Artists and designers are creatively using others’ castoffs in this economy to create chic, reusable and recycled works of art, including bridal gowns. Transforming dresses, paintings, furniture, homes, trash, or all manner of items into something new, something creative, something else is similar to our own growth and changes in life—using the raw material of our experiences to make new ones is what we do.
Shock, Assessment, Plan, Support, Rebuild I wrote this article in January, 2009, over a year and a half ago. According to my web stats, it is one of my most read posts. I remember when I was writing it, our family was going through a person crisis, as my husband battled cancer. At the time, I considered titling the post, “What fighting cancer has taught me about coping with the current economic crisis”. I decided not to, because I didn’t feel it was appropriate to bring in my personal story and experiences into a public blog (have my perceptions of social media ever changed since!). Yet, as I was writing it, I realized how much the coping mechanisms for any crisis (whether personal, professional, global or local) have many of the same aspects when it comes to how they affect us and how we react to them. I am sharing this post again here today, because I hope it will help anyone who is trying to cope with a difficult crisis in their lives – [...]
“The world we knew as children is still buried within our minds. Our childlike self is the deepest level of our being. It is who we really are, and what is real doesn’t go away.” Marianne Williamson Life never ceases to amaze me. I constantly experience synchronicity. And with each experience, I receive transformative healing and awakening. Last Sunday, I was feeling alone in my silent reverie, reflecting back nine months to the day when my husband passed away. Just at that moment, the door burst open and the sounds of excited young boys filled the room. “Mom, we have a mouse. He is almost dead,” states my 10 year old son. “It looks like Spirit (our cat) got him.” When I looked into the faces of my two sons and their friend, I saw such immense compassion and eagerness to help this little injured animal, it took my breath away. I stifled the deeply domesticated voice inside me that wanted to scream, “Get that thing out of my house!” and instead, I asked the [...]
All the noise we create by structuring our lives to collect things can actually be a way of building a monument of distraction. The rise of the organizing and storage industries—not to mention all the communication pathways and devices used to collect and store messages and information—speak to how distracted and fragmented we’ve become.
It is easy to assume that my choice of thought and action has no affect on the events playing out on the world stage, but what if it does? What if my choice to raise my own vibration higher is all that was needed from me that day? What if this is my real job?
Often life's most important teachers come in small packages. It is true that children are resilient. But, why is that? What is it that helps them move through loss more effortlessly than we do?
The shift from separation into unity consciousness is happening world wide. It is only as we are able to merge our divine and human selves into one voice that our outer authority will change. By doing our own inner work and clearing the “demons” so to speak, we give rise to our higher self and it is able now to speak clearly.
Is it “green” to have the greenest lawn on the block? In today’s more socially conscious society we are increasingly faced with duplicity in our work and personal lives. Are you being true to your own heart?
t is only when I contemplate the perfection in my life do I really appreciate it. Throughout the day, I was too busy going through my To Do List to notice.
Energy Posting by Brenda Harley Gazing out my window and wondering yet again about life and where we are headed, my eyes are drawn to the magnificent pine that sits on the edge of our property. It is well over a hundred years old and I am filled with such gratitude every time I look upon it. Its value lies in its enduring beauty, nothing more. If it were cut down and used to produce something, I’m sure that on some level it would be more valuable. Yet to me, it could not do anything more than BE to make me happy. Its beauty in my life adds value. The sun, continuing to shine down in earthy Taurus, supports this deep connection to nature. Sometimes all we can do is take care of our immediate surroundings and make decisions that respect our values. It is not about anyone else. The moon is waxing into full on the 20th and right now is about half way there in the sign of Virgo, asking us to take [...]
