The Village Healer

direct communication

  • Don’t Be “The Bigger Person”

    You’ve had a conflict with another person. Things may have gotten out of control and both sides are hurt. You may think the other person is at fault or at least at greater fault. At one point someone suggests you… Continue reading

  • What Is A Strong Person?

    On my Facebook page I asked “When you think of a strong person, what comes to mind?” Inquiring into behaviors, actions, thoughts and philosophies. The answers were many an varied. Some I resonated with, some I did not. What I… Continue reading

  • Unconditional Love – What is it Really?

    This is a common misperception…that unconditional love and boundaries/standards are mutually exclusive!! Unconditional love means you love someone the way they are. This does NOT mean you have to be in relationship with them. Its kind of like loving dairy… Continue reading

  • FOMO

    While the acronym FOMO is fairly recent, the issue of ‘missing out’ has been a factor in life for decades. In 1913 a comic strip originated called, “Keeping Up With The Joneses”. The idea of someone else having more than… Continue reading

  • I Love You

    My understanding of these three little words have transformed proportionately to my own evolution. As a child I had the most open concept of love. I loved everything around me. Every person. Every animal. Every tree. Every plant. Every space.… Continue reading

  • On Being Harsh…

    As an author, a writer, a healer, a guide I believe that clear communication is mandatory. How that is delivered, I suppose, is a matter of style. Recently, and not for the first time, I have been accused of being… Continue reading