When I first ‘came online’ with my public work in the spiritual philosophy and healing realm, one of the first things I did was attend an invitation to speak to a peer group about neurodivergence. As a C-PTSD survivor, the lived-experience originator of the phrase ‘Orphan of Estrangement’, and someone well on the spectrum, itContinue reading “The Bonds We Forge While Masking – Reflections on Connection, Healing & Neurodivergence.”
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Growth requires sacrifice– but what does that mean?
(You can listen to the podcast version of this discussion here on Patreon) Words shift their meanings over time. This is a natural phenomenon of language. However, it’s terribly important to understand that the root meaning of a word remains at its core, and if you cannot connect to this aspect of a word, youContinue reading “Growth requires sacrifice– but what does that mean?”
On Receiving Our Desires
Why it can be hard for some of us to receive. To listen to a reading of this article, click here Whether you’re someone who takes the path of action and works towards your goals, or someone who prefers to let the flow bring things to you, the end objective to your process is theContinue reading “On Receiving Our Desires”
The Hardest Parts of Healing
Much like with ‘wellness’, ‘mindfulness’ and ‘self care’, being on a ‘healing journey’ is a popular life subject these days and for good reason. No doubt enhanced by the accessibility and visibility we garner from social media, people these days are also- as ever- descendants of troubled and traumatized families. The access to information andContinue reading “The Hardest Parts of Healing”
Is There Toxic Positivity in Your Manifesting?
What do you think happens to your manifestation to be when you’re depressed, sad, struggling with faith, bitter or angry? What do you do with “bad” emotions? Your answers to these questions can be an important check in. There are no bad emotions. And there’s no healthy way to live as a human being ifContinue reading “Is There Toxic Positivity in Your Manifesting?”
Surrender is the Golden Key
It’s not as easy as it sounds, is it? You may have often heard that ‘letting go’ is the way to get what you really want in life- or that all of your desires are simply ‘downstream’. I have written before on how detachment and manifestation go hand in hand. It sounds unbelievably simple….but thatContinue reading “Surrender is the Golden Key”
Why we must be at peace with uncertainty.
With uncertainty comes unlimited possibility At first, manifestation can be seen and taught as a tool to “take control” of one’s life. However, this would be a misapplication of its use, and a mistake leading to more blockage in life. Why? Because control thrives with lack, fear and rigidity, all enemies of peace and abundance.Continue reading “Why we must be at peace with uncertainty.”
Manifesting: Beyond Desire
Do you know why you want what you want? Beginner manifesting is all about the small stuff. The material stuff. The initial discovery that if you want something in the material world, you can get it, make it happen. The attractiveness of this approach to manifestation is to lead people who are still driven byContinue reading “Manifesting: Beyond Desire”
Manifestation as Trauma Recovery
As a survivor of abuse, a young person will spend much mental energy on the external sources of abuse. This is because those external sources have been a threat to one’s existence, AND because as children, our lives are dictated by powers outside of ourselves- later as adults whose development was stalled by trauma, thatContinue reading “Manifestation as Trauma Recovery”
On Healing Spiritual Numbness
“I want to be spiritual, but I feel like I’m missing something” Often, when talking spiritual discipline with people who aspire but struggle on the path, I hear them say they ‘can’t feel anything’. Often this lack of ‘something’ discourages them. What many feel that they need to correct is a lack of spiritual connectionContinue reading “On Healing Spiritual Numbness”