Category: Learning To Receive

For over four years I’ve been writing about learning to receive. My goal at the onset was to develop my next book week by week, ideally as I improved my ability to receive. Over the past several months it’s become clear to me that it’s time for change. To receive my heart’s desires, I need […]

“I do! I do!” my daughters would exclaim when they were little and wanted to do something for themselves. Their father and I knew we needed to back off and let them try it on their own, standing at the ready if assistance was needed. These moments came back to me on Labor Day this […]

A couple of weeks ago I reflected that I have nothing. It’s since occurred to me that I’m not alone.  Nobody has anything really. That’s the conclusion I came to after reading another of Joel Goldsmith’s essays, one simply entitled “Gratitude.”  According to Goldsmith, gratitude is like love, both of which emanate from God. “The […]

“But remember, if you constantly look to the effect, the visible form, you will create a mutation, a less-than-perfect manifestation.” ~ John Randolph Price I don’t know about you, but I have had more than my share of mutations.  I just didn’t know there was a term for what I kept experiencing.  Reading this explanation […]

I’m excited that one of my favorite authors, Steven Lane Taylor, has published a new book: Further Down The Stream, Volume 2: 54 More Tips for Living Life in the Divine Flow.  For those not familiar with him, years ago Steven learned that by paying attention to his inner Spirit he could live in the […]

I had a breakthrough recently.  In reading Joel Goldsmith’s essay, The Secret of the Twenty-third Psalm, I realized that I have nothing.  I am a blank canvas through which God expresses Itself as health, wealth, and love, among other things.  As that canvas, I experience many things such as wellness, jobs, relationships, and possessions, but […]

I read in one of my wellness journals that the reason we haven’t arrived at a cure for cancer yet is that there appear to be multiple causes.  Researchers study environmental factors, nutritional variables, food additives, heredity, demographics, fitness levels, lifestyle, income, and even less quantifiable elements such as mindset, faith, and stress–all in an […]

“The first problem for all of us, men and women, is not to learn, but to unlearn.” Gloria Steinem As an educator, I spend a lot of time thinking about learning, how to enhance my own and that of my students and clients.  While school teachers don’t talk much unlearning, my spiritual teachers have.  Dr. […]

Growing up in the 1960s, I was a big fan of the Monkees. While Mickey Dolenz was my favorite in those days, I couldn’t help recently but be intrigued by the story of Betty Nesmith Graham, mother of Monkee Michael Nesmith.  It turns out her life has a few valuable lessons for those of us […]

Ever had a perfect storm brewing where unexpected expenses mounted at a time when income was diminishing?  As someone who writes about receiving, I hear about such situations fairly often.  I’ve experienced them myself, especially in Phoenix where monsoons aren’t the only storms the summer tends to bring.  The housing market and many businesses face […]