Stories from the Heart Archives - Signs, Synchronicity, and Waking Dreams

The Open Heart

On February 28, 2025

In Divine Love, Inner Guidance, Love & Relationships, Spiritual Exercises, Spirituality, Stories from the Heart

Reading Time: 2 minutes

By Pichaya Avery

One of my favorite spiritual exercises is called “The Open Heart.”1 It involves loving or caring for someone or something more than we do ourselves. I practice this daily and have experienced a variety of profound results.

I love cooking and baking for family, friends, and neighbors. On one particularly crisp winter morning, I was given an opportunity to express my love to a stranger. As I was preparing to leave home to facilitate a Satsang class, I was guided to do something I would not normally do. In addition to the homemade chocolate chips cookies that I brought every month, I included a bunch of bananas and a $20 bill.

Quit the Chase

By Michael Avery

On February 25, 2025

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

Reading Time: 4 minutes

Guest Post by Dennis Ernst

Years ago, I wanted a dog as I hadn’t had one in a while due to changing housing conditions. I missed the companionship and the unconditional love I had experienced with other dogs I’d had.

I visited a local animal shelter, and I was only there a few moments until one dog caught my attention. I knew it was the right one for me.

Little Miracles Happen

By Michael Avery

On February 11, 2025

In Guest Posts, Inner Guidance, Spirituality, Stories from the Heart

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Guest Post by Gloria Lionz

These tiny red enamel and crystal beads (pictured above) have been separated by time and space for at least four months. Today, while returning jewelry stored in my safe (stashed there while my home went through another phase of cleansing), one of the missing beads appeared in a different box.

This is not a case of misplacement. In my heart and mind, it is truly a return from spirit. Why do I think this?

The Dogs of Puerto Vallarta

By Michael Avery

On February 4, 2025

In Animals, Divine Love, Health & Healing, HU: An Ancient Mantra, Love & Relationships, Spirituality, Stories from the Heart

Reading Time: 3 minutes

By Michael Avery

A two-thousand-dollar settlement from my seventh car accident enabled me to buy a ticket to Mexico, where I planned to live for the winter and heal my broken heart after losing my mom to cancer. I had no idea how long I could live on the small bundle of traveler’s checks I carried with me in my wallet, but I set sail on this new adventure despite the inconvenience of a lonely headwind.

Signs from the Universe: A Lesson in Love

By Michael Avery

On January 31, 2025

In Animals, Divine Love, Inner Guidance, Love & Relationships, Personal Growth, Spirituality, Stories from the Heart, Waking Dreams

Reading Time: 3 minutes

By Pichaya Avery

The Universe has countless ways of teaching us about love, often through the most unexpected encounters. On the first day of 2025, as the world welcomed a new beginning, I received such a wonderful lesson at our favorite park, where a serene pond usually hosts a community of graceful ducks and a solitary great blue heron.

Letting Go

By Michael Avery

On January 21, 2025

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

Reading Time: 3 minutes

Guest Post by Nettie Clarke

Many years ago, a friend asked me if I would like to go with her to meet two little dogs that needed a home. She had originally sold them to a woman who moved and had left them with her brother who had no time for them. When I entered the home where they were staying, the entire living room was filled with a brilliant blue light. I recognized the Light as the presence of my spiritual teacher. As soon as I recognized the sign, the blue light disappeared.

Befriending Bigfoot

By Michael Avery

On January 10, 2025

In Divine Love, Love & Relationships, Spirituality, Stories from the Heart

Reading Time: 5 minutes

By Michael Avery

“Jeremiah was a bullfrog, was a good friend of mine.”

Few people realize that this Three Dog Night song has ties with Colliding Rivers and the community of Glide, Oregon. A famous songwriter used to live in a log cabin overlooking the North Umpqua River. His mom got the family business of songwriting started when she wrote a hit for Elvis called “Heartbreak Hotel.”

In the Company of Angels

By Michael Avery

On January 7, 2025

In Divine Love, Guest Posts, Spirituality, Stories from the Heart

Reading Time: 3 minutes

Guest Post by Karl LaRowe

Where Angels Gather

Angels really do exist. They are amongst us in our everyday lives. They appear as ordinary people except for the pools of love and kindness that swirl in their eyes when you allow yourself to meet their gaze with an open heart. Most of the time, meeting an angel is a rare and wonderful experience in our world today. This was not the case however during our last trip to Birch Bay over the Christmas holidays. We met angels everywhere.

“Show Me Love”

By Michael Avery

On January 3, 2025

In Divine Love, HU: An Ancient Mantra, Inner Guidance, Love & Relationships, Spiritual Exercises, Spirituality, Stories from the Heart

Reading Time: 3 minutes

By Pichaya Avery

One morning, I was guided to experiment with a spiritual exercise called “Show Me Love.”¹ It is simply to ask God to show you truth, wisdom, understanding, or love. For a whole week, I had been struggling with a minor conflict with someone and contemplating on finding the best way to resolve the issue with greater spiritual awareness and grace.

I sang HU for a few minutes and asked the Inner Teacher inwardly to show me love. Then, I heard the Inner Teacher’s voice. “Go to the park, now.”