Mar 03 2010
A Quote of Love
“If you want to be loved, be loving.”Dr. Norris Chumley
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Archive for the 'Truth' Category
Mar 24 2009
Living with Compassion
Sunday brought me an experience which touched me with compassion. As I drove home from church I noticed a man standing at the side of the street with a sign. His sign said LAID OFF, please help. He was dressed in jeans and a tee shirt, and white running shoes. The first thing that struck me was how much like any average person he was. He could have been any friend of mine or any family member, he was approximately fifty. I realized in that moment, as I drove that the face of those in need has changed radically. Our economic recession has brought desperation to middle class families across America. Last week a friend of mine was laid off, and I know several others deeply affected by the economy. I’ve seen family members laid off, homes lost, and others struggling with the loss of their savings in this economic downturn.
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Feb 02 2009
The Energy of Releasing Things
Clutter By: BonBonMom Flickr
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Dec 08 2008
The pleasure of things that work
Growth and Life photo credit: Lisa Overman
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Dec 02 2008
Life
Big Island of Hawaii Photo Credit: Lisa Overman
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Nov 20 2008
Living A Life of Quiet Desperation
Doing what you love is a gift. I am blessed with the ability to write and express myself through my words. I am creating a life and career using these gifts. Not everyone has the opportunity to use their gifts or has a job that brings them personal satisfaction. Yes, you could say it’s a choice. If one doesn’t love what they do then they should find another job that offers at least a bit of what they love. That’s an easy statement to make if you aren’t feeding children or paying a mortgage or don’t have stacks of bills coming in every month.
For many people working a job they dislike is a reality. I can remember a close friend of mine going through a stage where he hated his job. He literally felt ill on Sunday night thinking about going to his job on Monday. Fortunately his situation was temporary and he later earned the job he dreamed of when he passed the foreign service exam and began the journey of working in the diplomatic corp in embassies around the globe. Now he and his wife and daughter move from country to country approximately every three years after a six month stint of language school in the United States between posts. It took him approximately seven years of taking the test before he passed. He was determined and he never gave up. He was clear that he would become a diplomat and do the work he felt was his calling. He now travels the world and loves his work.
I too have that focus and determination in my writing career. I spent years writing on weekends, holidays and summer vacations. I was fortunate that in 2002 I had the resources and support to take a year off from my teaching job and focus completely on my writing career. In that year I accomplished a great deal on my book. It gave me a sense of being near to my goal. It brought me to the point of being ready to write my book proposal, which would be submitted to potential publishers and agents. Just at the time I was beginning the search and the proposal process my father took ill unexpectedly and died of Non Hodgkins Lymphomia. He knew he had cancer for only a few days as everything happened incredibly fast.
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May 23 2008
Light vs. Dark
As a metaphysician, I believe we are spiritual beings having a human experience, rather than human beings having a spiritual experience. There have been so many firsthand accounts of life after death that we can no longer deny it. There is more, so much more than what we see on the surface. People that have been “awakened” to the idea of their spiritual connection to the Earth and each other are called Lightworkers.
A Lightworker, as defined by Doreen Virtue in Archangels & Ascended Masters, is “A living human who feels called to help Earth and her inhabitants in a way that uses spiritual energy. For instance, a lightworker might feel called upon to engage in healing, teaching, or artistic work to help make the planet a better place.” What Lightworkers do best is to shine their light.
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