Spiritual Parenting: Magic in the Ordinary

St. Patrick’s Day always reminds me to bring a little more magic to the ordinary.  Children are so open, ready and willing to believe in the invisible. They have unwavering faith that magic exists and find joy in looking for fairies in the flowers and leprechauns in the clovers. The young know, without a doubt, that gold…

No one mourns the wicked

No one mourns the wicked. Yes, Goodness knows The Wicked’s lives are lonely Goodness knows The Wicked cry alone Nothing grows for the Wicked They reap only What they sow -Stephen Schwartz – Upon viewing the performance of Wicked in Los Angeles about 4 years ago, I remember noticing the metaphysical connections in the lyrics. …

Free Your Mind

A couple of years ago, a good friend introduced me to a little book called The Untethered Soul by Michael Singer. After reading it, I bought copies for every member of my family because I loved the message so much. I must admit, even though I loved the concepts in the book, I found it…

Learning Forgiveness

Forgiveness. This word carries so much weight and meaning. It’s said that forgiveness is one of the hardest lessons for human beings to learn. And one of the most important lessons as well. I thought I knew all about forgiveness. All you have to do is pick out all the character flaws and shortcomings of the…

Our Sacred Covenant

Our Sacred Covenant Today is the annual meeting at our spiritual center. It has become one of the most meaningful days of the year for me as we join together to look back at the previous year and align in consciousness with the vision cast by our Spiritual Director, Dr. Heather Clark. Whether you attend…

Red Leather Guilt Trip

On Sunday I will be speaking about boundaries and borders. It brought to mind a visceral  memory  illustrates the body-mind connection. Many years ago, long before I had a cell phone, while still living in Edmonton, Canada, I traveled to Southern California to attend a work-related conference. One of the days of the conference was free time…

Spiritual Parenting

Feeling isolated, my teen needed a centered parent who understood. This week tensions ran higher than usual with my kids. I have three daughters: a teen, a preteen and a preschooler. The developmental stage for all  of these ages focuses on detaching from parents, finding individuality and hanging out with friends. Ugh! It creates a family…