I don’t remember where I first heard of “telling the bees,” but I had a beautiful reminder of the soulful tradition when I read The Beekeeper’s Promise last summer.  The practice of notifying the hives or telling the bees when a momentous event (usually the death of the master or mistress, but also births, weddings, children, etc.) appears in many European folklore traditions, as bees […]

I’m walking along the beach listening to one in a series of mediations from the Chopra Center on the energy of attraction and manifesting desires. I’ve listened to this series probably five times; each time through it I have a powerful experience of manifesting a particular dream or desire — a new client, a buyer for my house, an outcome with a relationship. And each […]

When you think about how to make your home safe for children, you think about sharp corners, outlets and stairs. When you have a child with severe allergies, you look to your pantries, beauty products and cleaning supplies. Something that you may not think about are squirrels. Yeah, squirrels. Those cute little furry rodents carry all sorts of stuff, only to drop them all over […]

We’re supposed to have a dream right? Some big fat uber sexy goal? One we’re ‘never supposed to lose sight of?’  But what if we don’t?  What if just getting through whatever day at any given moment is about all the dream we can handle, let alone sexy?  And what if we’ve let ourselves get so loaded down with whatever it – good, bad or otherwise […]

Judge not lest ye be judged. At first glance this reads as a religious statement or perhaps the lead in to some strong comment chastising others for having made said judgement. But what if we all read it — and better yet manifested it — as a mantra if you will to release the pain and heaviness that comes with judging others? And what if […]