Spokane is burning. For the past three days, wildfires have devastated Spokane, where I live and work. More than 700 structures are burned, most completely destroyed. 65,000 people are evacuated and displaced. Our beautiful state park and natural areas are leveled. The community is reeling. Many people are dealing with the loss of their homes…
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On movement
Have you finally figured out what beauty is for? The herald of change is sometimes gentle. A slow shifting of light. A subtle loosening. A soft-but-steadfast pull toward what wants to emerge next. Sometimes, though, change comes fast. A crash. A sudden death. A metaphorical rug pulled from beneath our feet. I can honestly…
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Fear not, Pumpkin.
I mentored an Afghan newcomer last year. One fall day when we met, she was visibly upset. When I asked her why, she said, “There are monsters everywhere! My neighbors have dead people on their grass and they scream whenever someone walks by. It is so scary!” I had never looked at American Halloween through…
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How are you?
When I went, I went cold turkey. Five years ago I grew so jaded by the riptides of negativity and algorithmic platters of content that I quit social media altogether. I closed all my accounts and was happy about it. Then came coronavirus when we all found ourselves in a sort of socio-cultural aspic—dampened, suspended,…
Read moreHow much soul?
Through the study and practice of Between-Lives Spiritual Regression or Life Between Lives, we have learned that we, as souls, choose how much soul energy we will bring with us into a life incarnate. Just as we choose the lessons of our life, our body, our families, our friends, our circumstances and environments, our intelligence,…
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