Thanksgiving Prayer from the Seneca Nation

Thanksgiving Prayer from the Seneca Nation

And now we are gathered together to remember the Great Mystery’s first instruction to us: to love one another always, we who move about on this earth. And the Great Mystery said that when even two people meet, they should first greet each other by saying: “Nyah Weh...
Listening to Your Sacred Heart

Listening to Your Sacred Heart

I am feeling the energy of spring as its vibrant energy is springing up all around me. The flowers are blooming, the baby birds are chirping, and the weeds are filling my garden. This is a time of beauty and of work! I have been thinking a lot about how many options...
25 Years of Therapy: The Therapeutic Relationship Over Time

25 Years of Therapy: The Therapeutic Relationship Over Time

I have been working with clients as a therapist for 25 years. I recently worked with a client that I hadn’t seen in several years and we realized that we first met 18 years ago! I have been connected to this client as they have gone through so many changes and...
The Attitude of Gratitude: Cleaning Up Your Thoughts

The Attitude of Gratitude: Cleaning Up Your Thoughts

Our culture seems to be amazingly proficient at teaching us to be dissatisfied with who we are and what we have. In the spirit of wanting us to spend more money in order to continue to fuel growth in our economy, a constant feeling of lack is needed. We are bombarded...
The Wisdom of the “Uh Oh” Feeling

The Wisdom of the “Uh Oh” Feeling

One concept that I loved teaching when I used to teach self-defense many years ago was the “uh oh” feeling. We all know the feeling when something doesn’t feel quite right and our intuition says “uh oh.” When teaching self-defense we always taught that this intuitive...