Many times I see clients who have experienced deeply painful events in their lives: the death of a loved one, divorce, betrayal, sexual, physical or emotional abuse, financial devastation…. I have watched people choose how to handle the emotions of pain. Some choose to walk past it, ignore it and stuff it – as if not acknowledging the feelings will make them go away. I have also watched several people choose to go into the pain and dance with it, embrace it and come out the other side.
When I talk about going into the pain and embracing it, I’m talking about allowing ourselves to feel it at it’s deepest level. It might mean being curled up in the fetal position and crying until the tears won’t come any more; feeling like your heart is breaking and it will never be whole again; going into the emotions knowing you may never get answers to why this happened; taking your time, whatever that is, and not following a prescribed social norm about how long you should mourn the loss of something precious to you. Read the rest of this entry »
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Tags: death, divorce, healing, Pain, spiritual growth
I am often asked how I got started down my path or how I came to do what I do as a reader and coach. Until recently I thought it all began about 9 years ago but based on recent events I’ve come to see it started much earlier. And I also believe that Archangel Michael has played a huge part in guiding me. In fact, this amazing angel has come into my life and worked through a number of Michaels at times when I have needed him most. Read the rest of this entry »
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Tags: Angels, archangel, divine intervention, Michael, spiritual growth
Recently my dear friend Susan and I were enjoying a glass of wine together. She shared that she had started dating a wonderful man, the kind of man she had been searching for, hoping for, praying for. One who could see her for who she had become. She commented on how her journey into spiritual and personal development and self growth was something her ex husband could never validate for her. “He could never see who I had become – he could only see the old me, even when she wasn’t there anymore. He even began making up stories about me to confirm his belief of who I was.”
This new man in her life, post divorce and 9 years of journey work, was quite blown away by who she was. He was able to appreciate all that she had become, she said. And, interestingly enough, she was able to see in him what his ex wife was not able to see – the changes he had made and the growth he had undergone.
It is an interesting thought to consider for those of us in partnerships and growing spiritually: will the person we are with be able to see us through clear lenses? Or will their perception of us always be colored by the past and the person we were before? Do the wounds of the past keep us from seeing our partners from who they might or are becoming? Will those of us going through mid life growth almost certainly go through divorce if we want to be seen for the beautiful souls we are? Read the rest of this entry »
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Tags: change, Love, personal growth, Relationships, spirituality
The topic came to me as a result of my own work. Transparency is important to me and transparency is what you will get in these posts. I recently came across an article by Martha Beck in O Magazine called How To Solve a Thorny Problem. The article examines how we think about others can limit us and them. It proposes that if we accept all that is about someone as true, then we can embrace the whole person. Or something to that effect. The concept can also apply to a situation such as a marriage or a job. Read the rest of this entry »
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Tags: duality, self love, shadow work, transparency
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