Be Authentic This Holiday Season!
We all do it – we want others to like us and to think highly of us. We worry about what others will think if we choose a career that is unusual, or decide not to follow traditions at holiday time. We...
View ArticleThe Dream of the Magical Theatre
The tale of the Magical Theatre made its appearance in an extraordinary dream that at first seemed too fantastic to be real. But, the dream came with such power that I was forced to begin dismantling...
View ArticleWhat Heaven Can Hear
Last December, I decided to attend a retreat in Finland, of all places. A retreat in — say, Bermuda — might’ve been preferable that time of year, especially for a Minnesotan. But the Finnish retreat...
View ArticleFrom the Heart: Truth or Sabotage?
I WORK WITH a rental car agency that gets me good deals. When I began to use the agency I phoned in an order to the owner, who is a friend of mine. When he emailed me the confirmation, I discovered he...
View ArticleFrom the Editor: Stepping out…into You
QUITE SOME TIME ago I traveled solo by bus and train across England to a retreat center, a bed-and-breakfast, in Glastonbury. Arriving at the same time was a group of guests who had signed up for a...
View ArticleFrom the Editor: The Big Reveal – Sharing more of Who We Truly Are
IT’S ONLY JUST BEGUN. You don’t have to be a student of metaphysics to acknowledge that this planet — and all of us who are along for the ride — are shifting. The climate is changing to a new normal....
View ArticleFinding My Heart, My Authentic Self
The heart represents a powerful, albeit usually unfulfilled, yearning for love, happiness and connection. Gaining a stronger link to my heart and, thereby, finding greater fulfillment, is the focus of...
View ArticlePut Your Whole Self In!
Excerpt and adaptation from the book When Did You Die? 8 Steps to Stop Dying Every Day and Start Waking Up Do you remember being a little kid and dancing to the song “The Hokey Pokey,” putting...
View ArticleWild Voice: Writing with Authentic Expression
Based on the book Wild Women, Wild Voices Every writer has a beautiful, authentic, wild voice. This is where we start early on, using our imagination and our natural wildness to express the stories our...
View ArticleFrom the Editor: Snowden, Surveillance and the Military Industrial Complex
“Just because you’re paranoid doesn’t mean they aren’t after you.” — Joseph Heller, Catch-22 This morning after reading a few more pages of Glenn Greenwald’s book, No Place to Hide: Edward Snowden, the...
View ArticleIt takes a Village
My life experience as a mom comes directly from the mistakes and triumphs my children and I have experienced together. My first daughter, Ashleyrose, now 30, was truly the guinea pig for me. She...
View ArticleParenting Authentically: Knowing what to do to Change the Tide
The first time I had authentic anger with my children, I knew I’d made it as a parent. What a unique experience to be joy-filled about being angry. I knew I was able to operate authentically with them,...
View ArticleSpirit Leaves: Growing Children
“Your children are not your children. They are the sons and daughters of Life’s longing for itself. They come through you but not from you, And though they are with you yet they belong not to you.” —...
View ArticleHow to Remove Fear from our Lives: The Ancient Shaman’s Way to Authenticity
The fear at the base our human existence is the fear that “I am not”…not powerful enough, not smart enough, not rich enough, not beautiful enough. I fear “I am not.” And, of course, it is true, I am...
View ArticleAuthenticity as a Way of Being
Authenticity takes courage, determination and strength. The rewards are great. In the words of Brene Brown, “Authenticity is a collection of choices that we have to make every day. It’s about the...
View ArticleOvercome the ‘Shoulds’ that block your Authentic Self-expression
There are no shoulds…. In our world of globalization and a gazillion possibilities, it’s often too easy to forget who we are at our core. We start comparing our wants, our needs and our dreams to...
View ArticleBeing Authentic on the Internet
I have noticed that as soon as you go on the internet, especially if you are not just on social media but are building a website or a business where you share your skills and expertise, then the...
View ArticleRemoving the Layers of Separation from Spirit
We have 39 to 48 thoughts per minute as we go about our day, taking care of business…living…surviving. Unless we are consciously monitoring our process, thoughts just happen. But here is something to...
View ArticleAuthenticity Tips: How to be our Real Selves all the Time
Authenticity originates from the inside and emanates outward. I find it essential to connect with Divinity, higher self — whatever the terminology — and feel gratitude, set intentions, get firmly...
View ArticleMy Journey to Authenticity
I believe in being vulnerable and sharing my story in the hope that it will help others, allowing those working toward full authenticity to feel greater comfort in lowering their defenses. This is the...
View ArticleMy Authenticity & Fairies
The value of sharing my love and connection with the fairies lies in the joy it brings to myself and others. Seeing light come back into people’s eyes when they make their connection is my passion....
View ArticleStar Born People
If you take from Mother Earth, you need more than permission. If you honor the relationship, as Native Americans believe, you need to give back an offering. There has got to be mutual consent and...
View ArticleLiving Authentically
These things are “real” for me: tears — of my own, my family and my clients; loving and playing with my dogs (for the sheer purity of their souls); sitting outside getting some sun (I am a Leo after...
View ArticleThe Redesign of Reality
We should not divide our perceived reality but be amused by it. The thought fragments that divulge our reactions create assumptions that shape our reality. It is by entertainment that we become actors...
View ArticleComing Home to Authenticity
Five years ago I was lost in a sea of darkness, completely disconnected from my authenticity. I was struggling at the end of a 20-year relationship to make it work for the sake of our children. My...
View ArticleOn the Road to Authenticity
If you are a curious person, you probably like to investigate the latest electronic gadgets, sports gear and vacation destinations. If you are a curious person who is searching for spiritual...
View ArticleThe Importance of Being Who You Are
We humans have set all kinds of parameters around what kind of person you are supposed to be. It varies a little from culture to culture but on the whole, we all know we should be kind, generous and...
View ArticleHow to be your Authentic Self, Authentically
In the last 10 years, the word authenticity has become a buzzword thrown around by people trying to prove how authentic they are (and sometimes failing quite miserably). We’re told to be our authentic...
View ArticleKundalini & Opening to the Authentic Inner Divine
Authenticity within Kundalini is to become the genuine truth of one’s divine self. To live the truth of one’s beingness as a natural individual worthy of the diversity of exalted life experience and...
View ArticleAuthenticity & Compassion
The ancient Greeks had a famous aphorism, “gnôthi seauton” — know thyself. Indeed, being authentically who we are cannot be done without knowing what, exactly, that is. This is a continual and ongoing...
View ArticleThe Risk of Authenticity
Being authentic for some people appears to be easy and natural. Many of the people I know who are what I consider authentic are unselfish, kind and humble. Since I have tended to be a people pleaser...
View ArticleLiving from the Authentic Self: the Middle Path as a Way of Life
When we are born into this world as a little baby, we are very simple, ordinary and in a state of immense trust in the world. A baby inside the mother’s womb is never occupied with thoughts on how it...
View ArticleUnfolding Your Authentic Gifts
One of the basic human desires is to be of service. It may not be a top priority at all times, but this desire to improve life on Earth is a thread that runs through most people. Some people know at a...
View ArticleSpirit Leaves: The Genuine Article
In one respect, authenticity should come naturally. It ought to be easy to be ourselves. We would avoid having to prepare the face to meet the faces that [we] meet, the dilemma of Eliot’s anti-hero, J....
View ArticleMichele Rae to read, sign new book on April 9
The public is invited to attend an open house on Sunday, April 9, to celebrate the release of a groundbreaking book from transformational leader Michele Rae. She will present readings from Living from...
View ArticleLiving from Your Center Within: An Interview with Transformational Leader...
“We are living amidst a transformative period in human development, experiencing dramatic paradigm shifts and leaps in human consciousness itself. I invite you to participate consciously in creating...
View ArticleFrom the Heart: How to Get into the In Crowd
In high school I looked up to my classmate Rick Brown, the quintessential cool guy. He was the good-looking captain of the football team and president of the student council. He had a cheerleader...
View ArticleAuthenticity is Our Key
If someone were to ask you what life is, how do you think you would respond? For most people, it’s work, motivated by the pressure to earn a living. It’s keeping up with the rent or the mortgage,...
View ArticleLive Fully, Wholeheartedly and with Authenticity
2019, the year to integrate all that we are. The year where we have tried and tested so many ways of eating, living, thinking and being that we now can decide what we want to keep in our lives. It’s...
View ArticleBe Authentic
How to create a loving relationship with yourself, with others and with life To be authentic means to remain true to your own being. Be truthful to yourself. You are not needed to change others or try...
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