Spiritual Vision

  So, why do we need validations? We sometimes feel that we're on the right path in life, but we may not be sure, so we seek out people who think like us, look like us, vote like us, have the same interests as us, in order to belong.  Just look at the comments on social media regarding politics. Sometimes it's just too much as friends go against friends. It's US V THEM battle royal. It seems we have to belong to something or someone in order to have our life validated. We need to find our tribe, I get it; I'm no different, but at what cost? Do we need to sacrifice our identity, our essence of who we are to fit in? A couple of years ago, I felt like I didn't fit into life. Things were going well, but for some reason, felt out of place with life. With metaphysical circles, (I'm a clairvoyant) we use the term 'Spirit' to define a higher power. When the subject of me not fitting in came up, Spirit said, "Instead of you fitting into life,have life fit in...

Throughout life, we have ups and down; things that go right and things that don't. Things that were going well; health, relationships, and work; until they jumped off the paper in our  mind and joined the real world and became a disaster. This is true, especially in relationships.  We ask ourselves, "what is wrong with me?" or "am I cursed?" We feel like we're beating our head against the wall time and time again, and nothing is happening. We view ourselves as a failure, as we call ourselves names, (which our body does not appreciate), and resign ourdselves to the fact of this is just the way it is. Nonsense!  Look back on your life and ask yourself, 'when did it ever go right?' If you're honest, you will recall things and situations that went right. You may not have noticed it but there was a flow of energy at that time, that made everything in your life possible. I used to play a lot of tennis, and we called it, "being in the zone."  ...

"Ships are safe in the harbor, but thats not what ships are made for."- Successories Artists, musicians, leaders of commerce, industry, spiritual leaders, technology experts, etc. all have one  thing in common...at one point in their life, they took a risk. They became entrepreneurs.  They went against conventional wisdom by going with their gut and using their intuition in order  to enact change in the world. They didn't play it safe. This is why I led this blog post with that quote from the Successories company. They discovered by bending your mind around problems by thinking laterally and not vertically, they made a difference in the world. They used critical thinking. They didn't take dangerous risks, but made the risks when their intuition told them to, and  even if it didn't go according to plan, they were one step closer to manifesting their destiny.  Women are a natural at critical thinking...us men, not so much.  (which is why women win arguments o...

   "Am I a failure?" "Where did it go wrong?" "What am I supposed to do now?" These thoughts are dangerous to men who have lost their livelihood. This scenario has been happening for decades as companies restructure their organizations. Men in their 40's and 50's are told by companies, both large and small, that they are no longer needed and the company is 'going in a different direction.' Let's face it...sometimes that's  code for "we need someone younger."  To be told in life, that you are no longer of value can be devastating. To some, their value is all they have. I'm not talking about performance based issues. Poor performance has no age barrier. To start over on a new career could be a blessing in disguise, but that conversation needs to happen much later when there's time to look back and reflect. Now is not the time to go down that road. I'm talking about companies that cut back on payroll. That burden ...

Throughout our life, no matter the age, we accumulate a fair amount of visible scars. Scars that are  physical that leave a lasting effect on our bodies and cause us serious and unbearable pain. Bruises, surgeries, broken bones, you name it, we have all had them. Hospitals, clinics, nursing homes, rehab centers, doctors offices, etc. are full of people in pain.  But what about the ones that are hurting on the inside? The scars that we never see. Trauma such as discrimination, abuse, hurt, loneliness, depression, divorce, separation, isolation, financial ruin, loss of a loved one, etc. These scars are the deepest and hurt the most. They are the deepest cuts of an unseen kind that never go away. They are there forever and just when we start to push  the scars aside and move on with our lives, something reminds us of times and  situations that we wish would disappear and just go away. I call these the scars of the heart. What can help us deal with these scars? Welcome t...

What if tomorrow never comes?  What do we do in the little time that is left for us? Reach out to people to tell them we love them?  Reach out to people that we have hurt and ask for forgiveness? Reach out to people that have hurt us and grant them forgiveness? If we believe in a higher power, ask for mercy?  Many of you know my story of spending 238 days in the hospital of which 200 were in ICU. In the beginning I was given a 15-20% chance of living. I was in a partial coma for the first forty- five days and my heart had to be shocked mulitple times a day to get it back on track. Trust me when I say there were many people in the hospital far worse off than me. I had to have a heart  and kidney transplant and by the grace of God, here I am. I now try to take nothing for granted. I laugh more than I use to, I'm more compassionate; more giving, more appreciative of trees, flowers,  the sky, clouds (things I didn't see for eight months), and more blessed to have fa...