Healing

How people feel about themselves will determine to a large degree how happy or content they are on a day-to-day basis. Unfortunately, there are no universal words or mantras we can say that will make us automatically feel good about ourselves.

Author: Pam Luedtke We are living through a time of great chaos and confusion in …

There are few things in life that are more bitter than feeling victimized by another.
Being victimized can lead to feelings of betrayal, loss, anger, hatred, and even
vengeance. But these negative emotions only create additional turmoil, leaving
one in a dark state of discomfort and anxiety. They can block feelings of joy and
happiness, and can create actual physical suffering and if left to fester, can even
possibly cause disease. But what if you had the key to letting go of these
powerfully negative feelings?

Author: Doris Deits As our solar system moves ever deeper into the Aquarian energies of …

These day’s I wake up ready to see the next headline displaying the latest example of human grievances along with seeing them acted out where I work, in my community, nationally, and across the globe.  Seems everyone feels they are owed something.  How did this get so bad and how can we come together? 

There is no question that the hit movie “Frozen” and its sequel have had captured the attention of young and old alike. Why is that? Explore the rich symbolism hidden in the movie and see how it might apply to your own life’s journey.

Frozen II is another wonderful Disney movie with hauntingly beautiful songs, vivid images, and meaningful interactions for the child and adult to ponder.  This story takes a step further in each character’s development as they search for self-discovery, the bonds of family and friends, sisterhood, and an understanding of the past […]

The coronavirus seems to have delivered a shockwave of fear across the globe. The great thing about any world crisis is that is unifies us to work together towards a common goal. It’s in everyone’s best interest if everyone else is doing well. Coronavirus has done a wonderful job of bringing attention to just how deeply connected we are on a global scale.

How much stress can a person take? Maybe it’s me, but there seems to be an ever increasing sense of anxiety to life! Everywhere one looks there can be found a quiet desperation arising, that’s underscoring even the most basic activities of living. This fact seems to be having a growing effect on our society, pushing everyone into an uncomfortable place. As we all know, stress instinctively causes people to feel threatened and to react in defensive ways …

I’ve wanted to go on the Vets Roll trip for a long time. The last two years I’ve qualified for the trip by being on active service in 1963 or earlier. I was accepted and planned on finally going this May. However I did have a problem; Kitty, my wife of 50 years, was in ill health …

On June 2, 1969, 49 years ago today, my mother who was 59 years old died on the way to the hospital after being in a car accident. I was at work when one of my sisters called me to tell me what had happened. I was in shock. I remember going back to work the day after the funeral. I was a mess emotionally but I believed that if I expressed my grief that no one would want to be around me. Being alone with my grief was scary and I didn’t know how to process it …

I’ve come to learn through my exploration of life, that there is a duality of life and death and the experiences in between.  I’ve learned to look at both sides of an experience so that I can embrace the journey and find value in both the time together and the value of a recognized grief and loss …

Events over the past few years have often brought difficult news for people to bear, and many seem to have struck a “nerve” in the collective consciousness of our country. These sometimes inexplicable events have cut a deep wound in our society’s sensibilities, and provoked heartfelt pleas from many caring people across the country. Although this isn’t the first time we’ve been in crisis, but the current situation can feel at times like a “bridge too far”, reaching people at a place beyond their ideologies…

In June of 2007 I lost my beloved only son Ian, to suicide. Suffice it to say, it was the most devastating thing any mother can imagine, let alone experience. If anyone had ever tried to explain to me at the time that I would survive, let alone survive fairly intact, it would have felt like an egregious lie and a fairy tale …

Today I want to discuss the concept of personal violation. It’s an important topic because I believe feelings of violation are at the core of our unhappiness and a key motivating factor of aggression in our society. We have to ask ourselves, why, as human beings, do we have to fight so hard for our personal rights, for respect, for boundaries …

There are a number of types of suffering. They include physical, psychological and emotional and range from what some would call minor irritations to major life and death kinds of suffering. Do you suppose there is one fix for all these kinds of suffering? …

The recent death of a friend has moved me to reconsider my thoughts, feelings, and beliefs on loss, death, and grief. So far, I haven’t seen myself as being good at grieving. I wasn’t taught, in direct or obvious ways, what to do with losses in life – how to mourn, how to adeptly move through life beyond grief …

We all have forces in our lives that can bring us to the brink of breakdown or imbalance. . . Anyone one of us can feel overwhelmed by life – that it’s all too much and we wonder why we go on …

Six months ago I found out I have intestinal bacterial parasites due to a weakened immune system from gluten intolerance. The diagnosing doctor told me that . . .

I have been struggling with obesity for years. It had gotten to the point of painful joints as well as medical problems from carrying around almost twice my healthy weight. While working with this issue I had an important insight …

As humans, can we learn something about our own nature by watching what unfolds in nature?  We might consider that our emotions could be like swirling bands of our personal hurricanes when we are very upset about something that’s unfolding in our personal environment.