Category Archives: Spirit

Collective Sigh of Relief

The events of these past 16 months have tested our patience, resilience and faith.
The effects of the pandemic brought out the best in many and the worst in many.

Many rose to the occasion and achieved their personal best to make a challenging period of time more rewarding and beneficial for themselves and others while many contributed to the angst, frustration and negative newness of it all.

Family and friends suffered losses – of businesses, livelihoods, health and most of all loved ones. We as a collective suffered more deaths as a result of this pandemic than deaths during World War II.

As we approach Memorial Day, “the day of honoring and mourning the military personnel who have died in the performance of their military duties while serving in the U.S. Armed Forces,” I believe it is also fitting to honor those who have lost their lives during the pandemic. I am not alone in my beliefs. Read More

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Return If Possible

While reading tributes for a friend’s daughter who recently passed away (and crying my eyes out as I did) I came across this sentence “I wish RIP meant Return If Possible.” That sentence got me to thinking.

The first thought I had was how comforting is that? I am used to seeing Rest In Peace, or Rest In Power but never Return If Possible.

How many of us would want our deceased loved ones to return if possible?

Then I got to thinking, well, they can, and they do. Return that is. We simply need to trust in that process and their ability to do so, and see it for what it is worth. Read More

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Hope Springs Eternal

Hope springs eternal in the human breast;

Man never is, but always to be blessed:

The soul, uneasy and confined from home,

Rests and expatiates in a life to come.*

We are an optimistic lot by nature. We tend to hold on to our hope, though in some sobering situations, it may appear ‘things’ can’t possibly turn out the way we wish they would.

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Until We Meet Again

Sweetness and light, peacekeeper and heart of our home – Charlotte Mae GilpinFord.

You stole our hearts the moment we looked into your big brown eyes, twelve and a half years ago, an abused rescue mutt from Tennessee, without a care in the world. You had so much love to give.

“Cat magnet”, “chicken love bug”, and the “great protectress”, you saw to it that we all felt safe and cared for, without even realizing that is what you were doing. Read More

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Love is the Antidote

The collective sigh of relief was felt by those around the world and by those in the afterlife.
Yes, we felt it. Yes, we shared it. Yes, breathed it in and exhaled it out, right along with you.

There has been an inordinate amount of pain and suffering, unrest and worry, divisiveness and distrust. And conversely, there has been a considerable amount of love, hope, belief and goodness.

We have been and will continue focusing on goodness, on the light penetrating through the darkness and on illumination giving way to love and fellowship. Fellowship in the sense of brotherly and sisterly love. Read More

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High Hopes

We bid adieu to a year which has challenged and pushed us to dig deep within, within to the very best of who we are.

While we were digging in, we were also reaching out with compassion, generosity patience and love.

Congratulations – we’ve made it this far. Some more tattered and threadbare, others, stronger and more determined than they were when 2020 began. Of one thing I am sure, we are all wealthier for and better positioned because of the love we have given and received. Friendship, caring and camaraderie has overflowed throughout this entire year. And for that I am grateful.

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The End Is Near

“And now the end is near and so I face the final curtain.”* Yes, the end of a long, yet seemingly short year approaches. A year filled with angst, disappointment, provocation, sickness, death, isolation, heartache, strife; running parallel with joy, bonding, and a sense of coming together in love, belief and hope. Can anyone honestly say this has been nothing shy of a tumultuous roller coaster ride?

We have weathered many storms and while many storms continue to test us, we have persevered and stand united with a powerful undertone of camaraderie and love. I do believe we will continue to persevere and share our faith, our support and our love for one another. Read More

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Powerful Beings

Affirmations are simply a means of helping you to awaken your own abilities for manifestation or healing. In the process it is helpful for you to focus on your willingness to release whatever may be preventing you from achieving your desire.

I can hear you now, “how am I able to release whatever may be preventing me from achieving my desires if I don’t know what it/they is/are?” Here’s the thing – I believe on some level you do know, you do possess that awareness, but as soon as you acknowledge it, you own it, and you may be reticent to own it at this point. Well, I am here to tell you there is no better time in your life to own it – than now! Read More

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Guilt-Less

“Why did he do it?” “If only I had asked.” “I could have spent more time with her.” “But I never told him how I feel.“ These and many other questions race through your mind. They pop up when you least expect them, overlay a feeling of guilt and send you into a deep funk.

And I mean a really deep funk and really oppressive guilt. The type of funk which leaves you feeling as if you weigh a million pounds, making it difficult for you to move. Maybe it causes you to feel so sad that you cannot get out of bed, or off the couch. Perhaps you are the type of person who seeks solace in food, good old fashioned comfort food.

Whichever type of funk you may find yourself in, or no matter how oppressive your perceived guilt makes your feel, I am here to let you know you have options.

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Write in the Moment

Do Not Allow Your Past to Define You…

Every minute of every hour of every day each and every one of us is writing the story of his/her life, whether you are consciously writing or simply writing-through-living. As you live you write, as you write you live, and so it goes.

However, if you continue to re-read previous chapters, you quite possibly may never be able to start a new chapter without being influenced by your past chapters. Read More

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