Owning Yourself: For Better or For Worse
My ankle has been doing a bang-up job of predicting the weather lately. I broke it when I was about 22 and it was set wrong, and I can tell you that it's kept...
A New Frame of Reference for Shifting From Fear To Love
We've all been there: stuck in fear or anxiety and wishing there was a quicker, easier way of getting free - of experiencing what A Course in Miracles describes as "a shift away from...
Travels to Ithaca, My Soul’s Home
I still recall descending on a small plane into Ithaca, NY, in 2001. It was a business trip that brought me to this destination, where I would meet with a number of law faculty...
An Open Letter to President Obama
There has been tremendous hoopla even before the caucuses about whose plan or what approach is best to "solve" the "health care crisis" facing our country. Unfortunately, none of them really address the issue...
Common Ground: Resolving Conflict without Violence
Conflict is fueled by and often stems from our indirect attempts to express our unmet needs, such as respect, appreciation, autonomy and equality. Instead of stating our needs clearly, we convey them indirectly by...
News from the Edge
Real estate paradigm shift: Marita Rahlenbeck, a Twin Cities Realtor and healer, will launch a new way to approach buying and/or selling a home by actively bringing energy, intention and Spirit into the real...
Letters to the Editor
I liked the article you wrote on the Jim Self program. I was at the same program you wrote it about. I went again last night. I love the huge potential, excitement and mystery...
The 10 Biggest Roadblocks to Personal Transformation
Personal transformation is the process of changing an aspect of ourselves to a more desirable state. People may encounter many difficulties when creating change, and each person’s experience is unique. Outlined below are 10...
The Voice of Fate vs. the Voice of Destiny
It's human instinct to reach for the familiar, but the soul is here for experience, not security. A life without risk, loss, death and pain is hardly vitalized. The more we resist the call...
Sun Sign Forecast for May
Taurus: Staying focused on work and business brings satisfaction. A wonderful month for pragmatic, productive and results oriented accomplishments awaits you. Communication could be complicated during the first couple weeks of May so check...
Understanding Taurus
Taurus, April 22 - May 21, is known as a fixed earth sign. Fixed signs like stability, predictability and sometimes can have an aversion to change. Earth signs are grounded in the practical and...
New Rules for Living in These Changing Times
We are now solidly into the changes that have and will continue to rock our world. One of those changes is that we, as a species, are very quickly being transformed into highly telepathic...
A moment with Marc Lesser
Marc Lesser is an executive coach, business leader, entrepreneur, Zen teacher and author of the new book Less: Accomplishing More by Doing Less. Lesser was an undergraduate at Rutgers University when he first realized...
Eco Tips from an Eco-Conscious Comedienne
Stand-up comedienne and singer Alyssa Anjelica James has combined her passion for green-living and love of entertaining into a brand new performance genre called “eco-tainment.†The self-proclaimed “OCD recycler†is ready to provide some...
The three positions to relate to life
What choices do we have in relating to life? What are the three positions to relate to life? Imagine life like a fast-flowing river, where you can see the white foam on top of...
Drum with Planetary Purpose
Everywhere, sound, vibration and frequency moves me as it has moved cultures for millennia. Sound provides a doorway in consciousness, an avenue for outward creation, and a pathway in to the deep reaches of...
Embracing the Unknown
Many years ago, Agnes Whistling Elk and I were talking about how difficult it is for people to take their own power in today's world. I was looking at all of the pragmatic aspects...
