Do you ever feel like you’re stuck hitting your head against a hard surface struggling to get through to the other side? I felt that way this morning as I strained to conjure up an idea for today’s blog. I wrote one but it didn’t feel right.  It wasn’t inspired. So I took my own advice and went for a walk with the dogs along the river.  I asked for inspiration. Spirit answered my plea for help. On my walk I noticed a plant growing right through the black top.  You can see from the photo how … [Read more...]

  “It is unwise to be too sure of one's own wisdom. It is healthy to be reminded that the strongest might weaken and the wisest might err.”     Mahatma Gandhi A while back I shared an experience where I confessed to killing a spider.  Shortly after the email was released a client unsubscribed from my list and shared that she couldn't believe an animal communicator would kill a spider.  I understood her point of view and wondered, does being an animal communicator make me less human?  What … [Read more...]

Would you like  more peace in your life?  In the World? Back in 1995, I was Director of the Small Business Assistance Center at Madison Area Technical College.  Our department took a day off to go to a quiet retreat center and envision our future.  As part of the process we were each invited to develop our own personal mission statement.  To this day, my mission statement is printed and framed, hanging where I see it often. It reads: ” My mission is to be a conduit of peace, to live a … [Read more...]

Who’s driving your bus? Are you driving or are you being driven by instincts that served you 150,000 years ago? Studies of the brain show instinctively we’re Debbie Downer (no offense to any Debbie). Our brains have a negativity bias.  Negative experiences are more important to the brain and make deeper and more lasting impressions than positive experiences.  When our ancestors were hanging out in the Serengeti it was important for our brain to remember not to play with lions. As evolving … [Read more...]