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The Spiritual Art of People Watching

On July 22, 2026

In Guest Posts, Love & Relationships, Spirituality, Stories from the Heart

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Guest Post by Jim Jackson

In reviewing my personal journal of 2020, I found the following enlightening entry of April 16th, written during the height of the Covid-19 pandemic.

It has now become a great dislike to go to the grocery store, although I’m so grateful to have that opportunity: thankful for the food being there and being able to afford purchasing it. I’m also thankful for the producers, the factory workers, the field workers, the shippers, and the store workers for risking their health during their hard work so that we, the fortunate ones, might eat comfortably.

Spiritual Wallpaper

By Michael Avery

On July 15, 2026

In Conscious Living, HU: An Ancient Mantra, Personal Growth, Spiritual Exercises, Spirituality

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By Michael Avery

Recently, my computer failed to start up like normal when I did a restart. The wallpaper image that usually pops up early in the process wasn’t there. In its place was a bright yellow screen. After a good half hour, which didn’t feel all that good, the computer was back in operation.

Today’s To-Do List (Story & Poem)

By Michael Avery

On July 7, 2026

In Guest Posts, Inner Guidance, Love & Relationships, Poetry, Spirituality, Stories from the Heart

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Guest Post by Gloria Lionz

I attended a leadership conference in Vermont in June. It took me 29 hours to reach my final destination. Yes, I ‘flew’ there but the ‘schedule’ changed according to Spirit (not as advertised by the airline carrier). Chalk this TIRING EXPERIENCE up to Holy Spirit’s ‘way’ of arranging things for me to meet an entirely different group of people; sharing heart-to-heart stories as well as commiserating about mutual travel challenges.

Your “Mask Museum”

By Michael Avery

On June 30, 2026

In Conscious Living, Guest Posts, Past Lives & Karma, Personal Growth, Poetry, Spirituality

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Guest Post by Dennis Ernst

I recently made a visit to the Another Face of Mexico Mask Museum in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico. It was a huge, private collection of over 500 masks, from the 35 historic cultures in Mexico and Central America. The masks were used in rituals, dances, cultural celebrations, and were part of the collective identity.

The concept of the masks haunted me. The need to become something other that what we are, and imbue them with special powers, to feel like they were something greater than their ordinary life. This is a story of creating an identity and wearing it like a mask.

The Cancer Doc & A Humbling Experience

By Michael Avery

On June 24, 2026

In Divine Love, Guest Posts, Health & Healing, Love & Relationships, Spirituality, Stories from the Heart

Reading Time: 3 minutes

Guest Post by Jim Jackson

On Friday afternoon I had a checkup appointment with Dr. Edward Chang, an oncologist and hematologist. I was seeing him for the latter purpose—not for cancer treatment.

Since my first appointment with my new PC physician and her concern with a slightly low reading in my platelet count, I’ve seen Dr. Chang on four separate occasions now, each time with a three-month extension from my recheck. Next time is a year from now.

Every Picture Tells a Story–Literally

By Michael Avery

On June 16, 2026

In Conscious Living, HU: An Ancient Mantra, Love & Relationships, Spirituality

Reading Time: 2 minutes

By Michael Avery

I’m sure you’ve heard the question, “What is this painting saying to you?”

I always passed it off as merely a metaphor asked by a salesperson in an art gallery intent on making another sale. But recently I had a realization that revealed a deeper, hidden meaning of the question.

At Journey’s End (Parable)

By Michael Avery

On June 10, 2026

In Parables, Spirituality, Stories from the Heart

Reading Time: 2 minutes

By Michael Avery

A footbridge near the source of the North Umpqua sent for an eagle. “Please carry this question to the bridge near the river’s mouth for me,” he requested.

“We have grown old together, yet our destinies have kept us apart. Please ask my friend what great lesson he has learned from life.”

Remember (Poem)

By Michael Avery

On June 2, 2026

In Conscious Living, Guest Posts, Poetry, Spirituality

Reading Time: 2 minutes

Guest Post by Dennis Ernst

Remember, we are beings of light, fragments of the One Great Spirit in action.

Remember, we came to bring light into darkness.

Thy Will, Not Mine (Poem)

By Michael Avery

On May 20, 2026

In Guest Posts, Love & Relationships, Personal Growth, Poetry, Spirituality

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Guest Post by Gloria Lionz

“When an insight lands in a dream, repeats itself even after waking from a dream, going back to sleep & hearing the same message, it’s evident Spirit wants me to do something with that ‘urgent’ message. With zero concern for ‘what time of day’ Spirit speaks, I now have a simple option that honors the ‘gift’ while helping me get the rest I need. I jot down any phrase and/or highlights and title in a notebook I keep bedside. Then, when I’m fully awake, I sit down at my computer and record the “rest of the message.”

Dan’s Midnight Message

By Michael Avery

On May 13, 2026

In Guest Posts, Inner Guidance, Spirituality, Synchronicity, Waking Dreams

Reading Time: 2 minutes

Guest Post by Dan P.

Years ago, I decided to become a member of a spiritual path which claimed to have a Living Teacher. This path taught that its spiritual master is always with me, and that by practicing various spiritual exercises on a regular basis, I could maintain a deep connection with that master and the Universal Consciousness that was everywhere and in all things. So, I diligently practiced these spiritual exercises a couple of times each day.

After several months, during one of my contemplations, I found myself wondering how much of what I had been taught about this new path was true. Was this “supposed” spiritual master truly always with me? Why not ask? I thought to myself.