My husband Steve and I just drove across America. It took three weeks as we made our way at a fairly leisurely pace, from California to Nevada, Idaho, Montana, Wyoming, South Dakota, Minnesota,...
Rejuvenating the Self of America
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Personal Reflections
The Future of Humanity
Lately I've been thinking a lot about the future of humanity. Climate change, overpopulation, unending war, environmental, health, and economic disasters... it goes on and on. It seems like there...
How Our Technology is Hurting People in the Third World
It seems that every day we become more aware of how the excesses of modern life wreak havoc on the lives of others half-way around the globe. For example, recently I have become more cognizant of...
Hawaiian Wisdom — Don’t Ignore Your Basic Self
In the October 2012 issue of the Active Consciousness Newsletter, I wrote about my growing fascination with Hawaiian mysticism -- sometimes called Huna. My interest in the wisdom of Hawaii was...
Receiving — A Gateway to the Art of Higher Dimensions and Synchronicity
A few years ago, while I was writing Active Consciousness, I was talking to an acquaintance about higher dimensional space and how I believed human awareness could transcend the boundaries of our...
Tuning In
I live in a somewhat rural area on the outskirts of a giant metropolis -- the San Francisco Bay Area. When I sit outside, I see mostly trees and fields and a few nearby houses. But when I quiet my...
“Imagine Love” — Help Create A YouTube Meme for a Better World!
Lately, I've been thinking a lot about John Lennon. Somehow, a few of his songs continue to touch the hearts of humanity in a way that few other artists have achieved. How many of us haven't teared...
The Magnetic Power of Consciousness
In November 2012, I took my first-ever private retreat at Vajrapani Institute in the Santa Cruz mountains. For two days, I was by myself in my own little cabin, alone with my thoughts, my Self, my...
One Lesson of Newtown, CT that Few Are Talking About
It wasn't my original plan to start off 2013 with an article about something as difficult as the killings in Newtown, CT. But perhaps it is good to start off the year with a resolution for true...
Tending the Soul of the Earth
Recently I've become fascinated by a notion I'd like to explore much more in 2013 -- our critical role in tending the soul of the Earth. The idea was brought to my attention at the 2012 Science and...