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Going the Extra Mile

On July 15, 2025

In Conscious Living, Personal Growth, Spirituality, Synchronicity, Waking Dreams

Reading Time: 2 minutes

By Michael Avery (from a story by Jim Jackson in Seven Signs from the Universe by Michael and Pichaya Avery)

After fighting heavy traffic for an hour and forty-five minutes, Jim Jackson stopped for an early dinner at a restaurant in Troutdale, a small town just east of Portland, Oregon. He had only traveled thirty-nine miles and still had a ways to go before reaching the Menucha Retreat Center overlooking the Columbia Gorge where he and a friend would be facilitating a discussion group later that night.

Shibumi (and Haiku)

By Michael Avery

On July 2, 2025

In Conscious Living, Guest Posts, Poetry, Spirituality

Reading Time: 3 minutes

Guest post by Dennis Ernst

There is a word, I recently came across that I’ve been needing to add to my vocabulary of how to live. The word is found in the Japanese language as Shibumi. It translates to English as “effortless perfection, elegance, simplicity, and humility. It’s seen in Japanese minimalism and is an art form, a philosophy, and a lifestyle. This struck me as a wonderful metaphor of living.

Bookmarks (A Waking Dreams Tool)

By Michael Avery

On June 25, 2025

In Conscious Living, Spirituality, Waking Dreams

Reading Time: < 1 minute

By Michael Avery

from Seven Signs from the Universe by Michael and Pichaya Avery

Bookmarks

“Bookmarks” are like setting an alarm with a symbol. We mark a time in the future when it’s optimal for us to do a certain thing. We can choose a specific symbol for any number of situations. Here are three examples:

Marion’s Conundrum

By Michael Avery

On June 18, 2025

In Conscious Living, Guest Posts, Health & Healing, Personal Growth, Spirituality, Waking Dreams

Reading Time: 4 minutes

Guest Post by David Rivinus

Marion looked perturbed; that wasn’t like her.

A skilled, beloved and highly respected theater costume designer, she had trained pros who were now working on Broadway. And recently, she had agreed to mentor amateurs who showed promise. They paid her hourly for her instruction and put their new-found skills to a variety of uses.

“OK, Marion, what’s up?” I probed.

Announcing Our New Book: “Seven Signs from the Universe”

By Michael Avery

On May 12, 2025

In Animals, Conscious Living, Divine Love, Dreams, Health & Healing, Ho'oponopono, HU: An Ancient Mantra, Inner Guidance, Inspirational Quotes, Love & Relationships, Messages from Memories, Past Lives & Karma, Personal Growth, Self-love, Spiritual Exercises, Spirituality, Stories from the Heart, Synchronicity, Waking Dreams

Reading Time: 2 minutes

By Michael Avery

Dear friends,

Pichaya and I are delighted to share that our new printed book, Seven Signs from the Universe, is now available on Amazon. The EPUB version is also available at the same link.

The front and back covers feature artwork by Claude Gruffy, a world-class Canadian artist.

Choice

By Michael Avery

On April 29, 2025

In Conscious Living, Guest Posts, Love & Relationships, Personal Growth, Spirituality

Reading Time: 4 minutes

Guest Post by Gloria Lionz

Choice. That’s been my focus for a long time. No matter what’s going on in the world, it’s key to being and living my best life.

For some time now, I’ve made it a practice to turn the news off early. Steady streams from outside sources tend to put me in what I call an urgent yet ‘inflated’ trance of distress. When I ignore that practice, I often forget I am Soul experiencing a sometimes ‘loud’ life in a human body.

Learning to Know (& Poem)

By Michael Avery

On April 18, 2025

In Conscious Living, Guest Posts, Inner Guidance, Personal Growth, Poetry, Spirituality

Reading Time: 3 minutes

Guest Post by Dennis Ernst

Each of us develops our own strengths. These come from choices and experience, often over long periods of time. I’ve noticed three types of strengths that one can develop into a living and learning style unique to them.

Freedom (Poem)

By Michael Avery

On April 8, 2025

In Conscious Living, Guest Posts, Health & Healing, Poetry, Spirituality

Reading Time: < 1 minute

Guest Post by Alea Kent

These days, many choose to release material things that are taking up space in a house they want to sell or simply want more room. With age can come that knowing that material possessions do not have the same significance they did in our younger years. This has created a whole organizer coaching business as well as all the tools one could ever want and more to help you organize.

Lagom

By Michael Avery

On March 18, 2025

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

Reading Time: 5 minutes

Guest Post by Dennis Ernst

It was July in eastern Washington and the early fruit was just starting to ripen. One of my Native American coworkers mentioned to me his uncle had a huge cherry tree in his backyard that was ready to pick. The old man loved cherries but was hoping someone could use some before the birds got them or they fell on the ground. As I love fresh cherries, I told him I was just the guy that could help him with that.

Song of the Soul (Song)

By Michael Avery

On March 14, 2025

In Conscious Living, Guest Posts, Love & Relationships, Songs (Original), Spirituality

Reading Time: < 1 minute

Guest Post by Riley Carson

Since ancient times, mystics and seekers have spoken of a sacred sound—a living melody that flows through all of existence. Some describe it as celestial music, a subtle current of energy that calls the soul homeward. It is said that those who listen deeply may hear it as a whisper in the wind, a distant hum, or a chorus of unseen harmonies.

Song of the Soul is inspired by this idea—the notion that beyond the noise of everyday life, there exists a sound that nourishes, uplifts, and connects us to something greater than ourselves. This song is an invitation to listen—not just with the ears, but with the heart—to the music that has always been playing within.

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