The Preciousness Of The Present Moment

Dear One,

I had to take a breather. The wildfires and huge losses in Southern California ( also with people I know and cherish) have gotten to me. There is something so raw and powerful about the intensity of fire. It literally takes my breath away and humbles me to the bone.

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How To Handle Depression After a Natural Disaster

Dear One,

I wish I could tell you that you will be spared deep emotional experiences when you go through a Natural Disaster. It is literally ‘mind-blowing’ when your home, environment, friends, animals, nature is swept up by fire, water, air or earth.

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I Welcome This Emptyness vs I Don’t Know Anything Right Now

Dear One,

everyone knows this place. Feeling empty. Most of our lives we keep moving, walking, doing, filling ourselves with busyness to avoid the ‘Void’. It’s too big and it’s scary.

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New Beginnings

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Every loss, every transition, every letting go is a New Beginning.

“Every end is a new beginning!” My first writing teacher shared with me 3 decades ago. It was like an eye opener, a complete Aha for me at the time. Today I know my many Letting go experiences have been my Heart Opener.

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The Only Way OUT is THROUGH

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“The only way out is through,” my LA holistic chiropractor Eileen said to me with great compassion many years ago.

I am a tough nut. I signed up for a 17 year long Dark Night of the Soul.

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