The NA Gift For Yourself In our journey through this labyrinth called life, we encounter any number of challenges that can catch us unawares and

The Nature of our Thinking Mind Some time ago, I was blessed with a new and incredibly beautiful way to be with life challenges. This

The Therapy Of Tears I have been exploring information on a therapy that I have been using for many, many years: the therapy of tears.

September Nostalgia As a young girl living on the farm in Missouri, September was a very busy time. My grandmother, Clementine, would refer to this

The Human Family A week or so ago, my husband and I were having lunch at a small restaurant, seated at an outside patio. The

AIR We have done a brief exploration of earth, water, and fire. Now we will explore the final of the basic four elements of our

FIRE Fire is the third element in our series of the four elements. When we think about the element of fire, we can consider that

WATER Last month we explored the nature and importance of the earth’s energies as they relate to our bodies and emotions. This month we are

EARTH Earth is a German-English word that simply means “ground.” Of course, earth means much more than that to the inhabitants living upon it. Mother

Reverence For Nature EARTH, WATER, FIRE, AIR—the four life-creating and life-sustaining gifts of nature, and they are free—no prescription needed. When we live our lives

Encounters On The Road Of Life In the 1970s my husband and I used to drive to Mammoth Lakes, California at every opportunity we could

A Prayer For The New Year I remember many years ago, while on the farm with my grandparents, there was a devastating tornado that was

Yuletide, Christmastide Have you ever wondered why we sing of the Twelve Days of Christmas in an old and well known Christmas carol? Or the

Tidbits Of Life “Let your life lightly dance on the edges of time like dew on the tip of a leaf.” — Rabindranath Tagore When

Mystery, Yes I am sharing a story with you today not only because it is interesting, but also because it provides us with one more

Self Loving Kindness Have you ever considered taking an inventory of the unkind or unloving thoughts you have about yourself? As some of you have

All Life Is Precious “What is life? It is the flash of a firefly in the night. It is the breath of a buffalo in

From the Heart Steven Petrow writes in his book: Stupid Things I Won’t Do When I Get Old – “Sending missives into the future, telling

Transcending Separations As humans, we don’t always agree with each other and that is the natural order of things. We are not here to convince

Magical Muscle Molecules of Hope What are the magical muscle molecules of hope?  Relatively new discoveries show that movement of the body allows the muscles