Feb 15, 2011
#79 February 15, 2011 You ask: What do I mean by resistance? What do I mean by defendedness? I mean any thought, action, belief, response, idea, attitude, intent, personality trait, behavior, habit, expectation, perspective, etc. that you use in order to feel safe; in...
Feb 22, 2011
#80 February 22, 2011 Over the years, I’ve done a lot of psychic interacting, during readings, with people (and animals) who have died. Some had experienced deaths that were long and protracted, some sudden. Some deaths were peaceful, some violent. But always,...
Mar 1, 2011
Some of you wrote after last week: “I want wonder in my life now, I want to exist in a state of love now. I don’t want to wait until I die.” Practice appreciation and you will know wonder. Emanate love, and you will exist in love. Practice...
Mar 8, 2011
#82 “Life can only be understood backwards, but it must be lived forwards.” ~ Soren Kierkegaard
Mar 15, 2011
#83 Someone asked, “How do I practice appreciation? Do I make a list of the things I’m thankful for?” To me, there is a difference between appreciation and thankfulness. Appreciation is an experience; thankfulness is a thought. P.S. Next week my...
Mar 29, 2011
#84 There’s something to be said for noticing our automatic behaviors, our automatic responses, our automatic assumptions. Noticing them and, instead of following what’s automatic, making a choice. Today, do something differently. Do you always take the...
Apr 5, 2011
#85 A reader replied to last week’s Notes: “Years ago, at the depths of winter depression, I knew I had to do something drastic to rescue myself. I took a day off work (something I only do when I’m sick) and dubbed it “New Day.” I made...
Apr 12, 2011
#86 I was reading a novel, and a sentence caught my attention. “If one followed the well-ordered life, one would start each day with the writing of one’s letters of apology.” If there is the need for an apology, it shows that there exists an...
Apr 19, 2011
#87 I am finding many benefits from reviewing the previous days (and decades) as I write my letter of apology in the morning. Here’s one: As I clean up the past, I become aware in the present. I am aware, in the moment, of interactions that I am about to leave...
Apr 26, 2011
#88 A reader writes: I wrote a letter of apology to someone against whom I have harbored resentment for many, many years. This person, my father, has been dead since I was a young woman. At first it was ludicrous — me apologizing to him?!? It should be the other...