We are all familiar with the expression “so and so is the black sheep of the family.” According to Merriam-webster’s definition; it is a disfavored or disreputable member of a group. We all have someone we can point to that upsets the applecart of our family. These people can’t seem to do life the way we do it, think like we do, or even relate to one another the way that we do. It’s almost as if they are from another world sent here to challenge the very core our belief syst

I was recently in a store to get help with a cabinet door hinge. I couldn’t remove a stripped screw. I came across a gentleman putting away merchandise who worked there and asked for his help. His phone was constantly ringing, his earpiece was buzzing with questions from his coworkers, and then there was me completely ignorant of how to remove the screw yet offering him suggestions. I sensed his overall frustration mount as his patience with me grew thinner by the second. Lon

Have you ever imagined a different life for yourself? Do you spend a little time fantasizing? Do you ruminate on past experiences until the pain is once again real? Where do these thoughts go when you’ve wallowed long enough? Most of them (or a version of them) travel into the astral plain where they wait for other thoughts to join them and gain enough strength to make their way into your reality. Huh? From an energetic stance, thoughts do not appear and then disappear if th

When I visit a home for a feng shui consultation, I usually ask, “How do you sleep?” This is an extremely important question from an energetic stance because it is during our sleep time that our physical bodies return to perfect health. Why? When we fall asleep, we lose all resistance and our physical bodies come back into alignment with well-being. Resistance in our waking hours keeps us in a limited perspective with known outcomes and often fear based assumptions. Having 6

Have you ever been in a crowd of people and felt overwhelmed or uneasy? You probably started to panic inside and tried to get away from the hubbub tout de suite! Perhaps you worry about being around negative people and feel the need to shield up in order to protect your energy around these psychic vampires! How exactly does one protect their energy and is it necessary? Our auric field extends around our body at least 20 feet in all directions. This energy body serves the pur

How to Design Your Life: I grew up in a small town with three sisters. Wanting to indulge our possible talents and interests, my parents invested in a baby grand piano and piano lessons. Our teacher, Anne Scoggins, not only provided excellent instruction in her music studio, but she also insisted we go before adjudicators at Meredith College to get written critiques and a certificate of our progress each year. Not being terribly dedicated to honing our craft, these annual per

The movie "Saturday Night Fever" opens with John Travolta strutting confidently down the street. His arms move in rhythm to the beat as he puffs his chest out and looks around his city. He owns it, and he doesn’t care who knows it. Watching that scene begs the question “confidence — is it demonstrated and then felt, or felt and then demonstrated?” Life goin’ nowhere, somebody help me… We went to see the band The String Cheese Incident over the weekend. They played at an outd

Hope Floats Remember the game of bloody knuckles? You pretended to strike your friend with your fist and if they reacted with a nervous movement you shouted, “you flinched!” and then you got to punch them on the arm as their punishment? Ahh, good times! This instinctive reaction reveals a little more when we look at it under the energetic microscope and apply it to how we can change our conditioned responses to situations that bring us pain. Dysfunction junction Many an empat

This past weekend I attended an academic ceremony for one of my sons. I found myself having a conversation with a biology professor about her time on campus and what being a professor means to her both professionally and personally. If you are a Muppet fan, you would have mistaken me for Kermit the Frog. According to the dictionary envy means a feeling of discounted or resentful longing aroused by someone else’s possessions, qualities, or luck. Most of us wouldn’t admit to it

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Today’s article is brought to by the letter “V” and the number 14…. I want to drink your blood! Say this again with a Bela Lugosi accent from the movie Dracula and you can really feel the vampire vibration. We all have experience with this guy or gal in our life. We call her the energy vampire because she sucks the life right out of us. We are literally exhausted after an exchange with her. You might be nodding your head and wondering what is this all about? The Universal Law

“Beauty is the illumination of your soul.”-John O’Donohue There are many ways we women can change our outward appearance in order to feel beautiful. No matter what we decide to do to enhance our physical appearance, the vibration that other people pick up on will always reflect our internal dialogue. I’m a firm believer in living inside out, so I encourage my clients to start shifting how they feel about themselves before they expect to see that new energy reflected to them

Over The River and Through the Woods! Thanksgiving is 2 weeks out and I’m sure many of you are scrambling around trying to prepare your homes for your family and friends. As you are dotting I’s and crossing T’s, I want to give you some insight into creating a welcoming space for loved ones that takes them back to the early years of the warmth and comfort at grandma’s house. What big eyes you have! First impressions are everything as they happen...once. They set the tone for

The Law of Attraction states that “our thoughts, feelings, words and actions produce energies which, in turn, attract like energies”. -Dr. Nora Milanovich and Dr. Shirley McCune from the book The Light Shall Set You Free . To nutshell you, it basically states that what’s happening inside the mind and heart directs the energy outside in life through speech and action. Most of us familiar with this law would endorse it whole heartedly when we think of the positive things in l

We all grow and change in life and that often results in moving or renovating homes. I enjoy working with clients when they are changing stages in life because their energy is in a place of expansion. Even when they are downsizing their living situation, their spirit is growing and embracing the new adventure that lies ahead! When I am hired during the first stage of committed relationships, I often help a couple navigate design styles by honoring both people in a space, espe

All energy connects. We like to compartmentalize issues in our lives, but from an energetic stance that’s an impossible feat. Energy flows through our body through energy centers known as chakras. How it moves through these centers is determined by our mental and emotional health. This is powerful information and if we are willing to do a little sleuthing it can offer us a chance to change course and deepen. I decided last fall that despite my age and level of fitness, I woul

How we feel in a space makes a big difference in our ability to recover from life’s stressors. By setting up a place designated for meditation, we build up the energy in a room making our time of meditation practice there more powerful. The physical body spends less time trying to relax and expand because the space already offers a heightened vibration. By implementing a few items and adjusting your schedule you will reap even greater rewards from as few as 5 minutes of medi