Blog: The Flashlight2022-06-21T16:22:04-05:00

BUILD YOUR OWN SAFETY NET

HOME is supposed to be a safe place that provides you with a safety net when you need it. But for many of us, the home we knew growing up didn't feel safe. And perhaps the home you live in now doesn't either. What can you do about it? When I left my 25-year marriage and got my own apartment, my mother asked if [...]

REMOVE “POTATOES” FROM THE “TAILPIPE” OF YOUR SUCCESS

IMAGINE YOU ARE A CAR. In the 1960s, there was a prank people played. Put a potato up the tailpipe of someone’s car or truck would result in that vehicle either not starting at all or if it did start, it would not go very far. Sound familiar? Well, people are like cars with an internal engine that needs to work properly to move [...]

RELEASING THE BRAKES ON YOUR CREATIVITY

IMAGINE YOU ARE A CAR. What if, years ago, you pulled the emergency brake on being your authentic self. With all that creativity locked up inside . . . you now were going nowhere. You stopped yourself. Why would you have put on the brakes in the first place? Many factors can cause people, especially young children, to apply the brakes on being themselves. [...]

ENJOY A POSITIVE MINDSET THROUGHOUT THE HOLIDAYS

What self-talk might be helpful to get you happily through the upcoming holidays? Let me offer three of my favorite positive mindsets for enjoying life more, especially when things get hectic. 1. I have learned it pays to “Go with the Flow, Stay in Today, and Stay in the Moment.” Pick one of these three to focus on and Trust yourself that it will [...]

GRATITUDE—A Thanksgiving ATTITUDE

In the U.S., November means Thanksgiving, a day of giving thanks. It’s a time to think of what abundance we have—whatever kind it is—and be grateful for it. My family’s first Thanksgiving celebration after my father died (when I was 16) was at a local restaurant in my hometown. Three of us—my mother, my brother John, and me—sat at a table for four, so [...]

A COLD OR A RELEASE OF OLD ENERGY?

What does “We are Energy” (the tagline of the publishing house) mean? Everything I write addresses that premise but often from an angle that you, a valued reader, might not expect. This post presents one approach to consider. Once you begin to connect deep inside yourself by meditating and journaling, changes can happen, such as experiencing cleanout. Let me explain. I just returned from [...]

HOCKEY PUCK GUIDANCE

The great Canadian ice hockey player Wayne Gretzky is quoted as saying he doesn’t skate to where the hockey puck is . . . he skates to where the hockey puck is going to be. I am not a skater; I am a writer whose work has a purpose for all humanity. Let me explain. I believe that whenever a thing, object, rock, stone, [...]

TRUSTING YOUR INTUITION WORKS

I’ve had to learn the hard way that trusting my Intuition works and will for you, too. Doing so leads to where you need to go, given your unique circumstances. It helps your answers come quickly by raising issues you have not been willing to face, so they can be resolved. Because time is always of the essence. It’s now, not later, that matters. [...]

YOUR HEADACHE – ARE YOU SURE IT’S YOURS?

Yes, it is possible to experience someone else’s headache. I once had a headache come on suddenly, but it turned out not to be mine. This happened years ago and involved someone I knew well. I remember seeing him getting dropped off at my place for our scheduled visit. After seeing him come up the stairs to my second-floor apartment, I immediately walked over [...]

HEALING THE OVAL INSIDE YOU

The shape of an oval is significant—it’s like a circle only different. Both have no end; both are eternal. An oval is also the shape of YOU. Let me explain. A physical body’s core is in the shape of an oval and is also the home of the soul. We feed our physical bodies without question, but do we consciously feed our souls, too? [...]

Hammered

Can I ask you a question? It’s personal. And it’s okay to say "no," but try to answer it. The question is this: When you were growing up, was there ever a time when you felt "something" was wrong in your house? You didn't know what that "something" was, but you knew it wasn’t you. If that sounds familiar, how old were you when [...]

Discovering Humpty Dumpty

Do you remember this rhyme from Mother Goose? Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall Humpty Dumpty had a great fall All the king’s horses and all the king’s men Couldn’t put Humpty together again.[1] So, what does this childhood rhyme have to do with Energy? Let me explain. From all the illustrations I’ve seen, Humpty Dumpty was an egg. Eggs are fragile. Now, picture [...]

We Are All In An Energy War

Sorry to get serious right away, but our world needs your attention. We are in an energy war—that is, authoritarians are using energy to make others submit to their demands. We all need to act now to end it once and for all! I believe people are genuinely good inside. But things happen—hence, the centuries-old problem of certain people (authoritarians, dictators, autocrats, all types [...]

Go to Top