Signs, Synchronicity, and Waking Dreams

Going Nowhere at an Idle

On October 10, 2025

In Inner Guidance, Love & Relationships, Past Lives & Karma, Spirituality, Stories from the Heart, Waking Dreams

Reading Time: 4 minutes

By Michael Avery, featuring Catherine Ganci

From Seven Signs from the Universe
by Michael and Pichaya Avery, pp. 115-118

Catherine lived in a high-rise apartment in downtown Cleveland and owned a ’95 Mercury Grand Marquis. She rarely drove it, since many shops and attractions were within walking distance, some inside her own building. Catherine always placed her keys in a special place, all by themselves, in a bronze dish located in the entry.

One day, she was passing by the dish and happened to glance down. To her dismay, the keys were not in the dish. After searching each room in her apartment thoroughly, her heart sank.

God Is Love

By Michael Avery

On October 7, 2025

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

Reading Time: 2 minutes

Guest Post by Dennis Ernst

A close friend was getting near the end of life, and over our years of friendship we had shared many ideas, speculations, and solved all the world’s problems in our wide ranging conversations.

He had been a history professor and also enjoyed archaeology, philosophy, religion, the sciences. We had debates running over years, on what is consciousness, how humans got to where we are, and the existence of the cosmos.

HU—the Miracle Maker (Haiku)

By Michael Avery

On October 3, 2025

In Conscious Living, Guest Posts, HU: An Ancient Mantra, Spirituality

Reading Time: 2 minutes

Guest Post by Gloria Lionz

As with all my poems, a title arrives first, then I get quiet and listen for what it has to share. In this case, HU “spoke” of itself, in Haiku form. It was a nice surprise for me too.

Can Shopping Be a Spiritual Practice?

By Michael Avery

On September 30, 2025

In Spirituality

Reading Time: 3 minutes

By Karl LaRowe

Can shopping be a spiritual practice? This is the question I asked myself while accompanying my wife during a marathon shopping spree over the weekend. As a “traditional” man getting what I needed from any store has always been a form of “Guerilla Shopping:” quickly infiltrate, secure the item and quietly escape, with stealth and precision.

In the Beginning Was the Song (Song)

By Michael Avery

On September 26, 2025

In Spirituality

Reading Time: < 1 minute

Guest Post by Riley Carson

A heartfelt song about the timeless melody of love that flows through all of life.

Visitation

By Michael Avery

On September 22, 2025

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

Reading Time: 4 minutes

Guest Post by Doug Marman

From: The Silent Questions, by Doug Marman, pp. 242-243

I paused for a moment and listened. What was it? The cool breeze rattled leaves along the walk while I waited, listening. Then it came again. A sound in the wind from far away…a child crying…It echoed within me.

Stories from the Field

By Michael Avery

On September 19, 2025

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

Reading Time: 5 minutes

By Gloria Lionz

STORIES FROM THE FIELD…aka: not-so-random signs the Divine “HAS YOUR BACK.”

Tonight, I left my naturopath’s office (Dr. Kate Wiggin) after closing. Today, like most IV sessions, I was there 3+ hours. The goal? Detoxify my body from mold poisoning (which I posted about several months ago).

The Spiritual Game of Tennis

By Michael Avery

On September 12, 2025

In Spirituality

Reading Time: 5 minutes

Guest Post by Jim Jackson

Tennis is a unique sport or creative activity, in my opinion, although many others would say the same about their activity or sport. But tennis has so many good qualities, and only one “so-so” quality – which like most activities – sports, requires a specific place to play, in this case, a tennis court. (Although, when I began, I would hit for hours against a cement wall, as there were few players in my small town.)

Dream Big

By Michael Avery

On August 8, 2025

In Conscious Living, Guest Posts, Inner Guidance, Spirituality, Waking Dreams

Reading Time: 2 minutes

Guest Post by Gloria Lionz

Happy Friday night, August 1, 2025. If you live long enough, you have experiences that “speak volumes…” Case in point, I was driving to see a new practitioner in Portland. On my way there, I was wondering if working with her was going to be as successful as I hoped. Shortly, after inwardly asking that question I noticed an unusual sign painted on the back of a delivery van. It was far in the distance. As I drove other cars went in other directions, turned off the highway as everyone does. Eventually the van was right in front of me.

Crafting Wabi-Sabi (Poem)

By Michael Avery

On August 3, 2025

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

Reading Time: 2 minutes

Guest Post by Dennis Ernst

I think of my own life and all of its imperfections. The challenges, slowly tearing down outdated beliefs, stripping away all that isn’t needed for the next step in life. This process is an evolution that creatively crafts our becoming into a unique and ever-changing work of art. It challenges us to keep going, keep working, keep crafting our masterpiece of human experience. Each refinement reveals new hidden beauty, depth, and a deeper understanding of our journey and our becoming.