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Emotional Intelligence

The Global Identity Crisis: A Great Unmaking

Posted by on Apr 14, 2025

Right now, I see the world as experiencing a massive identity crisis—one that is not just social or political, but spiritual. It mirrors the Dark Night of the Ego on a global...

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Own Your Value

Boundaries are the Rules of Engagement

Posted by on Mar 21, 2025

In the last episode, I explored my journey through a growing understanding of power. That post actually started as a review of my journey through understanding boundaries, but I...

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Tools & Tips

The Ego Isn’t the Enemy – It’s the Structure

Posted by on May 9, 2025

There’s an idea among many spiritual seekers that the ego is a bad thing and that we need to somehow ‘get rid of it’. A few teachers remind us that getting rid of...

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Education

Lessons in Betrayal from a Scorpion

Posted by on Apr 30, 2025

Years ago, my husband and I were having one of our many philosophical conversations about emotional truths. He brought up the topic of betrayal, and I sat with it for a bit before...

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Recent Posts

Self-Awareness requires Courage

Self-Awareness requires Courage

Jun 22, 2023

True emotional awareness takes courage. I mean, real courage. There is a huge movement out there aimed at becoming conscious, and I was a part of it for many years. Unfortunately, I never really got anywhere with it. I am going to go out on major limb here by confessing that I was frustrated by platitudes and positive affirmations. They just didn’t help...

A Closer Look at Fear

A Closer Look at Fear

May 24, 2023

I’d like to talk today about Fear. While it’s both a blessing and curse, being aware of how it can physiologically affect each of us is important to understand. Fear is a basic, root level, hard wired emotion with the sole objective of survival. Fear is always linked to ideas of survival, however obfuscated the linkages may be. When in a situation...

Book Review: Dark Side of the Light Chasers by Debbie Ford

Book Review: Dark Side of the Light Chasers by Debbie Ford

Apr 6, 2023

Dark Side of the Light Chasers Reclaiming Your Power, Creativity, Brilliance, and Dreams by Debbie Ford This is an excellent book – clearly written, using personal and relatable examples from the author’s life and experience including her drug addiction. She’s been to some dark places and found her out. I found it inspirational and very...

Cosmic Enemas and Emotional Blenders – A Look at Dark Nights

Cosmic Enemas and Emotional Blenders – A Look at Dark Nights

Feb 27, 2023

It would be marvelous if we could always learn things the easy way. Unfortunately, much of humanity seems to be wired differently. When we are comfortable, we don’t want to change things. I mean, we’re comfortable! But once comfortable, it seems that things have get really bad before lessons are learned – at least for myself in my youth,...

Relationship with Money

Relationship with Money

Feb 22, 2023

I’m going to change topics for this post, returning to a topic discussed early on but otherwise left alone. While some people like to imagine that a journey into consciousness does not involve money, I’ve learned otherwise. The Story I have made pretty much every single money mistake imaginable. Yes, this even includes a personal bankruptcy. I...