The Village Healer

discovery

  • 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

  • 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

  • Regret Is A Gift

    I aim to live my life with no regrets. Regrets indicate that the past is taking up space in the present. It is far better to live a life fully present to your highest best, thus avoiding future regret. However,… Continue reading

  • A Bit About Trauma…

    Everything we are, do, think and believe is connected to our Qi. Therefore everything we are, do, think and believe affects said Qi. Trauma is a significant disturbance in our Qi. Often it is actually a predetermined event…one we ‘planned’… 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

  • My Magick Medicine

    I was tasked by a mentor to write about my medicine in an exercise.  I have the capability to see what isn’t seen and hear what hasn’t been said, to heal what hasn’t been healed. The magic to make the… Continue reading

  • Progress Is Not Linear

    Bear with me now because the thoughts are running faster than my hands can type. Progress isn’t linear. I first understood this last year as we were recovering from Chris’s stroke. One day he could do something better than the… Continue reading

  • My Thoughts On Quitting

    Its not an option. I knew that going in. I learned of Whole30 just about a month ago from a friend. I’ve been researching all sorts of healthy eating models for years…maybe even decades if I’m honest. I never did… Continue reading

  • The What If Game

    We spend a lot of time asking ‘what if’ yet we rarely, if ever, ask it to our benefit. Normally, it is some form of ‘what if I fail?’  Today I was afforded an opportunity to explore ‘what if there… Continue reading