The most effective way to encourage your child to love learning is to model it, engage in it, and above all to enjoy it. And to do this you do not have to be wealthy or even highly educated. When you engage in learning activities with your child, your child will see it, and the [...]
Have you wondered how come psychic readings have gotten a bad reputation and a bad rap? What is it about neon hands glowing from second story windows that seem to shout out "shlock!" Granted, as in every business, there is some "shlock" in the psychic business, and we could analyze the "how come," but I [...]
Having a true friend, a real friend, is a blessing that happens once or twice in a life time. I am off to Florida tomorrow to visit my closest friend. "Friend" is not quite the right term for Risa. She has been more like a sister, a nuclear family member. Over many years of growing, [...]
I have the gift of intuition. My gift has benefitted me in many ways, some of which I have written about in my book, "Soul Mothers' Wisdom/Seven Insights for the Single Mother," which is due out later this year. I have devoted one chapter of the book to psychic development and my personal journey into [...]
What is it in the nature of us humans that makes us confuse real inner power, true inner strength, with not feeling our emotions? What makes us think that feeling little and weak is the same as not being strong? Human beings go through all manners of emotional and mental contortions to avoid feeling the [...]
I have always been fascinated by people's stories. It makes sense that I became a clinical social worker, a therapist. I love hearing about people's stories and finding the roots and blossoms of their strengths. The manuscript for "Soul Mothers' Wisdom/Seven Insights for the Single Mother," officially delivered to Pearlsong Press, and due for publication [...]
I have always been fascinated by people's stories. I guess that is why I went into the business I am in. I remember how, when I was an adolescent in the no-cell-phone and just- before-the-cordless era, I sat in my mother's closet with the long curly cord just under the closed door as I "counseled" [...]
What does it mean to let go of a painful emotion, memory, thought, resentment or hurt? For most of us it often means, "I don't want to feel that feeling again!" And who could blame us, for who wants to feel emotional pain! However, in the true spirit of letting go, there exists a crucial [...]
Your Voice of deep knowing is a voice of health and intuition. It is the inner sound of your peaceful soul that whispers healing truth to you in your darkest moments, and your lightest. It is possible to reach your inner voice even in the midst of turmoil. When you quiet your mind through relaxation, [...]
Today I wore a gold ring that belonged to my mother. She died 9 years ago today. She died on her wedding anniversary. December 3. As my mother lay in hospice in 2004, I thought she would pass on 11-11. My father had died years before, and I was convinced that he would come for [...]