Laurie

Happiness is an experience many of us would like to have on the regular. Plenty of books have been written about the how’s and why’s. I have found personally, that unless I’m connected to the source or force of Life (aka Life Force), happiness is elusive. 

Let’s call it… A fair number of women over forty who have health issues face a unique set of challenges. As we age, we may experience any number of health issues.  The biggies… menopause, pain, sleep issues, osteoporosis, heart disease, diabetes, and cancer. 

Tired of being tired? Energy is like money, we all want more! Truth is there’s more than enough for everyone. Maybe you’re saying…well then show me the energy!? I get it, you want plenty of energy to do all the things…

Have you ever heard the notion that the Universe is Intelligent? It’s based on frequency and Quantum mechanics but every particle and wave of the Universe is Intelligent and benevolent.

Have you heard of an emerging branch of research called “neuroaesthetics”? It’s a real thing. In short, it studies the effects of beauty, including art and creativity on neuropathways or brain tracks.

Light. It’s everything. Yet we don’t learn or talk about it. I’m devoted to changing the conversation to include Light. Because it’s everything. Did I mention that already? Why does it matter? If we acknowledge (and science does) that every particle and wave of Life is Light, then that means we are made of that same substance of Light. 

I work with bringing disappointment to rest a lot. A few years ago, I noticed a looooong string of disappointments from as far back as I can remember hanging out under my radar.

We got into an old red pickup truck each with an ice cream cone. It was the middle of summer in Guadalajara Mexico and this was our best way of cooling off. As I was slipping into the passenger seat, I looked up at Gene and he said, “Don’t you want to know the Truth?”

I remember when I felt utterly lost in life and didn’t even know there was such a thing as a Tree of Life, let alone that my mind, body, and soul were all part of it. I was staring out the window at the creek in my backyard, I lived at a Bed & Breakfast at the time and the grounds were like Monet’s garden, they were so beautiful. Yet, I was struggling mightily with depression and overwhelm, everything seemed very hard and as I looked out this window, I remember thinking, “I just want to go home, this is too much.” “Home” to me meant back where it was warm and cozy, the great beyond, the heart of Source, basically I thought if I were dead, it wouldn’t be hard anymore. 

ears ago I read a good entitled “The Book of Tea” by Okakura Kakuzo. The author lived from 1862 - 1913 in Tokoyo, Japan. He was quite philosophical and passionate about the arts, traveling extensively to teach and promote his convictions. He was also dedicated to bringing the Eastern and Western worlds closer. He found a way to express his ideas through his book published in 1956.

Did you know that a bowl is a ‘thing’? So are birds for that matter! A bowl represents generosity, ritual, and promise. Who knew? An empty bowl represents a clear mind. A full bowl represents nourishment.

I spent years limping along with all my attention on my humanity to the exclusion of my Divinity until I finally got that it’s both/and, not either/or.I often hear people say, something along the lines of, “Well, I’m only human.”  But the thing is, we’re not only human. We’re both human and Sacred. There would be no human without the Source (or Force if you’re a Trekkie) of LIfe.

A Lily. Gotta love Her elegance and beauty representing 'innocence'. Consider the lilies and how they grow: they toil not, they spin not.