My Mom, Shirley Donatello Green, met the woman who became her friend and mentor, and who years later would become my God Mother, Jane Barkly, at a YMCA gym when she was 17. They soon discovered each other to be mutually spiritually inclined! Among other things, Jane taught my Mom about the “9 Pathways of […]
By Matt Bibeau, Program Mentor, PEACE-WARRIORS, Portland, OregonI remember clearly when the re-connection to my inner “Wise One” happened for me. I was in a place that I had come many times before, often with a friend who was also my mentor, a place where the sweet aromas of fir needles and tree blossoms tempted […]
FRIENDS OF THE TRAVELING ALTAR CLOTH…. AN ANNUAL NEW YEAR SPIRITUAL PRACTICE TRADITION! Last year at this time I described a tradition that has grown more important than ever to me, and has come to include a wider group of people in my life…both friends and family! This spiritual practice tradition started a few years […]
I began my Intentional Creativity painting project in January 2015 with the intention to work on it for an entire year. At long last, in the energy of the full moon on Christmas day, I completed my painting! What a journey it has been, the painting and the year! For each month of 2015 I […]
My heart is heavy this morning, or perhaps “full” is a better word to describe the sensation in my chest… that is bursting with the agony and ecstasy of LOVE and loss. How miraculous to feel grief and joy, pain, and celebration all at the same time. Yesterday my precious kitty friend of almost 19 […]
THE GIFT OF AN ANXIOUS NIGHTTIME “Wake Up Call”Do you ever wake up in the middle of the night, heart pumping and body filled with anxiety for no apparent reason? Although this experience can be uncomfortable and unwelcome, it can also provide illuminating information! If you have an anxious awakening, you may be curious about […]
Life is a Gift, the Original Blessing, and YOU are Life’s Blessing. There is no one else like you. The Universe rejoices in your unique presence, and is Supremely grateful EVERY day that you exist. Without you, the Universe would be incomplete.You are here to experience everything it means to be a spark of Light in human form. […]
I fell head over heels in LOVE with the minister’s son at 16, married him at 17, had a baby at 18 and moved to Sugarloaf Mountain in the backwoods of Oregon at 19. Here my youthful heart’s desire to experience a utopian new way of living came true, at least for a time. My […]
I just returned from the first week of a two-year program led by Thomas Hübl called “Timeless Wisdom Training”. This amazing commitment promises to be a pressure cooker of enlightenment!!! (I discovered this statue of Ganesha, Remover of Obstacles, at the entrance to the Mount Madonna Retreat Center Temple. The obstacles in our lives ARE […]
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Hello Bright Light, If you have been reading my “Love Notes” over the past couple of months, you know that I’ve been engaged in the creation and hosting of the COACHING MASTERY MAGIC World Summit that officially ended about a week ago. The wonderful success of this Summit was both gratifying and inspiring, and the challenges associated […]