Subject: Out of emotional pain and into joy…
Out of emotional pain and into joy…
March 31st, 2018 at 3:33 am MDTFriend, I spent years blaming others or blaming myself for the emotional pain I was feeling. My expectations for perfection were so high, I didn’t give myself much space to just be a human who was learning. I didn’t give much space to anyone else ...
How to get beyond empathy's painful side
March 24th, 2018 at 4:48 am MDTFriend, Did you know it is possible to feel empathy for the pain of your own past and become caught in it? When this happens, you tend to cycle through old and painful emotions over and over. It’s called perseverating. The anxiety or fear feels li ...
Is your empathy fooling you?
March 17th, 2018 at 2:37 pm MDTFriend, Have you noticed that sometimes your empathy actually fools you? Some years ago, I was facilitating an ancient ceremony for a lovely group of women. The woman who hosted the ceremony was someone I had met earlier, and I had the impression sh ...
When you can’t seem to feel compassion
March 11th, 2018 at 10:34 am MDTFriend, Have you noticed that when you most want to feel compassion, it can be one the most difficult times to feel it? In order to truly forgive yourself or anyone else, you need to feel compassion. Simply speaking compassionate words or saying, “ ...
She grew a new valve to her heart because she…
March 3rd, 2018 at 4:59 am MDTFriend, I love sharing this story, because a remarkable 73-year old woman named Amelia set the standard for me as a healer and spiritual teacher. Amelia’s story is her legacy for any of us who want to get a glimpse of our true potential as spiritua ...
Happy March - Surprising difference between empathy and compassion
March 1st, 2018 at 9:21 am MDTHappy March Friend! Don’t you love how a simple shift in perception can change your life dramatically? That’s what happened for me one day as I realized how easy it is to slip into empathy, when we what we are really needing is compassion. And th ...