead is […]
Nurturing Your Inner Child – Monday Oracle 5 July 2021
There is child in all of us that refuses to grow up, a child that is in awe of what can be, the polar opposite of the cynic in all of us who despairs over what is. Stories of magic, fantastic monsters, impossible courage and spectacular heroism appeal to this child, instilling it with hope […]
The Poems I Keep Beside My Bed
Painting is poetry that is seen rather than felt, and poetry is painting that is felt rather than seen. Leonardo da Vinci Hey, Lovelies. One of the most soul-nurturing things I have ever done is to read poetry. I keep volumes of poems beside my bed, and I have a journal that I have kept […]
It’s Okay To Hermit
Progress isn’t achieved by preachers or guardians of morality, but by madmen, hermits, heretics, dreamers, rebels and sceptics. Stephen Fry Hey, Lovelies. I was talking with my Inner Circle yesterday in one of our Open Office Webinars – it’s a session where we all jump online and I answer questions about spirituality, intuition and navigating […]
Gazing Into The Future – Monday Oracle 28 June 2021
Do not let the memories of your past limit the potential of your future. Roy T. Bennett Hello, Lovelies! This Quarter I am using the Sacred Earth Oracle Deck cards by Toni Carmine Salerno and Leela J. Williams, illustrated by Helena Nelson-Reed for my weekly oracle readings. Our card to guide us for the week ahead is […]
The Passion To Follow Your Path – Monday Oracle 21 June 2021
True power comes from standing in your own truth and walking your own path. Elizabeth Gilbert Hello, Lovelies! This Quarter I am using the Sacred Earth Oracle Deck cards by Toni Carmine Salerno and Leela J. Williams, illustrated by Helena Nelson-Reed for my weekly oracle readings. Our card to guide us for the week ahead is SHIFT. In this month […]
Free 30-Day Journeymaker Planner Challenge Coming Soon!
A goal without a plan is just a wish. Antoine de Saint-Exupéry Hey, Lovelies! Are you ready to use the second half of 2021 to increase your intuition, to improve your habits, and to work towards your goals and dreams?If you are, then come join me for our free 30 Day Planner Challenge, which will […]
Starting Over And Feeling Better – Monday Oracle 14 June 2021
Each night, when I go to sleep, I die. And the next morning, when I wake up, I am reborn. Mahatma Gandhi Hello, Lovelies! This Quarter I am using the Sacred Earth Oracle Deck cards by Toni Carmine Salerno and Leela J. Williams, illustrated by Helena Nelson-Reed for my weekly oracle readings. Our card to guide us […]
Instructions For The New Moon Eclipse June 10 2021
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 Hey, Lovelies! I love a good astrological event. If you’ve followed my blog you’ll know that I often provide rituals and activities to help you tune into that […]
Set Your Boundaries! – Monday Oracle 7 June 2021
“No” is a complete sentence. Annie Lamott Hello, Lovelies! This Quarter I am using the Sacred Earth Oracle Deck cards by Toni Carmine Salerno and Leela J. Williams, illustrated by Helena Nelson-Reed for my weekly oracle readings. Our card to guide us for the week ahead is MODERATION. As we move into the energies of the New […]
Trust Yourself And Change Your Life! – Monday Oracle 31 May 2021
That’s two lessons I learned very quickly: (1) You don’t need to do anything in life—if it feels wrong or unnatural, it probably is. And (2) I had no one but myself to blame for not trusting my own instincts and pushing back when I felt something was wrong. Colin Jost Hello, Lovelies! This Quarter […]
A Week For Rediscovering Yourself – Monday Oracle 24 May 2021
Isn’t it odd how much fatter a book gets when you’ve read it several times?” Mo had said…”As if something were left between the pages every time you read it. Feelings, thoughts, sounds, smells…and then, when you look at the book again many years later, you find yourself there, too, a slightly younger self, slightly […]
How To Get Help From The Universe
The shaman had taught me how to set a strong intention each time I had a vision. I had to ask for the help I needed. “This is how spirit works,” she had said to me with a smile. “Spirit is ethical. You have to ask in order to receive.” Meggan Watterson – Mary Magdalene […]
A Week For Lightbulb Moments – Monday Oracle 17 May 2021
Do not let the memories of your past limit the potential of your future. There are no limits to what you can achieve on your journey through life, except in your mind. Roy T. Bennett Hello, Lovelies! This Quarter I am using the Sacred Earth Oracle Deck cards by Toni Carmine Salerno and Leela J. Williams, illustrated […]
My Urgent Need To Bake
That thing where you are baking instead of doing the other thing? It’s called procrasti-baking. You’re welcome! Nicole Cavalchini Strickland Hey, Lovelies. I feel the need to bake. It’s one of the foundations on which I created my blog. Being in the kitchen is what makes me happy. It’s also how I manage stress. I’m […]
Working With The Pleiades Healing Portal – May 2021
Believe something and the Universe is on its way to being changed. Because you’ve changed, by believing. Once you’ve changed, other things start to follow. Isn’t that the way it works? Diane Duane Hello, Lovelies. Right now we have an astrological conjunction in the skies above us. The Pleiades constellation of seven stars has come […]
A Week To Regain Your Strength – Monday Oracle 10 May 2021
Rest is not idleness, and to lie sometimes on the grass under trees on a summer’s day, listening to the murmur of the water, or watching the clouds float across the sky, is by no means a waste of time. John Lubbock Hello, Lovelies! This Quarter I am using the Sacred Earth Oracle Deck cards by Toni […]
My Favourite Coping Mechanisms For Difficult Times
Facing it, always facing it, that’s the way to get through. Face it. Conrad Joseph Hey, Lovelies.It’s been a busy time for me. I am settling into our new home. I am unpacking. I am writing our Planner for 2022. I am back at work, conducting psychic readings. And I am supporting our community, many […]
Soul Messages Colour Oracle – Which one will you choose?
Let me, O let me bathe my soul in colours; let me swallow the sunset and drink the rainbow. Khalil Gibran Hi, Lovelies.Want to have a little fun with me? Scroll down through the images and pick the one that speaks to you – the one you find the most vibrant or attractive. Then go […]
Slow Down And Step Back – Monday Oracle 3 May 2021
In all of living, have much fun and laughter. Life is to be enjoyed, not just endured. Gordon B. Hinckley Hello, Lovelies! This Quarter I am using the Sacred Earth Oracle Deck cards by Toni Carmine Salerno and Leela J. Williams, illustrated by Helena Nelson-Reed for my weekly oracle readings. Our card to guide us for the […]
Staying True To You – Monday Oracle 26 April 2021
A dream is our imagination waiting for us to be brave enough to pick up a pencil, zealous enough to sketch out a blueprint, determined enough to gather the tools, committed enough to lean into the task, and audacious enough to make imagination the reality that it was always meant to be. For in time, […]
Healing Your Inner Child – Monday Oracle 19 April 2021
Everyone is born creative; everyone is given a box of crayons in kindergarten. Then when you hit puberty they take the crayons away and replace them with dry, uninspiring books on algebra, history, etc. Being suddenly hit years later with the ‘creative bug’ is just a wee voice telling you, ‘I’d like my crayons back, […]
Is Your Child Psychic?
What does it mean to be psychic? Essentially it means to feel, rather than think all the time. Rama Hello, Lovelies! ‘Is my child psychic?’ It’s a question I am asked often. I am also often asked if people’s pets might be psychic, and my answer in almost every case, whether it’s a child […]
Making Magic Starts With You – Monday Oracle 12 April 2021
That’s what alchemists do. They show that, when we strive to become better than we are, everything around us becomes better, too. Paulo Coelho Hello, Lovelies! This Quarter I am using the Sacred Earth Oracle Deck cards by Toni Carmine Salerno and Leela J. Williams, illustrated by Helena Nelson-Reed for my weekly oracle readings. Our card to […]
Stopping For A Moment
If you go out for several hours into a place that is wild, your mind begins to slow down, down, down. What is happening is that the clay of your body is retrieving its own sense of sisterhood with the great clay of the landscape. John O’Donohue Hey, Lovelies! I was reflecting on this time […]
The Mother, The Daughter and The Fire Alarm
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 […]
Shame
Never start a sentence with the words ‘No offense’. Gretchen Rubin Can I tell you something? I struggle often, sometimes daily, with being who I am. Although I am accepting of who I am, I also carry a deep sense of shame about that, and I am working hard to parent myself out of this […]
Cristo Velato – My Strange Dream
I dream my painting and I paint my dream. Vincent Willem van Gogh I had the strangest dream last night. I was lying on a narrow bed, like a chaise lounge, my head propped on pillows. I was immobile, and my body was cold. Everything was cold. I wasn’t breathing, but I was alive. It […]
A Week To Get Stuff Done – Monday Oracle 18 January 2021
I guarantee that if you just buckle down, and focus, you can get twice as much done today as you got done in the last two days combined. Monroe Mann Hello, Lovelies! This Quarter I will be using the Wisdom of the Oracle cards by Colette Baron-Reid for my weekly oracle readings. This week our card is […]
2021 – How To Navigate A Year of Spiritual Awakening
For a seed to achieve its greatest expression, it must come completely undone. The shell cracks, its insides come out and everything changes. To someone who doesn’t understand growth, it would look like complete destruction. Cynthia Occelli Hey, Lovelies! 2021 brings a turbulent and unsettled year ahead, but one thing is certain – it’s a […]
2021 – Guidance For The Year
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 […]
ETSY STORE Almost Ready!
I know it seems impossible now, but everything will get done – with cups of tea, music, coffee and hugs! Nicole Cody It’s been one of those weeks, where I have been having ongoing health issues after last week’s thunderstorm asthma attack, so we’re a little behind in finishing things up because I’ve been in […]
The Energies of December, 2020
There is freedom waiting for you, On the breezes of the sky, And you ask “What if I fall?” Oh but my darling, What if you fly? Erin Hanson Hello, Lovelies! At the beginning of every month, I discuss the energies and gifts of the month ahead and how we can best use them to […]
Simplify and Remember to Breathe – Monday Oracle 30 November 2020
You can’t calm the storm, so stop trying. What you can do is calm yourself. The storm will pass. Timber Hawkeye Hello, Lovelies, November energies bring renewed optimism, connection and flow. It’s a month for spiritual pilgrimages, soul work and opportunity. But December is almost here, and with that comes an urge to have more […]
There’s Something Wrong With Your Husband
Since we all have varying degrees of tolerance for pain, and have equally varied experiences with different types of pain, it makes the scale feel kind of meaningless — especially when you consider that the person trying to ascertain how much pain the patient is in has his or her own experiences with pain that […]
Full Moon Ritual For The October Blue Moon
You have no idea of the great release and peace you will feel when you totally give up judgment. Gabrielle Bernstein Hello, Lovelies!Have you been feeling unsettled, anxious or exhausted for no good reason in the past few days? If so, blame it on the moon. On October 31 (USA), or November 1 (Australia) we […]
Come Explore Your Dreams With Me!
“I believe in everything until it’s disproved. So I believe in fairies, the myths, dragons. It all exists, even if it’s in your mind. Who’s to say that dreams and nightmares aren’t as real as the here and now?” John Lennon Hi, Lovelies! Feel like catching up for a cuppa, some comfort and company and […]
Practical Spirituality For Life’s Challenges
It isn’t by getting out of the world that we become enlightened, but by getting into the world…by getting so tuned in that we can ride the waves of our existence and never get tossed because we become the waves. Ken Kesey Hey, Lovelies.Today I want to remind you of the importance of having a […]
Baby Nicholas And I Are Sleeping In!
Your future depends on your dreams, so go to sleep. Mesut Barazany Hey Lovelies,Hopefully as you are reading this I am still asleep this morning. I got no sleep the night before, worrying about the little unborn baby who needed emergency surgery to come into this world safely, and yesterday was such a big work […]
There’s Something Wrong With Your Baby
Everything is connected and touches everything else. Like a stone tossed into a pond, the ripples expand far beyond what the eyes can perceive. Evelyn Klebert *Please note names have been changed to protect privacy, but story is told with permission Hey, Lovelies! I had just settled down into my meditation last night when the […]
Life Purpose And Design – Monday Oracle 3 August 2020
We create our Future Self by default or design Nicole Cody Hello, Lovelies! August energies are all about relationships and wellbeing. It’s a month to focus on health goals, creativity, the people and activities we care about most, and creating healthy practices in our lives Keep that in mind as we explore the gifts that […]
Stop Fighting Your Exhaustion!
Sometimes exhaustion is not a result of too much time spent on something, but of knowing that in its place, no time is spent on something else. Joyce Rachelle Hey, Lovelies. I just wanted to remind you of something vitally important. If you’re tired right now, rest. Pushing through won’t fix it. Hustling and struggling […]
Stupidly Moist and Delicious Date and Ginger Cake Recipe (Goes well with Tea)
“In Britain, a cup of tea is the answer to every problem. Fallen off your bicycle? Nice cup of tea. Your house has been destroyed by a meteorite? Nice cup of tea and a biscuit. Your entire family has been eaten by a Tyrannosaurus Rex that has travelled through a space/time portal? Nice cup of […]
Have You Had A Pattern Of Quitting Or Not Even Starting Lately?
“If you quit on the process, you are quitting on the result.” Idowu Koyenikan Hey, Lovelies. I launched my Goal Magic course yesterday. It’s an eight-week online coaching course that I created to support people who have struggled with creating habits, making decisions, and working to completion on goals and tasks. Before lunch my inbox […]
Let Go What Weighs You Down – Monday Oracle 13 July 2020
“Accept yourself, love yourself, and keep moving forward. If you want to fly, you have to give up what weighs you down.” Roy T. Bennett Hello, Lovelies! July energies are all about authenticity. It’s a month of endings and beginnings that will help us move into better alignment with our true self, encouraging us to […]
Reconnect To Your Inner Light – Monday Oracle 29 June 2020
“The real treasure of life, the one difficult to find and hard to attain, is never far from us. That’s an unwritten rule on this earth. What we desperately desire and need most is buried in the recesses of our innermost being all along. This is the open secret found in many traditions and told […]
Making Time For Your Own Needs!
“Time is free, but its priceless You can’t own it, but you can use it You can’t keep it, but you can spend it Once you’ve lost it, you can never get it back.” Harvey MacKay Hey, Lovelies. Are you making time for what matters to you? I know, it’s crazy times. Many of us […]
A Spell For Bad Martha
“There are two things in life you cannot choose. The first is your enemies; the second your family. Sometimes the difference between them is hard to see, but in the end time will show you that the cards you have been dealt could always have been worse.” Carlos Ruiz Zafón Hey Lovelies, I received an […]
The Importance Of Sharing Our Stories
“When we establish human connections within the context of shared experience we create community wherever we go.” Gina Greenlee Hey, Lovelies. As I was running my free fortnightly online ‘colour and cuppa’ session yesterday, I witnessed something wonderful. We were talking about connections. The unexpected kind of connection you may feel to a person or […]
Can You Feel The Shift? Monday Oracle 22 June 2020
“When you decide that you are going to do whatever it takes for as long as it takes, sometime during your seemingly infinite journey the weathervane will just change direction and the new winds of positive change will blow at your back instead of into your face and things will just get easier and you […]
Short Post, Long Weekend
“No weekend, all weakened.” Toba Beta Hey, Lovelies! I’ve given my team a four-day weekend, starting today. Why? We have been working hard all year. We often work weekends. We’ve got loads more work and support for our community ahead of us. And this weekend is also the New Moon, an Annular Solar Eclipse and […]
How To Own and Meet Your Own Needs
“From what I’ve seen, it isn’t so much the act of asking that paralyzes us–it’s what lies beneath: the fear of being vulnerable, the fear of rejection, the fear of looking needy or weak. The fear of being seen as a burdensome member of the community instead of a productive one. It points, fundamentally, to […]
What If Your Life Isn’t A Failure After All?
“Try not to become a man of success. Rather become a man of value.” Albert Einstein Hey, Lovelies. I’ve had a steady stream of emails and messages in my inbox this year. They are from people of all ages, all countries, and from all walks of life. But they share a common theme. These excerpts […]
A Time To Serve – Monday Oracle 25 May 2020
“I don’t know what your destiny will be, but one thing I know: the only ones among you who will be really happy are those who have sought and found how to serve.” Albert Schweitzer Hello, Lovelies! May is a month for speaking your truth, for standing up for what matters, for action, and for […]
Want To Get Witchy With Me?
“It is not in the stars to hold our destiny but in ourselves.” William Shakespeare Hey, Lovelies. Earlier this year I used the things my Aboriginal Aunties taught me, and that my Guides showed me, and that I channelled through, and I did some big energy work with the Gridlines, Songlines, Vortexes and Portals while […]
I cleared space in my calendar last night
“Death twitches my ear; ‘Live,’ he says… ‘I’m coming.” Virgil Lovelies, I remember one particular morning so clearly. It was the day we all thought I would die. None of the treatments had worked. There was nothing more to be done. And so I waited through the long hours of my last night, wrote my […]
A Sokli Kind Of Walk
“An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.” Benjamin Franklin I needed to go for a walk to do some chores yesterday morning. Rain was forecast for the afternoon, so I got ready to leave home – without my umbrella. As I stood at the front door I heard the cheeky little voice […]
Recharge Your Chakras With This Quick Exercise
“To shine your brightest light is to be who you truly are.” Roy T. Bennett Hi, Lovelies! This quick Chakra tune up will help to rebalance and re-energise you. Never worked with Chakras before? Chakras are energetic gateways or portals. Each has its own colour, and governs different areas and emotions within the body. I […]
It’s Not Over, So Please Don’t Tell Me To ‘Go Back To Normal’
“Patience is bitter, but its fruit is sweet.” Aristotle Hey, Lovelies! I had two disconcerting messages in my overflowing inbox yesterday that said essentially the same thing: Now that Coronavirus is over, when will you be seeing face-to-face clients again? When are you going back to normal? Yep. I had to read it through a […]
How to Choose Crystals And Essential Oils
“The hardest work you have to do is to learn to depend on your inner self because you have been taught to look always to someone else.” Venice J. Bloodworth Hey, Lovelies, One of our community has asked me to explain how to choose essential oils and crystals for daily use. I thought my answer […]
A little bit social…
“There is nothing better than a friend, unless it is a friend with chocolate.” Linda Grayson Hey, Lovelies! How are you coping, where-ever you are in the world? We’ve been in self-isolation here at the farm, Ben, me and the pups, since late February. It hasn’t been too bad overall. We’ve loved the slower pace, […]
Are You Stuck In Survival Mode?
“You don’t ask people with knives in their stomachs what would make them happy; happiness is no longer the point. It’s all about survival; it’s all about whether you pull the knife out and bleed to death or keep it in…” Nick Hornby So, lovely, we need to have a talk… Something interesting happened in […]
Meet The Newest Member of My Team!
“Having a sister is like having a best friend you can’t get rid of. You know whatever you do, they’ll still be there.” Amy Li Hey, Lovelies! I’m delighted to announce the newest member of our team. She’s someone whom I’ve worked with several times before, and someone who has been with me from the earliest days […]
What I Did When I Was Empty
“On the fifth day, which was a Sunday, it rained very hard. I like it when it rains hard. It sounds like white noise everywhere, which is like silence but not empty.” Mark Haddon When I was empty and had nothing left to give I sat quietly. I cried. Then I gathered myself up with […]
That long COVID night…
I’ve been thinking: This is what the living do. And yesterday, hurrying along those wobbly bricks in the Cambridge sidewalk, spilling my coffee down my wrist and sleeve, I thought it again, and again later, when buying a hairbrush: This is it.Parking. Slamming the car door shut in the cold. What you called that yearning. […]
No Blog This Morning
“Your days are numbered. Use them to throw open the windows of your soul to the sun. If you do not, the sun will soon set, and you with it.” Marcus Aurelius Hey, Lovelies. I’ve been up half the night or more, with clients on the other side of the world who have fallen ill, […]
You Got The Tired?
“Fatigue is an excellent gauge of well-being because it is a very hard symptom to mask. The only way to get rid of fatigue is to treat the underlying causes. Fatigue has many faces, but they all say the same thing – the mental and physical load are too great.” Kathleen Kendall-Tackett Hey, Lovelies! Are […]
April New Moon Energies – The Beginning of a Time Great Shift
“Nothing is predestined. The obstacles of your past can become the gateways that lead to new beginnings.” Ralph Blum Hey, Lovelies. We’re sitting at the cusp of the New Moon (April 22) but already you’ll be feeling the influence of this strange and powerful energy. This new moon sits in the astrological house of Taurus, […]
Hope and Heartaches – Monday Oracle 20 April 2020
Hello, Lovelies! April’s here, and with it come energies of creativity, inner journeying and self-awareness. It’s a month for going within to find your answers, and for reconnection in relationships, and with things that matter to you. Keep that in mind as we explore the gifts that the oracle card FRESH APPROACH brings us this week. FRESH APPROACH is […]
Harry Dog Update
“If there are no dogs in Heaven, then when I die I want to go where they went.” Will Rogers Hey, Lovelies!We got our latest vet report yesterday for our Blue Cattle Dog Harry, who has recently undergone cruciate ligament surgery – a pretty major deal. Things are healing well, but not as fast as […]
Self-Care Looks Like This Right Now
“Self-care is never a selfish act – it is simply good stewardship of the only gift I have, the gift I was put on earth to offer others. Anytime we can listen to true self and give the care it requires, we do it not only for ourselves, but for the many others whose lives […]
Honour Your Feelings
“Never apologize for showing your feelings. When you do, you are apologizing for the truth.” José N. Harris Hey, Lovely. How are you travelling? I wanted to check in with you and see how you are doing. Myself? I’ve been up and down. So have my team. It’s a period of high emotion, uncertainty, chaos. […]
Romancing Your Own Soul – Monday Oracle 6 April 2020
“You can be the most beautiful person in the world and everybody sees light and rainbows when they look at you, but if you yourself don’t know it, all of that doesn’t even matter. Every second that you spend on doubting your worth, every moment that you use to criticize yourself; is a second of […]
Best Ever Gluten-Free Chocolate Brownie Recipe that may actually just be the Best Ever Brownie Recipe
“A brownie a day keeps the frownies away.” Anonymous Hey, Lovelies! I am such a fan of this chocolate brownie recipe. It makes a fudgey gooey delectable treat and it is based on almond meal, so if you avoid gluten it’s a total win. However, it is sooooooooooo good that everyone will love it, and […]
The Survivor
“The one who falls and gets up is stronger than the one who never tried. Do not fear failure but rather fear not trying.” Roy T. Bennett Hello, Lovelies. It’s funny (or not) how nature has lessons for us, if only we pay attention. Last year, here in Australia, we experienced terrible drought here at […]
The Energies of April, 2020!
“There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under heaven: a time to be born and a time to die, a time to plant and a time to uproot, a time to kill and a time to heal, a time to tear down and a time to build, a time to […]
Another Weird Day In Byron Bay
“I think everybody’s weird. We should all celebrate our individuality and not be embarrassed or ashamed of it.” Johnny Depp So, this happened to me yesterday. I live in an old farmhouse on an organic farm in the hinterland of Byron Bay. Our farm is at the end of a quiet and trafficless road only […]
Accepting Loss As A Coping Strategy – Advice for Dealing With The Disruption Caused by Coronavirus
“It’s so much darker when a light goes out than it would have been if it had never shone.” John Steinbeck Hello, Lovelies. During a conversation with someone from the chronic illness community yesterday, we compared notes on how part of our own journey of coping – with difficult diagnoses and prognoses and the devastating […]
5 Free Guided Meditations to Help You Manage Stress, Anxiety, Overwhelm, Panic and Fear
“When somebody plays music, you listen. You just follow those sounds, and eventually you understand the music. The point can’t be explained in words because music is not words, but after listening for a while, you understand the point of it, and that point is the music itself. In exactly the same way, you can […]
Ten Easy Vegetables To Grow At Home with Limited Space
“The single greatest lesson the garden teaches is that our relationship to the planet need not be zero-sum, and that as long as the sun still shines and people still can plan and plant, think and do, we can, if we bother to try, find ways to provide for ourselves without diminishing the world. ” […]
Some things to help you manage the year ahead – with community, spiritual development and study
“The world is so empty if one thinks only of mountains, rivers & cities; but to know someone who thinks & feels with us, & who, though distant, is close to us in spirit, this makes the earth for us an inhabited garden.” Goethe Hello, Lovelies. My team and I have had several meetings (over […]
The Unexpected Gift
“Strange as it may seem, I still hope for the best, even though the best, like an interesting piece of mail, so rarely arrives, and even when it does it can be lost so easily.” Lemony Snicket Lovelies, have you ever received something unexpected in the mail? Not the unpleasant kind of unexpected – like […]
Using this Big Ol’ Moon for Chill Time
“Some people have a seemingly quiet life but they are noisy inside. Some people have a seemingly busy life but they have a quietness within. To lessen the inner noise we can develop self-awareness, introspection, and stillness. We grow in solitude. We need quiet times. They make our life happier and less problematic. They move […]
Valentine’s Chocolate Oracle Of Love
“I love you without knowing how, or when, or from where. I love you simply, without problems or pride: I love you in this way because I do not know any other way of loving but this, in which there is no I or you, so intimate that your hand upon my chest is my […]
Almost Home
“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 […]
Mummy Won’t Wake Up!
“Never let your ego get in the way of asking for help when in desperate need. We have all been helped at a point in our lives.” Edmond Mbiaka I almost didn’t take the call. It was an Australian number, but not one I knew. And it was two in the morning here in Sedona. […]
Fragments
“I have made a pact with the night, I have felt it softly healing me.” ~ Aimé Césaire Here in Arizona it’s harder to sleep that I would have imagined. I think that night is helping you, but it’s sending me mad. Each night I go to bed, exhausted, ready, eyes already closing. Each night, […]
Renewal and Rising Hope – Monday Oracle 20 January 2020
“For within your flesh, deep within the center of your being, is the undaunted, waiting, longing, all-knowing. Is the ready, able, perfect. Within you, waiting its turn to emerge, piece by piece, with the dawn of every former test of trial and blackness, is the next unfolding, the great unfurling of wings, the re-forged backbone […]
Use Your Mood Swings As Your Compass This Year
“Her mood was suddenly in free fall, a state she knew all too well. A heaviness inside. A hollow loneliness. A need to either quarrel or cry. A downward plunge that could only be escaped by huge loss of temper, howling for her mother, or what people like teachers called going too far.” ~ Hilary […]
Do You Want To Take A Journey With Me?
“It is good to have an end to journey toward; but it is the journey that matters, in the end.” ~ Ursula K. Le Guin Hello, Lovelies! So, here we are in 2020. If you’re working with my Journeymaker’s Planner or if you read my January 1 blog post, you’ll know that this is going to […]
What will you change or become in 2020?
“The only way that we can live, is if we grow. The only way that we can grow is if we change. The only way that we can change is if we learn. The only way we can learn is if we are exposed. And the only way that we can become exposed is if […]
Finding Contentment – Monday Oracle 23 December 2019
“Many people lose the small joys in the hope for the big happiness.” ~ Pearl S. Buck Hello, Lovelies! December is a month for rest, reconnection and nurture. It asks that we spend time with those we love, that we slow down, that we connect back into the natural world. Keep that in mind as […]
Filling Your Cup – Monday Oracle 16 December 2019
‘In case of emergency, oxygen masks may drop from the ceiling. Please fit and secure your own mask before attempting to assist others. Breathe normally. Oxygen is flowing even if bag does not inflate.’ ~ Every airline safety announcement in the world Hello, Lovelies! December is a month for rest, reconnection and nurture. It asks […]
A Dumpling Tour of Shanghai
Dumplings are for good happiness. Dumplings are for good health. All the time eating dumplings is a very good time and Shanghai Soup Dumplings are Number One in all of the world for best good dumplings.~ Mae, Shanghai Dumpling expert Hello, Lovelies!Ben and I are in Shanghai right now. Yesterday we enjoyed a fabulous tour […]
If You Feel A Little Unravelled…
Yes, we will all have cracks — but that is how we break without falling apart. ~ Timothy Joshua Lovelies, It’s December, and December requires you to rest. The past few years have been filled with trials, with change, and with the anguish of the planet’s environmental woes. You’ve kept going, you’ve kept growing and, mostly, […]
Self-Reliance and Internal Guidance – Monday Oracle 18 November 2019
“To find yourself, think for yourself.” ~ Socrates Hello, Lovelies! November is an expansive month of heart-opening, joy, progress, breakthroughs and success. It’s a month for emotional healing, sharing your thoughts and feelings, and of celebrating how far you’ve come or how much you’ve survived. Keep November’s energy in mind as we look at the gifts of […]
It’s almost here!
“You never change your life until you step out of your comfort zone; change begins at the end of your comfort zone.” ~ Roy T. Bennett Hello, Lovelies! I’ve been wanting a new website, an upgraded membership program, and a place to run my online courses from for a very long time. Problem was, my health […]
When Your Mind Can Know Peace, Your Body Can Know Healing
Never underestimate the power you have to take your life in a new direction. Germany Kent Hello, Lovelies!Many of my friends and students are healers. They come from widely different schools and philosophies of healing – general medical practitioners, environmental medicine specialists, acupuncturists, naturopaths, herbalists, body workers, nutritionalists and all manner of other modalities. Over […]