Toward a World that Works for Everyone
When Steve and I did the trip up the West Coast through California, Oregon, and Washington in the fall of 2014, the drought was disturbing. We didn’t have a sense of it in Canada. To help create rain, and so much more, St. Germaine taught us to repeat the words below: Will you come with […]
Reuters, June 15, 2021 https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/peruvians-re-weave-incan-string-bridge-frayed-pandemic-2021-06-15/ Peruvians from the Huinchiri community in Cusco region are rebuilding a 500-year-old Incan hanging bridge, made using traditional weaving techniques to literally string a crossing together spanning the Apurimac river far below. The Q’eswachaka bridge has been used for over 500 years to connect communities divided by the river. But […]
June 12, 2021 What thing unto mine ear Wouldst thou convey,—what secret thing, O wandering water ever whispering?… Thou water, O thou whispering wanderer What message dost thou bring? ~Dante Gabriel Rossetti, The Stream’s Secret I’m starting to see trapped negative emotions as the stumbling stones in the smooth rivers of our lives. Like […]
Changing Mental Health Awareness into Action Choose Love on Mental Health Action Day, Thursday, May 20th. The Choose Love Action Plan offers support through social and emotional wellness programming to increase self-awareness and reduce stress. About Mental Health Action Day Though more people than ever are comfortable discussing mental health, finding effective resources and knowing […]
With thanks to Céline. BBC News, March 23, 2021 https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-56495039 The world’s largest painting, which was created by British artist Sacha Jafri, has been sold for £45m to raise funds for children’s charities. Jafri spent eight months painting the 1,600 sq m (17,000 sq ft) artwork in a deserted hotel’s ballroom in Dubai. He planned […]
By Andrea Warner · CBC Music · March 04, 2021 https://www.cbc.ca/music/50-powerful-and-inspiring-quotes-by-musicians-for-international-women-s-day-1.5934330 Words of wisdom from Tanya Tagaq, Joni Mitchell, Lizzo, k.d. lang, Dolly Parton, more Words are power, and there’s nothing more provocative or inspiring or daring than a woman speaking from her lived experiences. From making records to motherhood, pioneering to producing, censorship to […]
From Global Sisterhood’s latest newsletter: Dear Kathleen, Let’s take a bird’s eye view of our world, shall we?⠀ When looking at western culture from a higher perspective, It’s clear to see that we are on the verge of an old system dying, and a new system that is in the process of being reborn. We […]
by Natalia Alba https://tinyurl.com/n4dz9zn4 At present restoring faith and trust is vital; if we desire to continue within the path that we have consciously chosen and that can be challenging at times, as we progress and step away from the matrix. In a time when all we see may appear chaotic, working on the restoration of […]
https://tinyurl.com/5d2oapfd Talking about your pain, fears, concerns, or regrets will not lower your vibration, tangle your chakras, upset your spirit guides, or cause you to attract more of the same. Beyond all doubts, fears, and superstitions, sharing exists as one of the most direct ways to move repressed energy and release all that is ready […]
From chaos comes creation. . . By By Kelsie Smith, CNN, February 15, 2021 https://www.cnn.com/2021/02/15/us/volunteer-group-helps-to-keep-elderly-asian-americans-safe-trnd/index.html (CNN) Jacob Azevedo’s stomach turned as he watched a disturbing video of an 84-year-old Thai American man who was fatally shoved to the ground on a sidewalk in San Francisco. It was the second video of an unprovoked attack on […]
Stig Pryds is a Danish record holding freediver. He was diagnosed with psoriatic arthritis in 2008, which disabled him so much that he lost his business. After 5 years of intense pain and increasing dependency on drugs, he decided to quit all drugs cold turkey, and find alternative ways to deal with his disease. He […]
Independent journalist, Andy Ngo, went deep the last four years, into Antifa in Portland, Oregon, and CHAZ in Seattle. With his incredible courage, he’s helping expose a movement that isn’t covered much in the mainstream media, and at the same time helps all of us to uncover “what is within.” He gives voice to “deep […]
www.voiceoffreedom.ca Indigenous ways of being often include the wisdom of a matriarch. In the first post below, about peace and chocolate in Columbia, a matriarch paints the story of her people (see the documentary) and explains their peaceful actions as a community amidst extreme violence. From the simplicity of farming the land comes a way […]
Since I had the spiritual healing that I mentioned earlier, (1) the quality of my experience has changed quite perceptibly. For as long as it lasts, I feel lighter, more fluid, more cheerful. I have much less fear. I feel clearer, more stable, better anchored in myself. My energy level went from lethargy to pizzazz […]
www.voiceoffreedom.ca In September, 2020, I pulled muscles in my back around my shoulder blade. Carrying a heavy bag with my left arm, one day I twisted slightly as I was doing something else, and I felt the muscle pull. . . I can’t say there weren’t any warning signs this was going to happen. There […]
