“I’m not holding on” said a voice in my head. The thought floated up like a gauzy smoke from the Caterpiller’s hookah in Alice in Wonderland. I was sitting in silent meditation along with 349 other people on a five-day silent retreat last December. No sooner did that declarative thought arise; another quickly followed. “I’m not letting [...]
"Do the difficult things while they are easy and do the great things while they are small. A journey of a thousand miles must begin with a single step." -Lao Tzu Dear Friends, How many times have you heard yourself say “There are so many blocks in my way,” – “I’m blocked and I can’t figure [...]
Dear Friends, “Quiet is the new loud.” – Patrick Stump I came across this quote last night and no pun intended — it spoke volumes. What is it about stillness that can be so unsettling? Why do we find ourselves filling up at the pump of life, filling our minds, hearts and stomachs with endless thoughts and experiences, with more, more, [...]
The rest of the line reads: “A path of plenitude opening before you” or as I am reading it “A path of plenitude opening before me.” I was at a day-long writing retreat on Saturday, January 7th with the fabulous Ali M. and one of the exercises she created was to pick a line that [...]
I named it El Corazon. For my birthday last month, my 21 year-old son Maxwell gave me this glorious surprise ball. He went to a beautiful shop in Berkeley called The Tail of the Yak. The shop is a favorite of my sister Lisa and when Max started at UC Berkeley this fall as a [...]
The Daily Dose vitamin C for your soul Photo Credit: Mary Welty-Dapkus Photo Editor and Designer: Mary Welty-Dapkus Consciousness…simple C. Breathtaking. Extraordinary. Remarkable. Have you had your C today?
The Daily Dose vitamin C for your soul Guest Dose Contributor: Lauren Noel Pinnella The Dose Editor: Mary Welty-Dapkus Consciousness. The great silence is calling you. What is it saying? “Sweet Pea,” the silence said, “can you hear me?”
AnXiety Marks The Spot Over the years, my mother would tell me this story about when Mary Lost Her Merry. Forget the lamb, losing Merry was far more significant. The story goes that my mother observed that my birth to three year old self (it was somewhere between two and three – I just like [...]
I know that many of us feel at times overwhelmed with all there is to do – all the ways we are asked to show up. As my intuitive coaching practice has taken off this year, I have so many clients who consult with me because they are seeking a clarity on their life path [...]
Tracking Intuition Tip #5 Anxiety and fear often masquerade as intuition. Serve yourself a plate of each and you’ll know the difference. As the founder and co-facilitator of a very dynamic intuitive development program The Intuitive Gym, Keisha Gallegos and I have found that anxiety and fear often masquerade as intuition. Even as I [...]
