What a week… So many amazing things happening and this strong sense that things are really picking up. I found myself sitting in awe in one moment followed by another in which my thoughts were “Really, you can’t see how you are creating this?”. This thought was uniformly preceded by a conversation in which someone was relaying their powerless victim story, with no intention of shifting or moving out of it… Instead they were either wanting to wallow in it… Or find their solid ground of righteousness. It was painful (and boring!).

So what is in this for me? Mind you, I know it is a reflection of something going on or being created in my world. But how does this serve me? Where am I feeling powerless or the need to be right, at the cost of someone else being wrong? Okay… In this moment I realize I am powerless to prevent people from being victims… But what else? Read more

The past is active and trying to assist us with the present, helping us to shift the future. I am sure this is happening all the time, however right now there seems to be heightened activity for many of us. I have had a number of conversations with friends and clients about the number of people or circumstances from their past, that are now reappearing. The same is true for me. It is one thing when it happens once in awhile… But 3 or 4 times back-to-back and it is time to pay attention.

One that stands out for me was an online request from a manager who use to work for me back in 1994/1995. He was asking for a referral for a job that he is pursuing. My very first thought was…”Wells Fargo does not give referrals” (because that was their policy when I worked there). Read more

Sometimes I wonder how the life I am living and the one that is projected through television, radio and print media can coexist simultaneously. Everyday I am surrounded by loving, caring people who, like me, are moving towards and trying to create a world that is more loving and caring too. Yet much of what we see and hear is so hate-filled, violent, scary, isolating or filled with scarcity. Not from each other, but from the media.

One theme that seems to be coming up a lot, is the idea that we have to get all this negative crap out, so that we can see that is just that… Crap! Only then can we let it go. However for me, sometimes it seems so daunting. Really? I have to wade though this much crap to find peace and happiness? Read more

This week has been about old friends and new friends. In both cases, catching up has been the theme. Of course with old friends, you assume that this would be part of reconnecting. A fun surprise is when you meet someone new, and you have that same sense of knowing each other from before… and that you are now getting caught up on each other’s life.

My friend Mary, who is visiting from L.A., has been an important part of my life for 30 years. She is the type of friend who when we get together, it can be annoying for others who are around us, because we have so many shared, seemingly random experiences that bring out the foolishness in us… And no one else gets the vague reference or WHY it is so hilarious! (quoting lines from “The Princess Bride”???). Read more

Wow… Who knew how easy it would be, to be thrown off balance. I feel like I have lost touch with everything, that a few weeks ago was a pressing priority. Now I am having a hard time remembering what those things were or if they even existed!

Not to make light of this in any way, but my mother, Ruthie, ended up in the hospital for a few days. Things did not look or sound good. As a result, there was the scramble that ensues trying to coordinate things with family, friends, work, doctors, etc. The “what-if” scenarios started stacking on top of each other, and stuff that before, didn’t exist… all of a sudden were the only things that mattered. Read more

I love this time of the year, because it is Gem Show time in Arizona. It starts at the beginning of January in Quartzsite… Then by February the biggest Gem and Mineral show in the world takes place in Tucson! For a diehard Rock Hound… This is pure fun! 18,000 vendor all over the city… With everything from tiny fragments of ore to gigantic specimens of museum quality gems and minerals. There are fossils, Tibetan bowls, geodes, weavings, art sculptures, jewelry, crystal skulls and much, much more!

What I have noticed for myself this year, is that what I am drawn to and what I am searching for, has more to do with the clients of Storm Wisdom and less about what I am personally searching for. One reason of course that I have a huge personal collection (like any rock hound) of crystals and stones. But the other reason is, after three years of doing this as a business… The voice of clients are in my head! I see the things they are drawn to, and hear about the things they are searching for… And probably even more sense the things they will be drawn to! Read more

If everything happens for a reason, and part of our journey is learning to love people exactly where they are~then this week I am feeling inexperienced and challenged! There are a lot of AMAZING things happening AND at the same time, a couple of things have knocked me off center.

For the most part the people or things that feel threatening are not actually happening yet. Instead I am projecting or possibly anticipating problems arising. I know better… I am really trying to shift my perspective. Yet I find that my fear about them runs deep. I feel the part of me that wants to run and hide, pretend that they don’t exist. Even as I type these words, I recognize that I am giving my power away to a possible future that may never arise. Read more

Ever since I decided to create Storm Wisdom, I have been paying attention to three things that appear to be part of my personal journey–resonance, discernment and choice. These are interconnected in many ways. What has me a bit confused in the moment is how the situations, circumstances and even people that trigger my awareness of them, seems to have changed!

I recognize that I have been particularly guarded about what happens at Storm Wisdom and even who or what we are associated with. Like trying to guide your child toward behaviors or friends who you think are aligned with their best interest! That doesn’t mean I comprehend all the different workshops, modalities, services or training that happen here… It means I try to pay attention to the resonance of what is proposed or of the person presenting their idea, service or even product. I then discern whether it is timely, aligned, or a fit. Then make a choice yea or ney. Read more

For the past several years I have been speaking and teaching about “subtle energy” and the expanding role it plays in our lives. Developing a relationship with these energies, that are all around us, are one of the reasons that I continue to encourage working with crystals as tools for transformation.

So, why then, should I be surprised that the transition to 2012 seems to have ushered in a whole new level of awareness of these subtle energies!?! Read more

I am on a roll right now… I can feel the movement towards something new, something that wants to be known, seen, felt and/or expressed. I have not figured all of this out yet, however, I can tell you it has to do with knowing myself better.

Part of this started last week when I was feeling like I was straddling optimism and fear. A big part of me wanted to pull in old stories from the past that could keep me company with familiar thoughts and emotions. At the same time, there wasn’t enough of a connection with the past to find any comfort. I realized then, and even wrote about needing to connect with my heart (and my gut) to feel what was right for me in that moment. Read more