Category: Writings & Snippets

This quick, enjoyable exercise can give you a much-deserved break from stress and will help you cultivate a habit of focusing on positive thoughts and emotions.  Each morning, gift yourself a secret, ten-minute vacation from negativity. The world will survive without you worrying about it for ten minutes. Do these two things: A. Allow yourself…

Once upon a time there were two people living in a crazy world that was in chaos. Their names were Amy and Kate. AMY Amy believed the world was doomed because of pollution, climate change and corrupt governments controlling most of the world. For ten years she dreaded the end of the world. She focused…

Imagine that each day you give beautiful gifts to someone you love. Picture them with a small pile of beautifully wrapped presents beside them.  Now picture this: The person ignores the gifts. Doesn’t even look at the pile. Instead, they think about all the people in the world who are suffering.  Every day, they spend…

For everyone who is sad about missing loved ones, I hope this small collection of “evidence” that you’ll see them again one day, plus this beautiful story about my grandmother, will give you comfort. In my personal life and professional life I have talked with people who have had, themselves, or have talked with/assisted those…

I discovered some unexpected freedoms and truths about life, during a unique time. I had left my first husband months earlier and then left a stressful, all-consuming job in television production. I was living in peaceful solitude in my cute, tiny studio apartment in a nice neighbourhood. I was editing a nonfiction book and my…

What if your soul came to Earth to learn and evolve?  Many believe that our souls reincarnate several times in order to do exactly this.  If you believe your soul came to Earth this time around, to learn and grow, keep reading. So here we are in this reincarnation, our souls existing in the earthly…

I had this epiphany, or maybe more of an observation, recently.  Among my “real life” friends there are three women who work very hard in their jobs and keep their homes clean with the kind of perfectionism our grandmothers had.  You know, cleanliness is next to godliness. I have heard these women talking about working…

Some people call it a “vibe.” Some refer to it as a person’s “energy.”  Quantum physicists say individuals vibrate at a certain frequency and attract things (including people) that are on the same frequency.  You really can feel people’s energy sometimes if you tune in, or even sometimes when you don’t tune in at all.…

Hiding our flaws and weaknesses, and trying to impress people, is what we ALL do most of our lives, starting in childhood. We want people to respect us and like us. We fear people’s judgments. In our minds on autopilot, we work to manage people’s impressions of us. Hence the term “impression management.” We don’t…

Recently, I found a box of all my journals since the late 80’s. I’ve started reading through them slowly. This is the first time I’ve read them! I am having so many insights while reading them. Also lots of cringe moments! Haha. One thing that I wrote about while I was deep in my old,…