“Serenity” Painting & A 3:15 Haiku Equals Honorable Mention

I have mixed feelings about entering  art shows. If validation comes from within, then the results of an art show can create counter productive emotions. The ego gets excited if you win and gets deflated when you lose. That is, until one is good with whatever happens and the ego is no longer triggered. So why do I enter art shows? That’s a good question. And I don’t have an answer yet.  Is it the idea of winning? Is it the prestige? Is it the belief that more people will take you more seriously as an artist when you win? Is it the belief that it would add to the value of the art? Or is it to be seen? Is it to get exposure? read...

Mindfulness or Meditation – Which Helps with Opinions?

I got an opportunity, a big one, to remind myself that another’s opinion of me is just that ,an opinion. It was their opinion of what I had done and what they thought of my doing it. My instant reaction was to feel hurt, this was someone important to me. Then I stopped and looked again. I reminded myself that this happened to bring up some old tired emotions that needed to be loved, accepted, allowed, forgiven, and released. I also saw this as a great reminder that even though the person is important to me, they were merely sharing their opinion of my actions and that’s all. They are not an expert online or offline on me. I am the only expert of me. read...

Reconnective Healing, An Energy Healing Therapy with Results

I have been doing the Reconnective Healing and the Reconnection for over two years. I’ve seen so many changes in my life. I was a volunteer at the last Reconnective Healing training. I loved the experience. I had a great time greeting the attendees and being with the other volunteers and some of the teacher assistants as well. We had long 12 hour days. At times it was intense with short lunch breaks but I found it rewarding in many ways. I helped in other ways: working in the store and sometimes laying on a table for a demo or to be a practice body for an attendee. read...

Reconnective Energy healing: What happens during a session?

I’ve explained about Reconnective Healing in another video log.  In that video I explained that I open the door for your healing. And it is up to your higher self to walk through the door.  I also explained that healing occurs in the emotional, spiritual, mental and physical areas based on what is appropriate for the client. So what can happen during a session? Each session is different.  I’ve seen some amazing things happen. I’ve also just seen a client lie there and go very deep.  It will look  to me like nothing occurred until the client later shares some pretty wonderful and sometimes mind blowing things that they experienced in the session.  Of course, I love hearing about what everyone experiences. read...

What is Energy Healing Therapy: What is it? Part 5

As I said, I was very frustrated in not moving forward as a energy healer with my first teacher. I had reviewed the  training several times but nothing new was being offered.  An opportunity to learn Reiki healing  appeared (turn 1).  I took it in exchange for working with cancer patients at the hospital. I got the Reiki attunement, the Initiation process for the Reiki energies. I enjoyed volunteering with cancer patients and I could do reiki on myself and long distance healing.  Reiki energies are not directed. Some of the techniques for the first energy modality were directed to specific issues, working on one item at a time. Another technique balanced your energy centers while another was similar to Reiki in that you did hands on but you let the energy direct where you should put your hands which you learn how to do in the training.  A few of the techniques allowed distance healing. read...

Energy Healing Therapy: What is it? Part 4

My personal healing  journey began before I began taking energy healing workshops. At this point, I had no idea I was heading down the path to becoming an energy healer. I didn’t have a clue what was ahead. My journey toward this started after the car accident. I had reached a healing plateau with Gail and the Chiropractor. Gail told me about a self help seminar that taught you a method of releasing emotions to which you are attached from your body. Hearing that it was in my head or heart from both of them, I had to find out if that was true so I decided to take the seminar. read...

Am I a Healer or a Matchmaker?

I was told recently by a dear friend I admire that she sees me as a healer.  She said that “Everything you do is healing. Art, The Reconnection, your interests, the way you speak. Everything.”.  I was rather startled, stunned and yes, pleased. That is a lovely thing to hear about yourself.  Yet I have a problem with being called a healer. I believe if I accept that label, my ego will get involved.   I also firmly believe that all of us are healers and many have not awakened that facet of themselves. Some of us may be capable of allowing healing to occur in others and ourselves. read...

What is Worthiness?

There are many definitions but most of them have to do with doing or having.  What about just being?  What if we are worthy simply because we exist?  If one believes that we are intrinsically not worthy, what would each of us have to do to become worthy?  Could we truly come up with something that we would accept as the ultimate arbiter of determining our worthiness?  And since we are working with the unworthy mindset, would the unworthy mindset be capable of seeing what we did, said, accomplished or acquired as being the item that transcends us into worthiness?  Or would we judge what occurred as still not worthy enough of being worthy?  And if we do somehow become worthy in this act, what does that say for the rest of humanity?  It’s a no win situation.  read...