When I bought the Songbird building five years ago, I thought I was done with remodeling and moving. Then Spirit called me to open the store 3 ½ years ago and to move it 1 ½ years ago, right before a fire in the building. […]
Since the Parkland mass shooting, my Facebook feed has been filled with posts trying to convince the reader that the author’s viewpoint is clearly the right one. Almost all of these posts are one sided. They do not take the time to compassionately explore and […]
There are many ways to view life. A child sees life differently than an adult. A millennial and a senior see things differently. Men and women look at life differently. There are optimists and pessimists, liberals and conservatives, introverts and extroverts… These broad differences tend […]
Can you believe that 2018 is already here? Do you know what you want to manifest in the upcoming months? Take a moment to close your eyes and picture your life as it is now. Imagine that each item that takes up in time your […]
How has your view of the holidays changed during your lifetime? Do you have different views of Christmas and giving? Different views of New Year’s? Just like nature, my views are always evolving. The fires have brought another shift for me, just like the field […]
Repentance reaches fullness when we are brought to gratitude for our mistakes. – Nana Veary* In November we tend to hear a lot about gratitude due to the Thanksgiving holiday. As awareness of the power of gratitude has increased in recent years, we have begun to […]
On the night the big fires started, there was another fire that started in a field next door to me. It could have spread like the others did, but fortunately was put out quickly. I sometimes wonder why my home was spared when others lost […]
Remember when we were little and made a fort of blankies? We knew we were safe, snug and secure. We believed we were invisible and that magick was real, and most importantly, we knew how to have FUN! The Sonoma County fires created quiet the […]
On the path to evolution and change, one of the most challenging and rewarding discoveries, has certainly been the one about limiting beliefs and their influence on our choices. Those beliefs subtly control our everyday life running silently in the background, like an all-consuming app […]
A year ago, my 21 year old child Quinn told me that they were transgender. This year, they transferred to UC Santa Cruz and are living in transgender dorm. Using the pronoun “they” like this is foreign to me, but seems totally normal to their […]
Have you heard the phrase “what goes around comes around?” Yes, it can mean karma, but it also refers to getting results from your actions. For many, Fall represents when our energy begins to slow down. The leaves start to change color, and the sun […]
The other day after dropping off at school, I drove 20 minutes to work on the freeway, parked, gathered my bag and coffee, and arrived at the door to my office. Seems normal unless you suddenly realize you have almost no recollection of the drive […]
I was trying to decide what to write about this month on the saw day Louise Hay passed away. It was all over my Facebook feed. Like many people I know, Louise Hay had an early impact on my spiritual and personal growth path. I […]
This essential oil blend creates the experience of being on a sacred mountain. ————————- Imagine standing atop a mountain and the view goes for hundreds of miles. It’s stunning and you made the journey to see this beauty. How does that feel? Better yet, how […]
Why is it that some people take all the “right” outward steps and are not successful, while others seem to do everything “wrong” and achieve success? This can be due to having or not having energetic blocks. I’ve found that to be true for myself. When […]
I love the Star card – it’s one of my favorites, and I’m always delighted when it shows up in a reading! In my book 21 Templates that Run Your World, I say this about the Star: When they are fully actualized, Stars not only […]
Imagine this: You’re outside, in a wide-open space, with empty horizon as far as you can see. You’re standing on a raised wooden platform with just barely enough room for you to put your feet, and a waist-high barrier surrounding your front and two sides, […]
Studies show that people who are part of a supportive community are healthier and live longer. At the same time, studies also show that more and more people are feeling lonely. They often feel unsupported by the medical system and do not receive the care […]
“Resonance: a quality of evoking response” – Merriam-Webster Dictionary Everything in the Universe resonates, or evokes a response, from everything else. The Sun, the Moon, and the Stars all influence each other, and the Earth, and all that is on the Earth. Every person on […]
I am excited that Francis Rico is returning to Songbird in June to talk about aligning with the creative energies at the core of the universe. While I frequently create in this fashion, I am also surprised at how much resistance I have to doing […]
We are showing the movie Crazywise at Songbird on May 2. The film explores mental health in the context of whether someone is “Crazy or Wise.” I have asked myself this same question whenever I get an intuitive hit of something to do. I asked […]
The dictionary definition of abundance ‘a very large quantity’ but how much is that? A scoop or two of Ice cream is awesome. A very large quantity is gross. A cat or two is nice. A very large quantity of cats lands you in the […]
Are you living your passion or are you feeling stuck? As you move through life, you will have moments of both. You can view the process like a stepping stone path that leads you in the right direction. We are all different, and like our […]
If I were to pick a rock that I use the most in my daily life it would have to be Halite. Halite is commonly known as salt. Yes, salt is a crystal! It comes in lots of colors, pink being that Himalayan salt that […]
I am on a 6 month retreat. . . in Downtown Cotati! That might sound strange, but it’s ideal for me. I need to stay close to Songbird, and my 5 minute walk is the perfect distance for me. I also need private time to […]
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