I needed a poke in the back. I always thought my father’s lack of attention was benign. However, my dad never said, “I love you,” and rarely interacted with us. After work he’d head to his bedroom to eat and watch the Mike Douglas Show alone. But really, compared to addiction, womanizing or cruelty, my […]
When my inner world gets crowded with hobgoblins (and they’re coming in from all sides these days), I know that, just like the season, this, too, will pass. Meanwhile, be a positive force for others. Create present good. Go pumpkin picking. We need a mental health break. At a U-pick farm, we march into orange […]
In chaos, find wisdom from within. I met the White Buffalo Calf Woman and she was very reassuring. A zoom meditation took me and others on an inner journey to hear what she had to say. I am stressed and discouraged from the daily negativity of politics, and I find solace where I can. To […]
Suzette here. I’ve been attending different meditation circles, and one woman said that she received a message from Mother Mary. Whether you believe the vision is real or not is not the point. The message itself is profound and thought provoking. When I asked permission to share it, the woman was afraid of hateful feedback. […]
In the town of Carcar in the province of Cebu in the Philippines, we visited The Carcar City Museum, formerly, “The Philippine Health Service Dispensary,” where horrific tortures took place on Filipinos by the Japanese during World War II. That’s not what the two-storied site suggests at first glance. The building is painted white and […]