And the new year can't begin soon enough This week, I’m passing along my (social media averse) husband, Bill Magavern’s end-of-year songlist. Trust me, it will help. My longtime friend and colleague, Dan Hirsch, died in July. Dan had an annual … [Read more...] about Songs to Help The Year End 2025
Archives for 2025
Sweet Baby Jesus, save us from this nightmare
we've waited long enough Isaiah 9:6: “For to us a child is born, to us a son is given, and the government will be on his shoulders. And he will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.” Matthew … [Read more...] about Sweet Baby Jesus, save us from this nightmare
Keep your space cluttered and your mind clear (wait, is that what they say?)
However your mind is, that’s how your home will be. If you free your mind of clutter, your home will be uncluttered. –Sister Shivani I had really thought it was the other way around, that I had to clear clutter in order to have a clear mind, but … [Read more...] about Keep your space cluttered and your mind clear (wait, is that what they say?)
Turns Out Owls Aren’t Even Vaguely Wise (Or are they?)
INCONVENIENT is about the nicest word I can use to describe my forced “Owl Experience” last Friday. And no, it didn’t turn out to be magically spiritual or anything. Or did it? So here’s the deal: a year ago I bought a 90 minute “Owl Experience" for … [Read more...] about Turns Out Owls Aren’t Even Vaguely Wise (Or are they?)
Are you living fully right now?
Why to Know Your Dharma Dharma is an eastern word with many meanings including one’s true inner calling or life’s work. The Hindus and Buddhists teach that we all have a Dharma, but not all of us are conscious of it or following it. What is your … [Read more...] about Are you living fully right now?
Are you a retired workaholic?
On my latest episode of The Conscious Reality Show , I interview four members of the anonymous 12-step recovery group, Workaholics Anonymous (yes, that’s a real thing), about what it is like to be a workaholic or activity addict, why they got into … [Read more...] about Are you a retired workaholic?
My Life-Changing Health Practitioners (To Inspire You to Keep Looking for a Cure)
If my readers could take away anything at all from today’s post, it’s this: no matter what long-term pain, condition, or inexplicable set of symptoms you’ve been living with, there is relief available. And maybe even an out-and-out cure through … [Read more...] about My Life-Changing Health Practitioners (To Inspire You to Keep Looking for a Cure)
Cooperate with the reality you want (not the one you don’t)
Did you ever have one of those snaps of yourself that you judged at the time of taking, wishing it didn’t exist, but then years later you see it again and think—hmmm, I looked great back then, I wish I knew it? What if that were true about your whole … [Read more...] about Cooperate with the reality you want (not the one you don’t)
What if there are unemployed angels all around us?
how an angel in rainbow scrubs once helped me Hey, do you believe in angels? Irish mystic Lorna Byrne does. Diagnosed as “retarded” as a child, best-selling author Byrne maintains she has always seen angels in physical form her whole life. Not … [Read more...] about What if there are unemployed angels all around us?
We must meet physical force with soul force
we are not about war At Saturday’s 7,000-strong Hands Off rally/picnic in Sacramento, I was saddened that many of the speakers, especially those much younger than I, continued to use the metaphor of war to activate the crowd to action to protect, … [Read more...] about We must meet physical force with soul force
Chewing on Sacred Sticks
“Oh no,” said Matthew, “Toby is eating the ‘sacred sticks’!” Matthew wanted to help me, but his housemate’s dog was busily destroying something important to him. Matthew had recently returned from a pilgrimage to New Mexico, where he had stumbled … [Read more...] about Chewing on Sacred Sticks
Is this my pain? (or is it someone else’s?)
As we proceed through life, we assume that our thoughts, beliefs, feelings, and body sensations are our own. I’m willing to believe that some of my thoughts and beliefs, while masquerading as mine, are heavily influenced by the collective … [Read more...] about Is this my pain? (or is it someone else’s?)