Mindfulness is the rage du jour. And I do love the idea and the practice of it. But the other day an interesting thing happened that made me think about my mind a little differently.I picked up an article my colleague had given me with the title "Simple Mindfulness." But I misread it as "Simple [...]
For years I did psychic readings. No, I would not tell your fortune, or what number you should play, but I could intuitively tune in and tell you some things about yourself. My dear friend and psychic mentor, Herb Dewey, taught me how to trust my inner sentience or my inner knowing sense. I did [...]
I have just connected my very new Facebook page with my not-so-new blog. Not having "grown up" with the terrain of social media, I find myself feeling like I have landed on a strange planet. What will I find here? Will the connection connect with what I think it is connecting with? As I rove [...]
I am working on the idea of Soul-ar powered parenting for my book, "Soul Mothers' Wisdom..." I think that the idea of "Soul-ar power" captures the essence of what it means to use all your resources as a parent (and as a person!)--your head, your heart, as well as those inner whispers that tell you [...]
If you are a single mother searching for resolution in the midst of a struggle, have faith. You are doing the hardest job on the planet. Very likely you are exhausted, and you may have had some deep disappointments. But underneath it all, you have the willingness and courage to wake up each day and [...]
Recently I received some help and inspiration from the past--and maybe from the beyond.What happened reminded me that I have resources, not always fully recognized, that have, and can continue to, carry me forward in my life. An experience of this type happened a few days ago, while I was sorting out some papers in [...]
Sanity is a good thing. But for us regular people, who are clinically "sane," what does it mean to be "sane?" Here is the type of sanity that I pray for to help me act and be "sane" on daily basis. Amazing answers have come, and still come, to these prayers. I bet you also [...]
In 2000 I began writing a book for single mothers. I will finish it this year and it will be published in 2014. The premise of my book, entitled "Soul Mothers' Wisdom," is that each of us has an intuitive guidance system, and inner spirit, a "soul" that can guide us in all situations, especially [...]
Nature? Nurture? What makes the child who she is? Experts seem to agree that the make up of the child is going to be a result of both. The good news for parents is that you can influence the life skills your child develops and the resilience they have for coping with life. Resilience, defined simply [...]
Everyone has a story, and single mothers have some pretty interesting ones. Whether partnered, re-partnered, not partnered, or even married (Yes, some married women parent alone!) you are doing the hardest job on the planet, and you have amazing stories. The inner being of your truest self, your spirit, the self that knows what is best to [...]