“Some historians would say that ‘thinkers’ are behind the ideas and mythologies people live by. I think it also goes back to maize, reindeer, squash, sweet potatoes, and rice.”
— Gary Snyder

If you ever wanted to know what it would be like to live a self-sufficient lifestyle and largely off-the-grid, then “Lambs in Winter” (Bright Leaf Press, 2024, 215 pages) by Alexis Lathem might be the book for you, especially if you are a woman.  

Ready to take control of your wellness? MountainWise offers the North Carolina Minority Diabetes Prevention Program to help you get ahead of type 2 diabetes. 

My work centers on creating spaces within and spaces without that nurture healing, compassion and personal transformation. Through a blend of spiritual guidance and conscious design, I support my clients’ journey to peace and clarity in their environment and within themselves. With Thanksgiving on the horizon, I thought it might be nice to look at how we embody gratitude. What are the energetic components of gratitude and how does it play out in our reality?

I am reading “Quest for Wholeness: Healing Ourselves, Healing Our World,” by Robert Brummet. It is a journey of discovering our true spiritual nature by acknowledging that we are more than our human aspects. He believes that healing ourselves contributes to healing our world. As I journey along with him on this quest, I am leaning into what it means to me to experience wholeness. Isn’t wholeness something we are already? If not, how do we reconcile the parts of ourselves that are out of alignment so that we can feel whole?

Do you believe that you created the reality you are living? Are you able to connect the dots between your dreams and your reality? Can you identify any beliefs you hold that contradict what your imagination signals is possible?  

I drove down to Asheville recently to see my boys and to help one of them move into an apartment. I have enjoyed watching all of my boys fledge one by one into the world and into their own lives. The final step, getting their own places, has been particularly satisfying for me as I love designing spaces! I am lucky to be able to acutely feel when the energy of a room is off. It has taken me years to refine my 6th sense to locate and restore harmony to a dissonant environment.

What beliefs do people have that enable them to accomplish their goals? What is the turning point or magical moment that inspires a vision to become a viable path? Can that energy be duplicated, and if so, how? I believe it can and I want to give you a few tools that can help you to turn your dream into a reality.

The Lion’s Gate is an astrological event resulting from the Sun aligning with the star Sirius and Earth. It takes place during Leo season, opening a portal of the heightened cosmic energy of abundance. It lasts from July 28-Aug. 12, peaking on Aug. 8. This year was a more powerful year in that Aug. 8, 2024, numerically reduces to 8-8-8 (8th month, 8th day, 2024+2+0+2+4=8 year). *The number 8 numerologically is the balance between the spiritual and material world.

When our kids were little, my sister had to be away for a few days and left her toddler son with me.  He is around the same age as my youngest, so adding one more boy to my four-boy brood was not a big deal.  When they dropped him off, they shared that he was a bit constipated.

We have several layers of energy that surround our physical body known as the auric field. This energy system holds our past, present and future.