Do I Really Need This?

Do I Really Need This? Do I really need this information, glass of wine, beer, new dress, thing I am just about to buy? Ask yourself this question and notice your body’s reaction. As Americans, we excel at consuming. We…
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Do I Really Need This? Do I really need this information, glass of wine, beer, new dress, thing I am just about to buy? Ask yourself this question and notice your body’s reaction. As Americans, we excel at consuming. We…

Turn Up Your Inner Light I was in meditation using the RIM method and my body brought up strange energy in my arm, I was instructed to pull it out and look at what it was. It was a…

Thank you, Organic Authority, for the beautiful image and article about salt baths, In the Organic Authority article, it states that Epsom salt baths improve circulation, reduce stress and calm muscles. Warm salt baths certainly help me. My intention…

I am reading this wonderful book, Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teaching of Plants, by Robin Wall Kimmerer (2013, Milkweed Editions) that my son, Zane Prater, gave me for Christmas. He bought it from his friend Cornelia…


I have the great privildge of cuddling babies in the NICU at UC Health three hours a week. It's one of my volunteer gigs. While my business is growing and my second book is being written, it is providing some structure to my life and putting good karma in my karmic bank. As a life coach, I witness peoples' struggles and support their healing. This is exactly what I am doing for these babies.