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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

Birthing Ontocracy

Posted by on Jul 13, 2025

There’s a moment that comes after the healing, or most of the healing anyway — one that few people talk about. It’s the quiet after the storm, when the ego finally stops bracing...

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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

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...

Triggers are an Invitation

Triggers are an Invitation

Jan 19, 2023

Before I embarked on this journey of stepping up, I had no idea just how much my emotional life was held hostage. What do I mean by this? I was held hostage by aspects of myself which were ready to be seen – remember the Hall of Mirrors?  – but which I myself really did not want to. If those issues came up, in whatever context, I turned into either...

Welcome to the Hall of Mirrors

Welcome to the Hall of Mirrors

Dec 14, 2022

The quest for Stepping Up to our Potential has many paths. The one I prefer centers around challenging myself to bring the full power of me to the table. This means facing fears, recognizing what’s really valuable about myself, having the courage to work through self-doubts, and being brave enough to confront and defuse triggers (upcoming). Wherever I aim...