Heart of Gaia

Hello Fellow Travelers, What are the special traditions that you hold dear this time of year? What has meaning and value to you during this time when so many gather to celebrate the tradition of Thanksgiving Day? What traditions have you brought forth from your life experiences that now bring you joy to re-enact or put into place? All good questions for you to ask and answer for yourself now. It will cut through the confusion that many go through at this time. How to celebrate, which traditions to uphold, what gratitude practices to practice?  To shop or not to shop, eat turkey or tofu, free range or non gmo. Watch football or feast, gather with family, friends, foe? The options are endless and the decision is yours! Always the decision is yours. Take some time now to decide for yourself how you want to celebrate. Which traditions bring you the feelings of gratitude and thanksgiving? Which do not? Deciding for yourself may give the day and your life a newly added se...

Hello Fellow Travelers, Hope your week is going well! We had our first snow of the season last week. It brought us from a gorgeous, warm, long autumn right smack in the middle of extreme cold and snow. It was a bit shocking to our senses that is for sure. The trees, roses, pansies and snapdragons (yes there were still flowers blooming in November) froze in time. I liken this experience to the experiences that my fellow traveling companions on the spiritual path may be having.  Sometimes it's messy (last message) and sometimes we get frozen in our tracks. I know we have all had times in our lives when we were cruising along, enjoying the extra added benefits of something lovely when all of a sudden, it all changes.  It matters not if the change was welcome or not welcome. It matters not if the change was anticipated or if it came from nowhere. It matters not if the change was long awaited or instantly manifest. And it matters not if the change was subtle or o...

Last week's message was about the messiness of life, the ups, downs, ins and outs. The minute you think you got it figured out, life will indeed give you something else. There is a lot going on out in the world and we are inundated with it on a moment to moment basis. It seems messier this week than last. What to do? I suggest you delve in and see where it takes you. First of all, what is messy to you?  You all have your own definition and I would encourage you to find yours and work with it. Messy to me is the opposite of harmony and peace. It is feelings as well as experiences of unrest, unease, discord, disharmony, etc. It's when I or someone I love or care about is hurt, upset or in trouble. Messy is witnessing or being on the receiving end of cruelty in words or deeds. I have experienced my share of messy situations, as has everyone alive today. I have been cleaning up messes since childhood. Not only cleaning up messes, but then striving to keep order of ...