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Be a lamp, a lifeboat, or a ladder
THANK YOU! AccessSOUL Mind Body Spirit Expo. Holy wow! April 29, Rockford, IL, the love vibe was bouncing high! That snapshot is a...
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May 16, 20232 min read


Will & Kate and Jim & Me
April 29 is the twelfth wedding anniversary for Will and Kate, Prince and Princess of Wales. I know that, not because I’m a Royal...
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May 9, 20232 min read


A seed was planted
This is our former backyard. We loved it. (We left that house to move to the beautiful Black Hills but all our beautiful babies are here...
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Apr 28, 20231 min read


Be gentle with yourself
"If you feel safe in the area you’re working in, you’re not working in the right area. Always go a little further into the water than you...
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Apr 25, 20232 min read


Small acts, big impact
Back when my speaking gigs focused on joy, happiness, and stress-reduction, one of my go-to quotes was from Leo Buscaglia: “Too often we...
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Apr 24, 20232 min read


What makes you come alive?
People are commenting to me how glad they are that I didn’t stay in “retirement.” “You have too much to express!” I’m told. My ego loves...
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Apr 21, 20231 min read


Revisiting BIG MAGIC
In my journal today (April 13, 2023), I wrote “it’s not about me “capturing ideas." THEY are harnessing me and not letting go.” That made...
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Apr 17, 20233 min read


A message to me. And you.
You can live a more soul-led life, a healthier life, a more natural life, a more creative life, a more loving life. Those words I wrote...
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Apr 13, 20232 min read


Thank you for being here
Hello old friends, new friends, and the simply curious. The message below is an excerpt from BEING HERE by Shiloh Sophia, (musea.org), a...
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Apr 12, 20231 min read


Your life is a sacred journey
This quote has been a go-to for years. I've used it often in my programs and workshops. Today it's calling to me to share once again....
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Apr 4, 20231 min read


Consecration at the airport
Feeling grateful, that I am. Not too long ago, during a wonderful massage/Reiki/tuning forks session, the word consecration welled up in...
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Mar 23, 20232 min read


I am safe to fully be myself
HELLO FROM SEDONA! A QUICK GETAWAY I found something I wrote eight years stating: "My mission is to help people feel safe to be...
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Mar 16, 20231 min read


Nobody trips over mountains
“Nobody trips over mountains. It is the small pebble that causes you to stumble. Pass all the pebbles in your path and you will find you...
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Mar 15, 20232 min read


Just for today
A short note this Monday morning. This is from my journal and what I call the pen of love. The message might resonate with you too. After...
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Mar 15, 20231 min read


"Welcome to my world...." Letter To You #2 March 3, 2023
Welcome to my world.... Won’t you come on in….. IF you are old enough to remember that line currently stuck in my head, please let me...
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Mar 15, 20232 min read


"Sending Love" Letter To You #1 Feb 23, 2023
HI!!! Way back in 2008, I started a weekly email letter with the sole purpose of sending love and encouragement. We connected every...
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Mar 15, 20232 min read


The Hunt For My Smile
My gorgeous-inside-and-out Aunt Renee (she is only a few years older than me, my mom’s baby sister) is sharing her own healing journey of...
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Mar 3, 20231 min read


Is Your Soul Waking Up To New & Different Possibilities?
I wrote this musing on 12/22/22 and posted on Facebook to good response. Probably because of that photo of all the cardinals! (There’s...
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Feb 8, 20232 min read
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