Month: February 2010
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The Compelling Little Things: Your Facebook Status Can Betray You
Little things can be so compelling. Sometimes they’re red flags that end a relationship. Other times, they’re white flags of surrender. Most of the time, they’re signs all their own, which-put together-can tell a story that lifts or break our hearts. I enjoy observing human dynamics, how people interact with each other, what drives a…
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Coming to Your “Self”
I came across this quote today. I’d forgotten it. Dante would have been about 35 at the time, so I guess maybe that was what he considered the middle of his life, but I think the quote applies to far more than impending middle age. We all have times when things are dark and we…
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Starting a Spiritual Group and Getting the Energy Just Right
Jasmine incense, right after one of my famous Sunday Night Gatherings. This smoke art is copyrighted by Aislinn Bailey, used with permission. When I was first looking for a like-minded spiritual group in Northwest Florida, I found several existing circles rather easily. These were people who were either pagan or pagan-friendly, with anything from a…
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“I’m Getting Old”…and Other Self-Talk that’s Really Bad for You
What was it you just said? “I’m getting old”? Or maybe, “I must be getting old and decrepit”? Rest assured, with that kind of self-talk, you’ll be feeling older than you are, faster than you can imagine. How can I wake you up from giving yourself the polar opposite of affirmations so that you don’t…
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The Best Thing I Learned from a Cancer Patient
As I write this, it is a Sunday afternoon and I have a few friends coming over for dinner and an in-depth spiritual discussion. Did I say a few? I meant fifteen. Or maybe ten because several just called and said they might not make it because of transportation problems. Or maybe twenty because several…
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Decluttering and Creating Sacred Space
From the upcoming book, Searching for Serenity: the Spiritual Way to Declutter your Life and Create Sacred Space I’m intrigued by a Tarot card known as the “Two of Swords.” In most decks, the card features a person holding a sword in each hand, often in a defensive position. The visual often reflects two equal…
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6 Ways to Treasure Yourself (Including My Own Favorites)
Cooling off on a hot summer’s day last year, with my bare feet in the fountain on my patio. Photo used with permission. It’s easy to get caught up in everyone else’s world and forget to pamper yourself a little. In fact, pampering yourself can feel downright selfish, even if you did just put in…
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Attracting the Wrong Kind of People, and Why
From the upcoming book, 23 Ways I Screwed Up My Life with the Law of Attraction—and How I Fixed It I had a date with a man I can’t get out of my head. Normally, that would be a wonderful thing because—normally–there would be something pleasantly fascinating about the man. In this case, I’ve had…
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In Spite of It All, Life Is Good
Originally published in Third Degree of Freedom. Two women from the Philippines are helping me with a home project. They’re smart, they work hard, and they’re compassionate. Traits I obviously admire. And even though they’ve both been handed their share of tragedy, they still agree, “Life is good.” One is a single mother of six…
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Expanding Knowledge, Painlessly
Have you ever discovered that your intentions came true, just not in the way you planned? Happens to me all the time. From the Bookshelf Rite of Reckoning — a Southern witch returns home to secrets that won’t stay buried. Available direct from the author → A little over a year ago, I put the…
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Falling in Love off the Beaten Path
The Country Squire Inn and Restaurant between Kenansville and Warsaw, North Carolina. Article Originally published in Life in the Third Degree. In the summer of 2003, I took Shannon with me on a road trip, just the two of us. She was at an important age, going into the eighth grade, which in my own…
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“I’d Rather Hate your Guts than Believe my Intuition”
Intuition is a funny thing. Most people never trust theirs. Sure, later–after they’ve been mugged–they talk about the icky feeling they ignored because they didn’t want anyone to think they were silly or illogical. I’ve heard the same sooooooo many times from women who were certain their spouses were cheating, but they convinced themselves they…
