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One Flamingo Summer

On October 16, 2023

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

Reading Time: 8 minutes

Guest Post by Al Coffman

On Easter weekend 2020 our small town was filled with tension as the government placed restrictions on the activities of daily living. Many people had stopped going out to work, shop, or exercise. They holed up in their homes, venturing out only for walks and a little fresh air. People didn’t know what to do. What was safe? What was kind to others?

I enjoy connecting with people in a store or on the street to share a smile, a joke, or an uplifting story, and most important, a little love. How could I reach out to people when everyone nervously stayed at arm’s length? One approach bubbled up spontaneously and blossomed over time.

12 Inspirational Quotes from Kahlil Gibran

By Pichaya Avery

On October 13, 2023

In Inspirational Quotes, Love & Relationships, Spirituality

Reading Time: 3 minutes

By Pichaya Avery

Gibran Khalil Gibran (January 6, 1883 – April 10, 1931) was a Lebanese-American author, philosopher, poet, and artist. A bio and list of his books may be found here.

Mike’s and my favorite book by Gibran is The Wanderer. We selected the following four-paragraph story (p. 27) as an introduction to his 12 inspirational quotes.

How to Spice Up Your Spiritual IQ

By Michael Avery

On October 11, 2023

In Conscious Living, Guest Posts, Inner Guidance, Personal Growth, Spirituality, Synchronicity, Waking Dreams

Reading Time: 3 minutes

Guest Post by Nigel Bell

Working in the Disability Services field, I would usually associate IQ with a person’s mental and functional ability to live their life as independently as possible. It wasn’t until I started using spiritual techniques such as chanting mantras, contemplating, and practicing mindfulness, that I could see a direct correlation between spiritual IQ and my ability to live in harmony and balance with the Infinite.

Daily practices like this certainly help me to live more graciously, but also to be awake to life’s synchronicities and guidance through waking dreams.

What is Life?

By Michael Avery

On October 9, 2023

In Divine Love, Guest Posts, Inspirational Quotes, Love & Relationships, Spirituality

Reading Time: 3 minutes

Guest Post by Riley Carson

“What is life? Is life the seeds of grass, drifting aimlessly, at times multiplying then dying, while at other times being swept into the vast expanse of the heavens?”

—Inspired by various passages in the chapter “What is Life” in the book Dialogues with the Master by Paul Twitchell, 1983 edition.

12 Inspirational Quotes from Rumi on Love

By Pichaya Avery

On October 6, 2023

In Inspirational Quotes, Poetry, Self-love, Spirituality

Reading Time: 3 minutes

By Pichaya Avery

Jalaluddin Rumi is one of my favorite poets. As an introduction to twelve of his inspirational quotes, I’ve included the following excerpt from “Rumi’s Untold Story,” a free online e-book by Shahram Shiva:

“Rumi’s life story is full of intrigue and high drama mixed with intense creative outbursts. Rumi was a charming, wealthy nobleman, a genius theologian, law professor and a brilliant but sober scholar, who in his late thirties met a wandering and wild holy man by the name of Shams. In Rumi’s own words, after meeting Shams he was transformed from a bookish, sober scholar to an impassioned seeker of universal truth and love.

Why Did the Cardinal Have to Die?

By Michael Avery

On October 4, 2023

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

Reading Time: 4 minutes

Guest Post by David Rivinus

It is early December in beautiful rural Vermont. The snow is already a foot deep, and today the sky is cloudless—a vibrant blue. Veronica is meditating on this scene from her picture window. Suddenly, she watches as a Cardinal, flying full speed toward her house, crashes into the “invisible” glass barrier. Veronica gasps as she observes it drop, a lifeless, crimson splotch—like a blood stain—in the expanse of pure, sparkling snow. She is distraught and seeks a meaning.

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?

Exploring Reincarnation – Part 2

By Michael Avery

On September 27, 2023

In Guest Posts, Love & Relationships, Past Lives & Karma, Spirituality

Reading Time: 4 minutes

Guest Post by Riley Carson

Introduction

In the second part of this topic on Exploring Reincarnation, which is the name of a book by Hans Tendam, we will continue a review of his insights, with a shift of focus to the subject of karma. The Introduction in Part 1 explains more about the author, and why his book provides many valuable insights on karma and reincarnation. His extensive research coupled with his expertise in past life therapy enables him to provide many evidence-based conclusions on these subjects. I will continue the style of Part 1 by using a question-and-answer format.

Exploring Reincarnation – Part 1

By Michael Avery

On September 25, 2023

In Guest Posts, Love & Relationships, Past Lives & Karma, Personal Growth, Spirituality

Reading Time: 6 minutes

Guest Post by Riley Carson

Introduction

This article reviews some of the fascinating research documented in the book Exploring Reincarnation by Hans Tendam. The book stands out among others of the genre in several ways. Tendam starts with the observation that, at the time he was writing (1987), there were already over 10,000 recorded instances of reincarnation experiences. He decided there was sufficient material to take an evidence-based approach to the subject.

Using Dream Tools to Interpret Outer Events

By Michael Avery

On September 20, 2023

In Animals, Dreams, Guest Posts, Personal Growth, Spirituality, Waking Dreams

Reading Time: 5 minutes

Guest Post by David Rivinus

The home of a woman named Ann abuts a wilderness area. She is used to wildlife. But even she was startled when, one balmy afternoon, while she was enjoying a tall glass of iced tea in her garden, she looked up in time to watch a mature bald eagle land on a tree branch not ten feet away from where she was sitting.

At first she was stunned; she was rendered breathless; she couldn’t believe her eyes. But, by the time she contacted me for another perspective, she had become the opposite: unable to stop her nearly manic chatter.

“I know it’s a sign!” she bubbled.

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