We get conflicting messages. We read about people who quit their day job and began a writing career or moved to some exotic locale and they are happier than they have ever been. Then we read about how you must save and invest for the future. Continue slogging away at a job you may not …
As a woman, particularly as a white woman, I have been socialized to get along with others. I learned this from my parents, from my teachers, from friends and family, and from the media. Women are supposed to be supportive caregivers. The idea that we must go along to get along is the first bar …
Many people meet their friends at work and that is where I met Liz. Interestingly, we didn’t really start getting to know each other until the last few months we worked together. It has been nearly five years since then, but we are still friends and in contact regularly. A fact a little surprising for …
I climbed up the stairs to the “Angel Loft” in search of the open Reiki session taking place in a downtown temple. I’m coming in a bit later in the open hours, so I hope I will be able to participate. I walk in the room and someone else is on the table. I stop, …
Reiki is the passing of energy from one person to another to aid in healing, either physically or mentally. It is used to help alleviate pain and illness or reduce stress and promote relaxation and healing. Most practitioners do not claim it should be used instead of mainstream medicine, but in conjunction with it. With …
