MY ANNIVERSARY, and I’m tired

It’s my birthday today. I’m well past 70, and I make no secret of it.

My workload is intense. And I’m tired.

I love my work — deeply, sincerely. It’s the stress tied to the challenges I’ve been facing lately that has me wondering whether I can continue… in these conditions.

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ETERNAL IMPERMANENCE

A black hole in space – Photo by NASA Hubble Space Telescope on Unsplash

The world changes. The only thing permanent here is perpetual change. Everything that has a beginning also has an end. Birth leads to death and death to life. Everything that manifests on the material plane undergoes a constantly evolving transformation and transmutation, either towards manifestation or dissolution. And so it goes on endlessly, but beyond this there is a purpose, a mission, an ultimate destination.

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THE HERON AND THE CRANE – totem animals and christmas season wishes

I’ve written a lot about the generalities related to totem animals over the past few weeks, and I’ve also helped a number of people discover their allies in the animal kingdom. (. (If you’re interested in this too, write to me.) So, one question that has come up several times is how to activate the totem’s presence and energy? A simple thought and an inner call to them is enough. Or wearing a symbol on your clothes, a piece of jewelry or a tattoo can also activate this energy. There are many subtleties here that I can’t quickly describe, because it’s been a lifetime’s work. I received a request to talk about the crane, and I realized that I hadn’t yet mentioned this totem with which I’ve had many encounters, both in nature and in my meditations. So here it is!

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