Have you had the experience of intuition or knowing? Do you have gut feelings? Was there ever a tiny little voice urging you to make a certain decision? Maybe you listened to it. Maybe you didn’t. Bats are associated with intuition. As an animal guide they often encourage you to follow through on your ideas … [Read more…]
The goose mainly brings positive thoughts, memories, and feelings for me. I am fairly certain that this is one of my totem animals. That said, I can also relate to some goose symbolism or characteristics that might actually be problematic in my life. This tapping exercise is about one of them. The goose is often … [Read more…]
When I was a child I had the opportunity to spend time at the Outdoor Education Center in Yellow Springs, Ohio. This was a rewarding experience for a lot of reasons. I was spending time in nature, learning about the animals and plants native to my area, chasing the elusive indigo bunting, eating violets, and … [Read more…]
Has anyone ever called you arrogant? It can be a hard thing to hear, particularly if you feel that your behavior has been misunderstood. Imagine that, like the peacock, you have a feature, skill, or talent that is pretty spectacular. Are you supposed to pretend that you don’t? When you are at the zoo do … [Read more…]
In reality, I wrote this tapping exercise a long time ago and it is included in my upcoming book. As I was working through some edits today I realized how relevant it is with the recent news and world situations so wanted to share it here with you. As you will see, it was originally … [Read more…]
Primal Instincts – that is really the theme of my upcoming book Primal Power: Totem Tapping for Health and Happiness. We all have primal instincts. What follows is a sneak peek at a tapping exercise included that considers what we can learn from the primal instincts of sharks. I find it hard at times to … [Read more…]
Have there been times when you believed that you knew something, but found out later that what you thought you knew was either completely wrong, or at best incomplete? This was my situation last month in Alaska. I thought I was a know it all, or at least a know it a little bit, found … [Read more…]
Do you remember the commercial many years ago for deodorant? The motto was “never let them see you sweat.” Up until recently that was my advice to parents. Even if you are ready to pull your hair out, don’t let your kids see it. That’s not bad advice, but it is not great advice either. … [Read more…]
Why do we need to worry proof young teens? What do they really have to worry about anyway? Has it really been so long ago that we have forgotten what it feels like to be in middle school? I think it is much worse now than it was when I was growing up. The pressure … [Read more…]
Verse 2: Tao Te Ching Everyone recognizes beauty only because of ugliness Everyone recognizes virtue only because of sin Life and death are born together Difficult and easy Long and short High and low — all these exist together and arrive together Sound and silence blend together Before and after The Sage acts without … [Read more…]