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The Listening
The other day I was commenting to a friend how pleased I was that my recent series of acupuncture treatments had successfully dealt with an issue I was having.…
Teaching Children to be Friends, Not Bullies
This year we’ve been hearing a lot about bullying. In Queensland, a 12-year-old boy was killed after being stabbed in the school toilets. The government…
Finding Enough by Following the Thread
This poem by William Stafford has long been a trustworthy place to return if I feel lost or confused about how to move gently through the tumultuous challenges…
Empty Vessels Filled with Love and Compassion
A few days ago, I was devouring pages of Anastasia, the first book of The Ringing Cedar Series while helping out at a bookshop. Anastasia and the author…
Sometimes the Best Thing to Do is to Do Nothing
We will all experience times of crisis in our lives. In my practice, it is often the reason a person seeks treatment in the first place. It is…
12,000 Babies Delivered by Jesusita!
12,000 Babies Delivered by Jesusita!
September is perhaps my favorite month of the year in Santa Fe, New Mexico. A distinct change of…
The Kite Sees the World Hanging from a Thread
How to give yourself a melanoma in 3 easy steps.
Here comes the Sun .... again
Australian…
Saying Yes To No
I’m going through the terrible two’s. Not my child, me. I am learning to say ‘no’, and say it with ease and dignity. Some kind of essential differentiation is…
Having It All Costs Too Much
Uncle Bob and I sat quietly together huddled over our coffees at the Sydney domestic airport awaiting his 7 a.m. flight. Not one to leave too little time for…
The Speed Of The Heart
It’s 8 pm on a Wednesday evening, the sun is setting, the horizon turning bright orange over the Jemez Mountains. The eastern sky turns purple and pink in…