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Releasing Trauma: 5 Levels of Readiness

Mar 19, 2019
10 min

Releasing Trauma: 5 Levels of Readiness

Trauma. Unless we’ve completely buried our heads in the sand or have chosen to live with our heads in the clouds, we cannot go a day without seeing the effects of trauma all around us. Traumatized humans experience chaos within, creating chaos in relationships, families, communities, nations and the planet itself. If hurt people hurt people, then healing the hurt in people is absolutely essential to our society and our species. We’ve engaged in this sacred work now for years,

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The Mirror

Jan 6, 2019
2 min

The Mirror

Today is the day he conquers. Perched on the branch he admires his opponent: Lovely golden feathers on breast. Wings the color of dust. Proud beak, strong neck. Just like his own. Today the mighty opponent is going down, and he will own that tree in the window, so like his own. Today he will complete his victory and be free from that arrogant opponent. Today, finally, will be the last day he has to spend so much energy, so much time, so much passion, on this worthy battle. No

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The Architect - A Short Story

Sep 21, 2018
15 min

The Architect - A Short Story

(To Freyja Inanna, with gratitude for her unrelenting support and acceptance. She is my She, my garden, my muse.) Chapter 1 “How am I doing?” I asked. “You’re doing great” tso replied in his quiet, peaceful, soundless voice. As always, I loved hearing his voice. Frank stirred in the background, but seemed to be asleep. I allowed myself a quiet moment to enjoy the affirmation. Then I picked up another brick and examined it closely. Heavy, grooved, old. Hefting it, I let it soa

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Desire Is A Gift You Give Her

May 7, 2018
2 min

Desire Is A Gift You Give Her

Do you withhold your desire, conceal or crush it for fear that it might offend? Do you fall into the dreaded ‘friend zone’ because you fear the possibility of ‘rejection’ more than the friend zone? Are you open to expressing your desire with absolutely no attachment to the outcome…like an invitation she can accept or not, and still be confident in your worth and masculinity? Did you know a simple “I’d really like to kiss you right now” without making a move and then letting h

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I Have No Shame!

Apr 24, 2018
2 min

I Have No Shame!

I am woman…and I have no shame. I am not ashamed of the pleasure I feel or the burning depths of my desire! I am not ashamed of the men I have fucked or the colour of their skin. I have experienced the most exquisite joy and pleasure of being held and kissed in the arms of a man who adores me while being made love to by another man who also loves me with every fibre of his being...and to then be made love to by both my men at once...to feel both their hands on my body...th

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I Almost Missed it

Mar 25, 2018
2 min

I Almost Missed it

1999 – 38 years old, and I almost missed it. I almost missed stepping into feeling, being, living. I almost betrayed myself for what my parents, my upbringing, and my church handed to me when I first stepped into adulthood. I almost missed the beginning of my life as a human being. Such a small betrayal of what my entire being was telling me and I could have shut it all down, squeezed it back in the box, accepted death without ever first experiencing life. I almost did that.

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Do You Hold Her?

Feb 18, 2018
2 min

Do You Hold Her?

What do you do when she cries? Do you hold her awkwardly, telling her all the reasons why she shouldn’t cry, and see her as weak, pathetic, and needy? Do you flee, hide, pretend you don’t see her pain, and hope she gets over it? Do you get angry and ask, “What’s wrong?” — impatient for her to get “control” of herself? Do you drop the ball? Or do you honor her in her emotion, hold her without judgment, quietly stroke her hair, and let her know that you’re here for her, and eve

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Why Fixing a Relationship Doesn’t Work...

Feb 16, 2018
2 min

Why Fixing a Relationship Doesn’t Work...

The modern approach to relationship problems is the classic marriage counselor paradigm. A couple sits down in a therapist’s office and seek to find a cure for their relationship woes. They are working on their relationship. In effect, sitting in that office are a husband, a wife, a therapist, and one other – the “relationship.” Everybody puts a great deal of effort taking care of this 4th entity. Created at the beginning, when all was joyful and easy, it has taken on ever gr

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The Dirty Little Secret Behind “Perfectionism”

Jan 16, 2018
4 min

The Dirty Little Secret Behind “Perfectionism”

Julie takes a few moments to finish putting on her lipstick. It is 7:05 am, and the kids have to be in the car and heading to school in 10 minutes. She chose a cute little green outfit today for the drive to the school, and everything is perfectly on schedule with getting everyone out the door, thanks to her careful supervision. Cleaning up after breakfast she continues to ride herd, finally shepherding everyone out right on time. As she loads the children, she realizes that,

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The Deepest Betrayal

Jan 4, 2018
2 min

The Deepest Betrayal

The deepest betrayal we can commit is what happens when we are too afraid to be who we are. This is the betrayal of self…the denial of our true essence. Betrayal is when we allow others to tell us who we are, silence our voice and we become a shell of the powerful being we were born to be! It’s like the eagle who remained on the ground his whole life watching other eagles gliding through the skies above him but never soaring himself because he had been told he was a chicke

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Be Your Own Flavor of Spectacular!

Jan 2, 2018
5 min

Be Your Own Flavor of Spectacular!

Do you ever look at a successful, amazing person and wish that was you? Do you find yourself envying them their “luck,” the advantages of their birth, their effortless success? Is it inconceivable that you will ever be there, experience their success, be that powerful, that beautiful, that self-assured, that spectacular? There is a secret, and unfortunately for so many, it seems to be a well-kept secret. That secret has two parts: You will never be that. You will never have t

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The Vibration of Beauty

Dec 24, 2017
3 min

The Vibration of Beauty

Beauty is a vibration. Beauty is NOT the un-attainable standard image that American society has created it to be. Beauty is about the deep connection a being has with the essence of their true nature…it is the full acceptance and love of every inch of our bodies and every aspect of who we are. Beauty is about allowing ourselves to be fully seen, with the light and shadow, the perfect imperfections, in full view…all integrated as one perfectly created divine being! We, as w

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Transformation: Was I Hiding or What?!

Nov 27, 2017
2 min

Transformation: Was I Hiding or What?!

Transformation: was I hiding or what?! Our computer didn’t even recognize my old photos! 😂 Seriously…looking back and sorting through all the old digital photos on our computer two days ago, Michael asked me who all these old photos were that were coming up in “faces” that the computer wasn’t able to recognize and put into a name category. “Those are old photos of me”, I responded rather surprised that he wasn’t sure. I shouldn’t have been surprised since the computer didn

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Is Your Ego a Narcissist?

Nov 19, 2017
6 min

Is Your Ego a Narcissist?

Do you have a narcissistic ego? Not everyone does BUT it’s more common than you might realize! The narcissist voice is likely the voice of a past narcissistic abuser, an unwelcome guest, a nasty little leftover from one of the most essential tool in a narcissists toolbox – turning his victim against their own selves. (Very Important Note: Narcissistic ego does not imply the person is a narcissistic. Think of it more like you’re in relationship with a narcissist in your head.)

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Who Are You...Really...Do You Know?

Oct 23, 2017
3 min

Who Are You...Really...Do You Know?

Have you ever felt trapped in the story of your life, like you are an actor on the stage of someone else’s story and they are the director…like your feelings and dreams are of little or no consequence and who you are really doesn’t matter…like you’re in someone else’s dream and you can’t wake up and you can’t escape the dream? Does anyone even know who you are? Do you? As stated by Jen Rode, “She/he who is most lucid in the dream controls the dream.” Are you awake? Are yo

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How DARE YOU?!

Oct 16, 2017
4 min

How DARE YOU?!

The silence is finally being broken and it’s about damn time! The enormity of the problem of women being subjected to sexual harassment, sexual assault or both is being exposed publicly and worldwide by two little words – “Me too”. In these two words are courage and support…women uniting to expose the truth. The truth that women have NOT been granted the respect they deserve as sisters, mothers, humans. Denied a most basic right -to not have their bodies and minds violated

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When the Universe Won't 'Put Out'

Sep 14, 2017
3 min

When the Universe Won't 'Put Out'

Why is it that so often it feels like the Universe just won’t give us what we want? In spite of our intellectual understanding of the Law of Attraction and setting intention and even engaging in committed action to create that result, many experience frustration, disappointment and even anger that the Universe just won’t ‘put out’…that the success, wealth, relationship, or happiness they desire always remains seemingly just out of reach. The problem is that most people, espe

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Why Don’t Dreams Come True?

Aug 17, 2017
3 min

Why Don’t Dreams Come True?

Have you ever desired something so deeply and poured all the faith, effort and will that you could draw from the depths of your soul into creating that dream, only to seemingly fail? Does block after block come up keeping you from the success you desire and deserve? Do you keep drawing in relationships that do not serve you and wondering why that is? Do you see others who seem to have all the luck and get whatever they want…like it’s just easy for them, and wonder why? Man

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How Committed Are You to What You SAY You Want?

Aug 11, 2017
3 min

How Committed Are You to What You SAY You Want?

Just how committed are you to what you say you want? When you dare to say out loud something you desire to create in your life, an opportunity will come your way. It already has. Someone has offered a suggestion as to how you actually have what you want, or create the healing you desire…the perfect teacher or healer has shown up in your space so synchronistically that it was like the universe heard your thoughts. What did you do with this opportunity? Did you accept it w

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When Ego Masculine Meets Goddess

Jul 14, 2017
3 min

When Ego Masculine Meets Goddess

Have you noticed that, when a woman steps into her feminine power, embodies her sexuality and claims her pleasure, other women are the first to point the accusing finger of shame at her? It is other women who accuse her of being a ‘slut’ or a ‘bitch’ and try to drag her back into the black hole of the patriarchal energy of female subservience, misogyny and fear. These women have bought into the patriarchal mindset that a powerful, sexual woman is something to be despised, r

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