Nov 21st 11 Posted by Christina Belardinelli

wisdom of our elders

Halloween, All Saints Day, Día de los Muertos followed closely by “the big” holidays here in America : Thanksgiving and the Winter Holidays.  The economy worldwide is shifting and values are resurfacing that were, only a few years ago, all but obsolete. These things are sending me down paths of traditional teaching and ancient ways of living.  Ways which honor our Ancestors and value the wisdom of... read more

Oct 19th 11 Posted by Christina Belardinelli

making change easier

There are times when the importance of relationships become crystal clear.  My parents just moved across the country  and my youngest son is finishing High School and he bought his first car.  All of a “sudden”, I am (in a way) no longer the ‘first’ daughter of my parents. (This will be my sister’s job now that my parents will be moving just a few miles from her home.) I am... read more

Sep 8th 11 Posted by Christina Belardinelli

remembrance

It is one of the “great” moments in our recent history. Most of us have asked and can so clearly recall “Where were you on 9/11?” Everything comes rushing back. The morning, the people you talked to, cried with, the news you watched, the children and loved ones you hugged or called frantically.  The way in which the world, as a single, loving, organism bowed heads in horror and... read more

Jul 26th 11 Posted by Christina Belardinelli

the present

My days are filled not only with the demands of today but with the pressure off all the things I have not done as well.  My mind filled to overflowing with daily tasks, past remembrances and future concerns, dreams and…. well, you get the idea.  Many are the mornings when I wake, my first thoughts anxious and I already feel “behind”. There is a building pressure: what I “need/want to... read more

Jun 17th 11 Posted by Christina Belardinelli

aah summer!

June. Father’s Day.  The Beginning of Summer. Summer Solstice (the longest Day of the Year).  The height of  “Masculine” (in Chinese medicine, Yang) Energy.  What does that mean?  Great Question. Masculine energy is associated with being Forceful and Direct. It is the problem solving, TAKE ACTION energy of the Universe.  The traditional strength of the Oak, might of the arm… oh... read more

May 12th 11 Posted by Christina Belardinelli

spring has arrived

~traditional Native American prayer~ May you walk with Beauty before you May you walk with Beauty behind you May you walk with Beauty beside you May you walk with Beauty above you May you walk with Beauty beneath you May you be forever surrounded in the Ways of Beauty Spring! Everything around me shouts, “Spring!” The renewal of Life is Bursting forth from every bush, tree and weed. Buds abound. Birds... read more

Apr 28th 11 Posted by Christina Belardinelli

for love or money

So very many of us feel as if we work “hard for the money” baby. We work for Money. How do you feel when you say that? Does it feel as yuck to you as it does to me? I propose that we state a greater, kinder truth. Most of us, especially those of us with families, do not work “for” money. Oh no. We “work” for those we love; therefore, we work for love. Now, how does that... read more

Mar 8th 11 Posted by Marlene Bernstein

love thyself

We have all heard the expression “Know Thyself”. It is considered very sage advise, and yet how much more powerful and profound might be the injunction “Love Thyself”? Some of us did not have happy, love filled childhoods. Some of us have had hurtful, harmful romantic relationships. Some of us are not “in” a relationship… and often times these experiences leave us feeling unlovable. ... read more