Deyva: The Power of Light

The author supports the young colt, an offspring of Deyva.

Opening the Door to Nature Deyva isn't with the rest of the herd. I had been expecting my young pony mare to foal for weeks, and now she is no where to be found. Deyva is younger than I'd like for her to be foaling, but my incorrigible stallion Smokey is also an accomplished fence jumper and had taken liberties 11 months prior. First time foaling comes with more chances of complications, even with more mature mares. With this in mind, anxiously I walk far out into the sunny 40-acre pasture … [Read more...]

From the Editor: The Power of Connection is Universal

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We innately know about connection, the link we form with one another. We've been forming bonds with others for eons in the Afterlife as members of soul groups - and in this lifetime as members of families, communities and nations. We're hardwired to interact with others. Fortunately for us, we're part of the first civilization in human history with the ability to send messages to vast groups of people from around the globe with the touch of a keypad or a click of a mouse. And with the … [Read more...]

Change Your Frequency

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While staying at a hotel, I signed up for wireless Internet service. To my disappointment, the service kept going on and off. A call to tech support did not help much. Finally the technician concluded there must have been some interference near my room. He suggested I change rooms. So, at 1 a.m. I packed my gear and trudged to another hotel room. I logged onto the wireless service and found that the reception in this room was no better. Stymied, I scanned for other wireless services in the … [Read more...]

Sister connection: Reading between the words

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My little sister, the youngest of seven siblings, has Down Syndrome. She is 47 years old and lives in a supervised setting and is very happy with her life. She has a job, lots of friends and a full social calendar. I received a letter from her one morning. When I pulled it out of our mailbox, I was amazed that it even made it to me. Her handwriting is very difficult to read. Usually when she sends us things, the address is written by the staff that takes care of her. This letter … [Read more...]

From the Editor: Let’s Embrace our People

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Cristina: Mer, why do you care what I think? Meredith: Because you're my person! ~ "Grey's Anatomy" on ABC In early April, after several months of pain from metastatic cancer, my father-in-law Herb Mielke had made peace with God, and now he wanted his people by his side. Oldest son Cary, driving in rain and hail in Kentucky -- on a college visit with his son, a high school senior -- turned on a dime upon hearing the news and drove all night to get back to Minnesota. Middle daughter … [Read more...]

What Heaven Can Hear

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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 would be led by Dave Oshana, a spiritual teacher I admire and respect, so I put on my heated socks, zipped up my parka and got on a plane. The retreat was held on a small island on the edge of the Baltic Sea, three hours southwest of Helsinki. Starlight reflected off snowy hills as we drove to … [Read more...]

A Hugging Meditation

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After the events this week in the Middle East, I have been feeling a deep sense of sorrow. I had many discussions both with people who were celebrating and with people, like me, who just felt sad at the state of the world. I keep thinking we all need to do better than this. Today I realized that I was on the verge of tears for no apparent reason. It had been coming and going for quite some time, but today on the drive home I found them welling up in me. I had the radio on in the car and a … [Read more...]

Eternal Life through Facebook

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I was surprised to receive a Facebook friend invitation from Eric Butterworth, a respected author and minister who introduced me to the New Thought movement many years ago. The astounding element of Dr. Butterworth's invitation is that he is dead. He passed away eight years ago. How he found his way onto Facebook is a matter of great interest to me. The Internet and Facebook bear huge metaphysical lessons. In truth, no one ever dies and we are capable of communicating interdimensionally. In … [Read more...]

Feed the Hungry

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This is the time of year when many of us turn our attention to feeding the hungry. When most people think about feeding the hungry, we consider giving canned goods to the poor or serving at a soup kitchen. And what a benevolent service that is! Yet, there is a hunger far more pervasive in our culture than the hunger for physical food, a malady from which hundreds of millions of people suffer every day. It is the hunger for presence and connection. Recently I was sitting in a club lounge at … [Read more...]

Switched at Birth

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Dimas Alapadi of Sao Paolo, Brazil, was always intrigued that he did not resemble his four sisters. "There was something different about me," he explained. "I had blonde hair and blue eyes and my sisters had dark hair and eyes. I looked German while my parents were of Italian descent. Something did not add up." At age 24 Alapadi had a DNA test done, which confirmed that he was indeed not the child of his supposed parents. His parents were shocked. The family researched hospital records for … [Read more...]

Home

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Every single day I marvel at the incredibly complexity of reality, the layers upon layers of dimension that make it possible for us to even be alive. It's not just a collection of muscle cells that allows your heart to beat, nor just a collection of neurons that allows your mind to think. And how do you explain emotions and synchronicity and the transformation of a chrysalis into a butterfly? On a very mundane level, I understand that what makes the internet work are the links that connect … [Read more...]

Spiritual Hunger – Part 6

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Sixth of a seven-part series In this installment of the seven-part series, I will offer suggestions about how to dismantle the matrix and live a life of self-sovereignty, spiritual freedom and glory, and in part seven I will offer my interpretive insights and impressions about the theories, prophecies and predictions associated with 12/21/2012. In a previous installment, we explored how it might feel relatively easy to accept that the matrix fiercely and dutifully governs the design and … [Read more...]

Natures Recipe: Take Time to Connect

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I have a favorite park near my home. It is very large with many beautiful trails that flow through prairie land, wooded areas, beautiful pines, and a natural apple orchid. As I was walking alone one day through the park, I became aware of the trees - their beauty, their strength, and what seemed to me to be their wisdom. I stood there breathing in, seeming to breathe in their strength and vitality. It was as if I was able to feel their essence. I felt so alive, invigorated, with a renewed … [Read more...]

The spiritual journey includes everyone, without exception

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We have come to call who we are a holistic community. We are people who see the bigger picture, collectively and individually. We inherently know there is an interrelated web that connects everything, and we acknowledge it in the life choices we make. We are healers and therapists, teachers and spiritual guides, artists and shamans, and men and women who lead otherwise normal lives while instinctively recognizing that we are all part of the whole. We always were and will always be. Sometimes … [Read more...]

Just How Connected are We?

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"If the doors of perception were cleansed, everything would appear as it is, infinite." - William Blake We are all connected. Mainstream coffee-shop talk suggests as much. So do advertising campaigns for wireless networks and social networking sites. But just how connected are we? It depends upon how deeply you look. Begin at the surface of what we see, with our bodies. We seem very connected. We are all the same species of mammal. Every human being shares the same form. And 99.9% of our … [Read more...]