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Mom’s Greatest Gift

On January 5, 2026

In Health & Healing, Love & Relationships, Messages from Memories, Spirituality, Stories from the Heart, Waking Dreams

Reading Time: 2 minutes

By Michael Avery

My mom was off on medical leave from the supermarket where she worked as a checker. I didn’t know that she had a double mastectomy scheduled, or the incredible challenge she was facing with breast cancer.

Several transistor radios lined a shelf before me in Montgomery Wards. A couple of my friends had been given radios recently, and I asked for one, too. As I recall, the radios ranged in price from five to fifteen dollars. There was a huge difference in quality between them as well as their price. One was amazing. I was attracted to it immediately, but kept testing the less expensive ones because I knew that fifteen dollars was well beyond my mom’s budget.

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.

Carnival: A Message from a Memory

By Michael Avery

On December 20, 2024

In Love & Relationships, Messages from Memories, Spirituality, Stories from the Heart

Reading Time: 3 minutes

By Michael Avery

A memory often returns this time of year to remind me how one kind thought can change a life. Remarkably, the universe put me in a position where I was able to pay it forward many times over.

I remember standing in front of a carnival tent where rows of stuffed teddy bears were hanging from a wire above me. I was five years old at the time. In the center area of the square carnival tent, pop bottles were positioned side by side in wooden boxes.

Back to Horse Heaven: A Message from a Memory

By Michael Avery

On July 2, 2024

In Animals, Love & Relationships, Messages from Memories, Poetry, Spirituality

Reading Time: 2 minutes

By Michael Avery

I was hiking along Horseheaven Creek just north of Steamboat on the North Umpqua River many years ago when I had a vision. In my mind’s eye, I saw a sacred valley called Horse Heaven, where wild horses still run free. Perhaps there exists such a valley in the area, but I didn’t pursue that reality since my vision was so clear and real to me. I memorialized that vision with a poem.

When the memory of that day kept returning, I realized that I’d missed a lesson or an insight back then. Horse Heaven, and especially one pony, was a metaphor. So, I got out the verse I’d written many years ago…

The Mining Train: A Spiritual Exercise

By Michael Avery

On May 21, 2024

In Health & Healing, HU: An Ancient Mantra, Inner Guidance, Love & Relationships, Messages from Memories, Past Lives & Karma, Spiritual Exercises, Spirituality

Reading Time: 5 minutes

By Michael Avery

I had the great pleasure and also the great misfortune of growing up at a quicksilver mine my father operated. With fifty-plus acres of hills, meadows, streams, ponds, wild strawberries, and ample wildlife, it was an idyllic place for a boy to live.

However, quicksilver, also known as mercury, is extremely toxic. The liquid metal that I often held in my hands turned out to be something other than a fun toy, as health issues later in life would prove. But this article is about a different memory from the “Bonanza Mine”—one that involves an old mining train and how it engendered a useful spiritual exercise.

Embracing the Wind: Messages from Memories

By Michael Avery

On April 9, 2024

In Health & Healing, Messages from Memories, Personal Growth, Spirituality

Reading Time: 5 minutes

By Michael Avery

When memories of water skiing come to mind, they generally evoke feelings of fun, freedom, and ninety degree days, but not always. My fondest boating memories are from the time Eldon, a friend from the plywood mill where I worked, taught me how to slalom ski. I learned a lot about water skiing from Eldon, and a little about sacrifice. The latter proved invaluable.

Messages from Memories: “Circus”

By Michael Avery

On November 17, 2023

In Messages from Memories, Personal Growth, Poetry, Spirituality

Reading Time: 2 minutes

By Michael Avery

When we look back upon our memories, we often find gems of wisdom that we missed at the time of the initial experience. Messages from Memories fall into the category of Exotic Waking Dreams. A good example is “The Smile.” That memory carried its message through the corridors of time until I finally heard what it wanted to convey: “We can be happy under any circumstance.”

A poem entitled “Circus” held another special gem. Its messages are self-evident, but I will memorialize them in words at the conclusion of this post.

Messages from Memories: “The Smile”

By Michael Avery

On September 29, 2023

In Love & Relationships, Messages from Memories, Personal Growth, Spiritual Exercises, Spirituality, Stories from the Heart

Reading Time: 3 minutes

By Michael Avery

Pichaya often reminds me to be here now in this present moment. She is right of course. But sometimes a memory will arrive at my doorstep unexpectedly and shuttle me off to the past. At least that’s the way I used to view it.

But what if those memories have really come from my past and into my present for a purpose? Why would they do this? I asked myself. Could it be they have messages they are trying to communicate?

When the Cats Wake Up First

By Michael Avery

On September 22, 2023

In Animals, Messages from Memories, Poetry, Stories from the Heart, Waking Dreams

Reading Time: 4 minutes

By Michael Avery

I remember the early morning antics of two, 10-week-old kittens like it was yesterday. They woke me up from a sound sleep, but they were so cute that I couldn’t stay mad at them for long.

Looking back at the memory, it is apparent that the experience was a “Waking Dream in Retrospect.” In other words, there was a lesson hidden in the chaos that morning, one I was only able to understand in retrospect.

3 Past-life Dreams that Helped Me Heal

By Pichaya Avery

On September 8, 2023

In Dreams, Health & Healing, Love & Relationships, Messages from Memories, Past Lives & Karma, Personal Growth, Spirituality

Reading Time: 6 minutes

By Pichaya Avery

“Many of our dreams relate to past lives. Once we come to that realization, we can begin to access the experiences that lie hidden within our memory banks. And yes, it is possible to bring hard-won lessons from past lives into the present for a better understanding of our situation in life today.”
—Harold Klemp,
Past lives, Dreams, and Soul Travel, page 73

For as long as I can remember—dating back to 1972—I have always been fascinated by dreams. While there were several sweet dreams—talking to animals, floating in clouds, and flying through the air—there were countless nightmares as well. I was continuously chased by a man with a knife and often died in those dreams. In the middle of the night, I would wake up screaming and wondering, Who am I? and Why am I here?

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