Category: Spiritual Growth

Healing Pain Beneath the Tip of the Iceberg

PART 2 ARTICLE 10 AUDIO FILE IN FOOTER ♫ After you have gone to your doctor, explored all possible physical causes, and followed every recommended treatment plan for your pain or symptoms, it is time to delve deeper into where healing, not just curing, occurs.  This is especially important for those whose symptoms persist and…
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Contemplating Afterlife

PART 2 ARTICLE 9 AUDIO FILE IN FOOTER ♫ This past year, I have lost several close friends and shared in the grief of others who have endured profound losses, including life-threatening diagnoses, the passing of their spouses, or, most heartbreakingly, their children. At my age of 72 and beyond, such losses are expected, yet…
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The Healing Potential of Christmas Spirit

PART 2 ARTICLE 6 AUDIO FILE IN FOOTER ♫ Sitting in the warmth and comfort of my Blue Foot Café, soothed by the gentlest instrumental Christmas music, I pause dreamily as I contemplate this season, its meaning, past, present, and future.  The holidays have the mind-boggling power to deliver both joy and sorrow, wonder and…
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Resilience and the Rose

PART 2 ARTICLE 5 AUDIO FILE IN FOOTER ♫ Just look at that rose! This photo was taken in early December after enduring four frosts, a few wintry, wind-driven rainstorms, and a full year of breathtaking beauty through spring, summer, and fall. Of the hundreds that grace my tiny yard each year, she was the…
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Messages from Beyond… Lynn’s Legacy

PART 1 ARTICLE 25 AUDIO FILE IN FOOTER ♫ The morning after Lynn passed, I went to the beach, thinking about her memorial service scheduled for a month later. She had wanted Eva Cassidy’s haunting version of “Fields of Gold” to be played at the start of the service. When I asked her what other…
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The Neurophysiology of Inner Being. De-wooing the Woo-woo.

PART 2 ARTICLE 3 AUDIO FILE IN FOOTER ♫ Many readers will find it reassuring to know that there is a tangible, physiological foundation for the experience I call inner being. My aim in writing Swimming Beneath the Iceberg describes the wealth of information stored within the subconscious mind and how to access it.  The…
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Healing the World with Love…Small Acts Make a Big Difference

PART 1 ARTICLE 21 AUDIO FILE IN FOOTER ♫ As I look at the world today, I, like so many others, feel overwhelmed by negativity and hate. The question of what I can do to make things better lingers. Yes, I can vote, and I will — but surely, more can be done to spread…
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Revisiting Unconditional Love in Unexpected Places

PART 1 ARTICLE 17 AUDIO FILE IN FOOTER ♫ In a previous post, *Longing to Return to What Never Was*, I explored the complex journey of seeking unconditional love within our family of origin, a search that often brings sadness when we cling too tightly to this ideal. Today, I want to expand this concept…
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Lost… Grace in Adversity – Embracing Spontaneous Contemplative Experiences

PART 1 ARTICLE 14 AUDIO FILE IN FOOTER ♫ When life hands us a profound loss — be it illness, divorce, death, or the suffering of a loved one — we can find ourselves feeling completely unmoored. This is not like getting lost on a familiar route; it’s as if our entire world has been…
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Life Goes On as a Young Mother Dies… A Tribute to Lindsey

PART 1 ARTICLE 13 AUDIO FILE IN FOOTER ♫ For three days, I have struggled to find the right words following the funeral of Lindsey, the 30-year-old daughter of my dear friend, Jen. Lindsey’s death from breast cancer has left Jen bearing an unimaginable grief — the loss of her baby girl. Breast cancer is…
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