“All of us have unique talents and gifts. No obstacle, be it physical, mental, or emotional has the power to destroy our own creative energies.” ~ Liane Cordes
Believing this fully is difficult at times; for some of us, most of the time. But it is true. What each of us can contribute [...]

Bringing your best forward with heart. Bringing forth your excellence, your brilliance, in whatever your arena.

Oh, you bright lights of my heart!
The time is drawing near and you need to rise, to shake off the “bonds” of sleep and prepare for your new work.  Wipe the sleep from your eyes.  Stand and be filled with the Light that you are meant to carry and hold for others.
Wake from your slumber, [...]

Over the last several years, I’ve thought of changing my name to my spiritual name, Kamala. I love the way it sounds and the way it feels inside when it’s said. When over the course of several days last week, I had what felt like incredible openings and shifts. Breakdowns and breakthroughs. [...]

I wonder if it is possible to love being vulnerable in the United States, or most of the world, at this time in history. It’s one of those very weird things where people often love the quality in others, but wouldn’t want that same quality themselves. I understand we can relate more with [...]

What is it about shame?
Holding on to shame, continuing to harbor negative feelings about our sense of shame, severely limits us from being who we’ve been created to be – we don’t feel great about ourselves because we’re ashamed, feel less than, having to hide something; we aren’t as open as we’d like to be, [...]

Carol Costello and I have been working together as part of her Spiritual Director program through Mercy Center. We’ve come up with the idea of being “God’s Girls.” Imagine my disappointment to find the site for GodsGirls is a PORN site. So disappointing, as I was hoping to connect with other women [...]

A number of years ago, I had a favorite devotional I used in my recovery program. Somewhere along the line, it fell apart and I probably tossed it. I can’t remember the name and I haven’t been able to find another copy, but I DO remember one of the stories that really touched me & [...]

I think I should have my life all figured out by now. I am in my fifties, after all… older than my new doctor. Omigosh. How did THAT happen? And when?
I never thought my life would be so much trial-and-error. I guess I thought it was going to be (or [...]

This morning I ran across a video clip that made me feel like I’d found some long-lost family. “People are thirsty for knowing themselves” and “we want to start a revolution in people being authentic” were two of the first comments out of Carrie’s mouth. Omigosh! Someone who’s part of “my [...]