When the air is clear, and the moon is dark, the great expanse of the universe reveals itself to us as a sparkling infinity of emptiness and light. When you look up towards the sky at night, what do you see? How does the sky make you feel? When I see the blanket of stars on a clear night, I find myself more easily connected to my soul’s celestial ancestors and a part of my spirit feels both expansive and home.
Read MoreFor eons, celebrations of the returning light have taken place on the Hibernal or Winter Solstice. It is a time for home, hearth, celebration, and an appreciation of life, represented by the evergreen trees whose emerald needles cradle the snow, and whose faint voices breathe into the darkest and coldest of nights, reminding us that though the earth takes pause, life remains everlasting.
Read MoreThere was a time in my life, a predominant time, where the wounds of my past ruled my present. I was afflicted with bitterness, envy, anger, pity, and even hatred, on occasion. These poor wounds, untended and unacknowledged, held me in a constant state of sadness, and sometimes held me in fear.
Read MoreIn the northern hemisphere, the dawn’s quiet glow arrives later and later, and the cool of night greets us earlier and earlier. As the calendar year draws to a close, I find myself reflecting on the liminal space between summer and winter, between light and dark.
Read MoreNonviolent communication is a process of deep inquiry and empowerment that helps us to be infinitely present and to meet people exactly where they are, not where we want them to be. It is also a process of self-awareness that helps us to identify and name our unmet needs, making more room for self-care and self-love, ultimately helping us to be healthier in every relationship we have.
Read MorePower animals are spiritual guides that come to us in animal form to guide us, support us, protect us, and to lend us their wisdom and power.
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