PATHWAY TO JOY AND HEALING

Along the road of emotional recovery, a sign of emotional growth is our willingness to accept our part of the responsibility in any situation, and accept or forgive others for their part.  Whenever we have a conflict with others, the reality is that the truth of what really happened falls somewhere in between the two…

This part of my spiritual work has been difficult for me and it surrounds the issue of judgment of others. Because of my emotional and abuse history, it is my way of coping with being a victim for most of my life.  I strike back at others who have abused me, betrayed me, and hurt…

The most recent results of my emotional/spiritual healing work and ego release work that I have been doing for over two years have manifested in an incredible change within me. I have felt completely fearless during my solo trip to Italy, where I was open to people, events, and experiences without fear of being hurt,…

As we recovery emotionally, I find that we tend to attract more and more healthier people into our lives, and we begin to find others like ourselves with similar sets of values and behaviors that may still be new for us.  Emotional recovery means we learn healthy boundaries when we no longer allow others to violate…

This weekend was a reunion with two wonderful artist friends at a Lakefront condo. It has been a year since I last saw them, and we spent the weekend catching up on all that had happened in the past year. When I last saw them a year ago, I was in a very different emotional…

Our current life experiences are filtered through the lenses of our past experiences in this or past lifetimes. As I have clear memories of my past life, and realized that my soul still holds the pains and wounds of those lifetimes. For example, in a past lifetime, my lover got me pregnant then ran off…

Last night at dinner with a girlfriend, she told me that she is struggling with her romantic relationship.  Immediately prior to meeting me, she found out from a friend who knows her boyfriend that he cheated on his previous girlfriend with someone at work, but refused to tell her who she is. Upon hearing this,…

This topic is difficult for me to grapple with and also difficult for many who have not experienced abuse to understand.  For those of us who have experienced abuse whether as children or as adults, we have a love/hate relationship with our abuser.  There is an emotional attachment of love while we also understand on…

I want to share with you the results of my ego release work in the past several months.  These results are nothing short of amazing to me.  The process is gradual over the course of the ego release work.  When I first began ego release work, my external stimuli such as a person or event…