My family shares my happiness! I have heard it said many times “If Mom is happy, everyone is happy.” Recently I considered a new idea: When the kids are happy, mom is happy and when mom is happy – well you know how the saying goes…. Books, experts, the not so expert, and society advise…
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What are the odds that a Spiritual conversation could transpire at a baseball game? Chances are very good when a snake visits her fellow Diamondbacks in Arizona. Spirit blows the roof wide open. It all started on a lovely, spring day in Phoenix, Arizona. This was the third visit to Chase Field for this snake. …
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If You Believe – Gino Walker & The CSLCV Band Sundays are special for music lovers here in San Clemente. Live Music from a five piece band that will rock your spiritual socks off. All Ages Welcome 10:30am – 12 with a “Namaste Consciousness” Last Sunday was no exception with a return visit from Gino Walker singing “If…
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Do you suffer from Woundology? In the book, “Anatomy of Spirit”by Caroline Myss, PHD, she explains woundology this way. “Our culture has become therapeutically fluent by creating a language of intimacy. We now use the revelation and exchange of our wounds as the substance of our conversation as the glue that binds a relationship. We…
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“Laughter is the shortest distance between two people.” ~Victor Borge I must admit, my life is very full. Although some may call it hectic, I love all that I do and all of the people in my life. But at times I really have to stop and remember what I am doing and where I’m going…
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My Potted Azalea Last Year Several years ago, at the top of the housing market, I succumbed to the lure of buying a condo that I didn’t love or even like. Real estate prices were rising so fast I fell into the urgency of that market, thinking this would eventually become my savings for my…
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Maybe artists are instinctively drawn to a creative process? The topic of “Process” has been on my mind a lot lately. Recently while watching a video on illustrative design the instructor said something which stuck with me for days. “It is said that practice makes perfect. I disagree. If your creative process is flawed then…
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I like to consider myself a positive person, but I have to admit that I arrived at my daughters’ water polo practice yesterday afternoon feeling more than a little frazzled, as the challenges of the day and a scheduling nightmare looming for this weekend had begun to take their toll. As I was ruminating over…
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Cheering for Oneness The theme of the month at Center for Spiritual Living, Capistrano Valley is Upcycling. For this past Sunday, “Trash Talk” was the topic of Dr. Heather Clark’s message. In rivalries, taunting others with “Trash talk” can have a smidge of truth in a mindset. If we are in a way of thinking…
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