Our problems [and the problems of the world] are serious and every educated American knows them because they have been repeated ad-nauseum by every politician, op-ed columnist and commentator on the scene. But what is missing from these descriptions are insights into the Truth—the underlying causes and possible solutions.
I believe you can place all the current critical problems facing our country and the world in a big lump, and if you are willing to dig deep enough you will find the defining thread that ties them all together.
Whether it’s nuclear proliferation, the environment, the competition for dwindling natural resources, the corruption and misuse of political power, religious and racial intolerance, genocide, economic disparity, the all-pervasive lack of spirituality and morality, border issues, or the wide-spread escalation of drugs and violence—fear is the underlying factor.
At the core of every single challenge that faces humanity is a basic fear, and all other fears just build upon that like a house of cards. We are fearful of anyone that is different in speech, looks or action. We are afraid of life and death and everything in between. We are afraid of who we are, so we spend our lives locked within a façade so that we won’t be rejected by others who are doing the same thing.
We live our lives totally unaware and fearful of the incredible life force that is within us and everything in the universe, and focus instead on the external, which is sated with the unfulfilling and crazy-making reality of a fear-based society.
Until we can individually face our own fears and take that journey within to know ourselves, we will never have the understanding to accept others, no matter the differences. Until we can have dominion over ourselves we will continue, individually and as countries, seeking to control others so that we have “enough” of whatever it is we need to make us feel secure—money, power, love, prestige, possessions.
And, until we reconnect with the eternal and sublime spirit-energy that is within us and everything in the universe, we will continue to feel the illusion of separation which keeps us locked in fear.
This is the key, the answer, to all the problems in our lives, in our nation and the world. Once you open to this sanctuary of love, peace, wisdom and support that every heart yearns for, you will know you have discovered the greatest gift Life has to offer. You will become the consciously aware spiritual human being you were born to be. You will no longer desire or need to have power over others. You will honor yourself, all life, and the Earth. You will be open to living from a higher conscious awareness. Your very presence will help to raise the energy level of others, and in the process help to heal the Earth and every human being.
This is the way Life was meant to work. This is why we are here on Earth. Our true destiny is to become fully aware of our inherent spirituality, to learn how to become co-creators with this incredible spirit-energy and to aid in the conscious evolution of ourselves and the Earth.
In this time of global crisis, there is great opportunity, and the solution lies within each of us. If we can move beyond our own fear, we can birth a new cultural paradigm on Earth and help usher in a time of peace, plenty, cooperation and success for all.
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Copyright 2007 by Fern Stewart Welch
The author’s book THE HEART KNOWS THE WAY—How to Follow Your Heart to a Conscious Connection with the Divine Spirit Within is available from Amazon.com, other online booksellers, and through major bookstores such as Barnes & Noble and Borders.
Monday, May 28, 2007
Monday, May 21, 2007
The Clash Between the Cross and the Crescent: How Religion Divides Us
In the book A History of God—the 4000-Year Quest of Judaism, Christianity and Islam, author Karen Armstrong explains that as soon as man and woman “became recognizably human,” they sought ways in which to understand their presence on earth and the mysteries that surrounded them: They began creating and worshipping gods.
When the early ideas of god did not work for those who developed them, the concepts were grafted onto other ideas or “unceremoniously dropped” and other new ideas adopted.
This caused me to think about whether we are on the cusp right now of another episodic need for new ideas about God. There is an already violent struggle between two powerful evangelical groups, Christianity and Islam. These two religious factions are locked in an all-too-familiar historical battle seeking to be the One True Religion of humanity.
Being a practical person, I wondered just what kind of new ideas could possibly emerge to improve the situation. The ideas of fear, anger and hatred that fuel intolerance do not work for me. I’m also fairly certain that these ideas are not working for a number of others, including the many that have already been annihilated because of these ideas—or are yet to be.
Those less than desirable ideas are diametrically opposed to the love, order, harmony and balance that should and could be embraced, modeled and lived to uplift humanity. Like many others, I have known for a long time that religion, despite its positive aspects, divides us.
It is spirituality, not religion, which holds the key to the world’s problems. Yet, therein lies the rub, as Shakespeare would say.
Because of the many eons of conflicting religious ideas, we have forgotten that we are inherently spiritual beings. We removed spirituality from the earth and our bodies. We came up with all sorts of beliefs and rituals to remove us from our daily experience thinking this would make us spiritual. Then we made the spiritual so unworldly and unreal that it was totally out of reach. We seek to rise above our ordinary human lives and opt for something we believe is better that is beyond this life. So far we have distanced ourselves from nature and each other, and adopted so many unnatural ideas that we have chosen separateness and lost touch with our innate spirituality.
I offer the following: The eternal and sublime energy-life-love-intelligence that is within us and everything in the universe is timeless and changeless. Yet as humanity evolves to higher levels of consciousness, our perception of this energy-intelligence expands.
What we think we know about this energy-intelligence is based on what the conscious awareness of humanity was in the past. The mystery is still wide open. It is not static or closed. In the past, people felt frightened and out-of-control in the face of this uncertainty.
It is time to accept that humanity is evolving and as such must be open to new ideas of God, Life and the Cosmos. The rush backward to embrace fundamentalism is a knee-jerk reaction to fear. This course is fraught with danger and denies the ongoing flow of life. We can heal our fear by choosing joy and gratitude for the gift of life and the miracle of being the only life form, thus far, that has the awareness to contemplate this experience.
We need all the truly spiritual beings there are to help us understand the mysteries of life, to protect the planet and our desire to continue living and evolving as conscious, aware human beings. We are meant to embrace being fully human, and in the process once again experience our oneness, our connectedness with each other, the Earth and everything that is.
Finally, I don’t believe there is anything “better” than Life. There is only a continuation of life in the next dimension. Our inner selves know Truth, how to live fully and in harmony with each other, the Earth and God, no matter by what name it is called.
Religion that is closed and static denies and limits our understanding of this incredible life force. Spirituality is the solution. We need to remember to open to this inner knowing.
___________________________
Copyright 2007 by Fern Stewart Welch
The author’s book THE HEART KNOWS THE WAY—How to Follow Your Heart to a Conscious Connection with the Divine Spirit Within is available from Amazon.com, other online booksellers, and through major bookstores such as Barnes & Noble and Borders.
When the early ideas of god did not work for those who developed them, the concepts were grafted onto other ideas or “unceremoniously dropped” and other new ideas adopted.
This caused me to think about whether we are on the cusp right now of another episodic need for new ideas about God. There is an already violent struggle between two powerful evangelical groups, Christianity and Islam. These two religious factions are locked in an all-too-familiar historical battle seeking to be the One True Religion of humanity.
Being a practical person, I wondered just what kind of new ideas could possibly emerge to improve the situation. The ideas of fear, anger and hatred that fuel intolerance do not work for me. I’m also fairly certain that these ideas are not working for a number of others, including the many that have already been annihilated because of these ideas—or are yet to be.
Those less than desirable ideas are diametrically opposed to the love, order, harmony and balance that should and could be embraced, modeled and lived to uplift humanity. Like many others, I have known for a long time that religion, despite its positive aspects, divides us.
It is spirituality, not religion, which holds the key to the world’s problems. Yet, therein lies the rub, as Shakespeare would say.
Because of the many eons of conflicting religious ideas, we have forgotten that we are inherently spiritual beings. We removed spirituality from the earth and our bodies. We came up with all sorts of beliefs and rituals to remove us from our daily experience thinking this would make us spiritual. Then we made the spiritual so unworldly and unreal that it was totally out of reach. We seek to rise above our ordinary human lives and opt for something we believe is better that is beyond this life. So far we have distanced ourselves from nature and each other, and adopted so many unnatural ideas that we have chosen separateness and lost touch with our innate spirituality.
I offer the following: The eternal and sublime energy-life-love-intelligence that is within us and everything in the universe is timeless and changeless. Yet as humanity evolves to higher levels of consciousness, our perception of this energy-intelligence expands.
What we think we know about this energy-intelligence is based on what the conscious awareness of humanity was in the past. The mystery is still wide open. It is not static or closed. In the past, people felt frightened and out-of-control in the face of this uncertainty.
It is time to accept that humanity is evolving and as such must be open to new ideas of God, Life and the Cosmos. The rush backward to embrace fundamentalism is a knee-jerk reaction to fear. This course is fraught with danger and denies the ongoing flow of life. We can heal our fear by choosing joy and gratitude for the gift of life and the miracle of being the only life form, thus far, that has the awareness to contemplate this experience.
We need all the truly spiritual beings there are to help us understand the mysteries of life, to protect the planet and our desire to continue living and evolving as conscious, aware human beings. We are meant to embrace being fully human, and in the process once again experience our oneness, our connectedness with each other, the Earth and everything that is.
Finally, I don’t believe there is anything “better” than Life. There is only a continuation of life in the next dimension. Our inner selves know Truth, how to live fully and in harmony with each other, the Earth and God, no matter by what name it is called.
Religion that is closed and static denies and limits our understanding of this incredible life force. Spirituality is the solution. We need to remember to open to this inner knowing.
___________________________
Copyright 2007 by Fern Stewart Welch
The author’s book THE HEART KNOWS THE WAY—How to Follow Your Heart to a Conscious Connection with the Divine Spirit Within is available from Amazon.com, other online booksellers, and through major bookstores such as Barnes & Noble and Borders.
Monday, May 14, 2007
An Up-Close and Personal Connection with the Iraq War
I was a child at the onset of World War II, yet I remember many of the sacrifices that families in America had to make to support the war effort. We also had family members involved, and I recall being acutely aware of the war and connected on a mental, emotional and physical level.
Despite any feelings I have had about being for or against this war in Iraq, I was never touched by this conflict at a personal level—until recently.
A friend in St. Louis that I have known since first grade, and have had a letter-writing correspondence with for half a century, wrote and asked permission to give her grandson, James, my name and telephone number. She said he was in the U.S. Air Force, and was on temporary duty at a base near my home. Naturally I agreed, thinking it was highly improbable he would ever contact me. I was wrong.
A week ago he called and wanted to meet me. I was delighted. After several conversations we firmed up plans to meet at a restaurant. At that time, he also asked for my e-mail address, which he subsequently shared with his mother.
The next day I received a lengthy and caring e-mail from his mother, the daughter of my childhood friend, which included an attachment of family photos. We had never met.
As the days passed, I began to feel the unspoken yet palpable emotional expectations of this family, so far removed from their loved one. My focus changed from this being a courtesy gesture to one of much greater import. On my way to meet James, I prayed that our coming together would be everything he and his family needed.
James proved to be a delightful young man that any family would be proud to call their own. He was extremely bright, charming, well-mannered, filled with joy and enthusiasm for life, and passionate about the wonderful training he was receiving in the military. He was also So Very Young.
On leaving the restaurant he took out his cell phone and dialed a number, then handed it to me. He had made a prior arrangement with his grandmother that he would call her. We had a good time exchanging mutual admiration comments about James. His wife, Marie, also called while we were together to tell him goodnight, and say hello to me.
Then James suggested we sit in his truck as he wanted to show me some photos. He proceeded to scroll through almost 200 cell phone photos of his daily duties and his buddies. His current assignment was at a shooting range where jets and helicopters practice shooting live ammunition and bombs into old airplanes, tanks and other vehicles. It was his unit’s job to find and de-fuse or explode any "live" munitions and to clear the resultant debris—a hazardous and yet necessary duty.
After more than three hours together, and being sensitive to his long drive back to the base, I realized it was time to go. As we embraced, I realized I was hugging him for his parents, his grandparents and all his family members, as well as for myself and anyone who has ever had loved ones away from home serving our country.
On the drive home, I felt humbled and grateful to be part of such a precious human love chain. I knew the ripple effect would touch everyone who was living vicariously through our meeting.
The minute I got in the house, I e-mailed his mother with full details of our time together. The next morning I received her e-mail response, in which she said it had been a year since she had seen James. I was moved to tears. She thanked me, and wished me Happy Mother’s Day.
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Copyright 2007 by Fern Stewart Welch
The author’s book THE HEART KNOWS THE WAY—How to Follow Your Heart to a Conscious Connection with the Divine Spirit Within is available at Amazon.com and other online booksellers, as well as through major bookstores such as Barnes & Noble and Borders.
Despite any feelings I have had about being for or against this war in Iraq, I was never touched by this conflict at a personal level—until recently.
A friend in St. Louis that I have known since first grade, and have had a letter-writing correspondence with for half a century, wrote and asked permission to give her grandson, James, my name and telephone number. She said he was in the U.S. Air Force, and was on temporary duty at a base near my home. Naturally I agreed, thinking it was highly improbable he would ever contact me. I was wrong.
A week ago he called and wanted to meet me. I was delighted. After several conversations we firmed up plans to meet at a restaurant. At that time, he also asked for my e-mail address, which he subsequently shared with his mother.
The next day I received a lengthy and caring e-mail from his mother, the daughter of my childhood friend, which included an attachment of family photos. We had never met.
As the days passed, I began to feel the unspoken yet palpable emotional expectations of this family, so far removed from their loved one. My focus changed from this being a courtesy gesture to one of much greater import. On my way to meet James, I prayed that our coming together would be everything he and his family needed.
James proved to be a delightful young man that any family would be proud to call their own. He was extremely bright, charming, well-mannered, filled with joy and enthusiasm for life, and passionate about the wonderful training he was receiving in the military. He was also So Very Young.
On leaving the restaurant he took out his cell phone and dialed a number, then handed it to me. He had made a prior arrangement with his grandmother that he would call her. We had a good time exchanging mutual admiration comments about James. His wife, Marie, also called while we were together to tell him goodnight, and say hello to me.
Then James suggested we sit in his truck as he wanted to show me some photos. He proceeded to scroll through almost 200 cell phone photos of his daily duties and his buddies. His current assignment was at a shooting range where jets and helicopters practice shooting live ammunition and bombs into old airplanes, tanks and other vehicles. It was his unit’s job to find and de-fuse or explode any "live" munitions and to clear the resultant debris—a hazardous and yet necessary duty.
After more than three hours together, and being sensitive to his long drive back to the base, I realized it was time to go. As we embraced, I realized I was hugging him for his parents, his grandparents and all his family members, as well as for myself and anyone who has ever had loved ones away from home serving our country.
On the drive home, I felt humbled and grateful to be part of such a precious human love chain. I knew the ripple effect would touch everyone who was living vicariously through our meeting.
The minute I got in the house, I e-mailed his mother with full details of our time together. The next morning I received her e-mail response, in which she said it had been a year since she had seen James. I was moved to tears. She thanked me, and wished me Happy Mother’s Day.
_____________________________
Copyright 2007 by Fern Stewart Welch
The author’s book THE HEART KNOWS THE WAY—How to Follow Your Heart to a Conscious Connection with the Divine Spirit Within is available at Amazon.com and other online booksellers, as well as through major bookstores such as Barnes & Noble and Borders.
Monday, May 7, 2007
Is Giving Really Better Than Receiving?
A friend recently brought up an interesting question about whether it is really better to give than to receive. My immediate reaction was that I knew the answer to that. As a child I had followed my parents’ guidance, often under duress, that giving is better than receiving. While the concept was now ingrained in me, I realized that I had never really thought it through.
My friend’s question and the discussion that followed were based on the fact that the Law of Attraction is at work in both giving and receiving. The Law of Attraction means that like attracts like; you plant a carrot seed you get a carrot, or you send out positive thoughts and they are returned to you.
She explained that while most people think of giving as involving material things like money or food, the Law of Attraction is linked with the thought and emotion behind the words or action.
I immediately wondered how this concept would apply to what I recently experienced with a friend. I heard he was in the hospital having quadruple bypass surgery, would be unable to work for months and thus was facing an extreme life situation. I was also told by a friend that he lacked adequate insurance, would never be able to return to his former job, and needed help paying the rent.
Naturally, I didn’t hesitate. I sent a check. I saw a need and answered it in an appropriate way, right? Well, not totally, according to my friend. She said I focused on the sadness I felt for my friend and the lack he was experiencing. This prompted my action of sending money. The thought I was sending to my friend was that he wasn’t capable of taking care of himself. Evidently I was perpetuating his lack by the underlying feelings and thoughts I held at the time.
She said the ideal course of action would have been to get clear on my thoughts and feelings, and to focus on holding positive thoughts for this person’s health and prosperity. Once the positive thoughts were firmly established, then and only then should I offer the individual whatever I was inspired to give or to do.
Also, in the process of holding positive thoughts for health and abundance for the other person, I would be attracting the same energy vibration back into my life. I realized it could not be otherwise, as like attracts like.
Giving and receiving really is a reciprocal activity. It is up to us to decide to give with conscious awareness so that the results are desirable for the recipient and the giver.
This adds a wonderful new dimension to giving, as it confirms what every child has always known—that receiving is as good and desirable as giving.
_______________________________
Copyright 2007 by Fern Stewart Welch
The author’s book THE HEART KNOWS THE WAY—How to Follow Your Heart to a Conscious Connection with the Divine Spirit Within is available from Amazon.com, other online booksellers, and through major bookstores such as Barnes & Noble and Borders.
My friend’s question and the discussion that followed were based on the fact that the Law of Attraction is at work in both giving and receiving. The Law of Attraction means that like attracts like; you plant a carrot seed you get a carrot, or you send out positive thoughts and they are returned to you.
She explained that while most people think of giving as involving material things like money or food, the Law of Attraction is linked with the thought and emotion behind the words or action.
I immediately wondered how this concept would apply to what I recently experienced with a friend. I heard he was in the hospital having quadruple bypass surgery, would be unable to work for months and thus was facing an extreme life situation. I was also told by a friend that he lacked adequate insurance, would never be able to return to his former job, and needed help paying the rent.
Naturally, I didn’t hesitate. I sent a check. I saw a need and answered it in an appropriate way, right? Well, not totally, according to my friend. She said I focused on the sadness I felt for my friend and the lack he was experiencing. This prompted my action of sending money. The thought I was sending to my friend was that he wasn’t capable of taking care of himself. Evidently I was perpetuating his lack by the underlying feelings and thoughts I held at the time.
She said the ideal course of action would have been to get clear on my thoughts and feelings, and to focus on holding positive thoughts for this person’s health and prosperity. Once the positive thoughts were firmly established, then and only then should I offer the individual whatever I was inspired to give or to do.
Also, in the process of holding positive thoughts for health and abundance for the other person, I would be attracting the same energy vibration back into my life. I realized it could not be otherwise, as like attracts like.
Giving and receiving really is a reciprocal activity. It is up to us to decide to give with conscious awareness so that the results are desirable for the recipient and the giver.
This adds a wonderful new dimension to giving, as it confirms what every child has always known—that receiving is as good and desirable as giving.
_______________________________
Copyright 2007 by Fern Stewart Welch
The author’s book THE HEART KNOWS THE WAY—How to Follow Your Heart to a Conscious Connection with the Divine Spirit Within is available from Amazon.com, other online booksellers, and through major bookstores such as Barnes & Noble and Borders.
Monday, April 30, 2007
How We Prevent America's Youth From Becoming Mature Adults
For many of the earlier years of my life I had no reason to be concerned about whether or not I was sharing my worldly goods with others in a positive, healthful way. As a financially challenged single mother, I didn’t have any excess goods to share. But when my children grew up and started their own lives, discretionary income became a reality in my life.
I started to question how other parents and grandparents negotiated the line between actually helping rather than harming their loved ones. I soon learned from friends that most of them never even thought of what, when, why or how they gave to their children and grandchildren.
Many of them were so hooked on the emotional rewards of always being the wise parents who solved the problems, kissed all the boo-boos and made everything all right, that this just continued as a familiar routine. Some were fueled by a desire to give their children and grandchildren everything they didn’t have growing up. Others were locked into the role of being friends rather than parental figures, and didn’t want to give up the ego boost they received from this type of indulgence.
Despite knowing that something was lacking in those approaches, it still took a lot of searching for me to come to grips with my own motives and to try to find a wiser way. I discovered that part of my underlying motivation was due to the residual guilt associated with being a single parent.
Later I realized that the challenges I faced had pushed me to grow up, take responsibility for myself and function on my own as a mature adult. It was a hard struggle, but the gift in it was priceless. I didn’t want to rob my loved ones of this life-enhancing achievement.
Eventually I developed enough insight to realize that it isn’t wise, healthful or desirable to give monetary support to anyone when it is something they should and could be doing for themselves. It actually robs them of the character-building lessons to be learned, the wisdom to be gained and the wonderful sense of empowerment that comes from being a mature adult.
I also learned that it isn’t healthy for anyone concerned if you give from an unfulfilled emotional need of your own such as guilt or your own inadequacies. I now ask myself two questions before I intervene: Am I doing this for myself? Is this something they should be doing for themselves? The answer isn’t always clear-cut or easy.
Yet, this is so important. Bill Gates and his wife have made sure that when their offspring realize their inheritance it is not going to be such a tremendous amount that it will take away their initiative and rob them of the healthy desire and natural urge to achieve.
One of the obvious byproducts of our affluent society is the over-indulgence by parents and grandparents of the younger generations. This fact is highly evident in the sense of entitlement young people have regarding designer clothing and high-tech toys.
I feel the same push-pull of wanting to make life easier for my offspring and grandchildren. But I am also aware that in thoughtless acts of self indulgence I could rob them of the very life lessons that enabled me to become a mature adult.
Instead of being part of society’s problem, I want to be part of the solution. While I know the antidote won’t bring me instant gratification or ego rewards, I will take solace in the fact that I am contributing to building healthy mature adults. This is a much more desirable and longer-lasting legacy than the latest iPod, Sony PSP, Game Boy or Blu-Ray Disc.
________________________________
Copyright 2007 by Fern Stewart Welch
The author’s book THE HEART KNOWS THE WAY—How to Follow Your Heart to a Conscious Connection with the Divine Spirit Within is available from Amazon.com, other online booksellers, and through major bookstores such as Barnes & Noble and Borders.
I started to question how other parents and grandparents negotiated the line between actually helping rather than harming their loved ones. I soon learned from friends that most of them never even thought of what, when, why or how they gave to their children and grandchildren.
Many of them were so hooked on the emotional rewards of always being the wise parents who solved the problems, kissed all the boo-boos and made everything all right, that this just continued as a familiar routine. Some were fueled by a desire to give their children and grandchildren everything they didn’t have growing up. Others were locked into the role of being friends rather than parental figures, and didn’t want to give up the ego boost they received from this type of indulgence.
Despite knowing that something was lacking in those approaches, it still took a lot of searching for me to come to grips with my own motives and to try to find a wiser way. I discovered that part of my underlying motivation was due to the residual guilt associated with being a single parent.
Later I realized that the challenges I faced had pushed me to grow up, take responsibility for myself and function on my own as a mature adult. It was a hard struggle, but the gift in it was priceless. I didn’t want to rob my loved ones of this life-enhancing achievement.
Eventually I developed enough insight to realize that it isn’t wise, healthful or desirable to give monetary support to anyone when it is something they should and could be doing for themselves. It actually robs them of the character-building lessons to be learned, the wisdom to be gained and the wonderful sense of empowerment that comes from being a mature adult.
I also learned that it isn’t healthy for anyone concerned if you give from an unfulfilled emotional need of your own such as guilt or your own inadequacies. I now ask myself two questions before I intervene: Am I doing this for myself? Is this something they should be doing for themselves? The answer isn’t always clear-cut or easy.
Yet, this is so important. Bill Gates and his wife have made sure that when their offspring realize their inheritance it is not going to be such a tremendous amount that it will take away their initiative and rob them of the healthy desire and natural urge to achieve.
One of the obvious byproducts of our affluent society is the over-indulgence by parents and grandparents of the younger generations. This fact is highly evident in the sense of entitlement young people have regarding designer clothing and high-tech toys.
I feel the same push-pull of wanting to make life easier for my offspring and grandchildren. But I am also aware that in thoughtless acts of self indulgence I could rob them of the very life lessons that enabled me to become a mature adult.
Instead of being part of society’s problem, I want to be part of the solution. While I know the antidote won’t bring me instant gratification or ego rewards, I will take solace in the fact that I am contributing to building healthy mature adults. This is a much more desirable and longer-lasting legacy than the latest iPod, Sony PSP, Game Boy or Blu-Ray Disc.
________________________________
Copyright 2007 by Fern Stewart Welch
The author’s book THE HEART KNOWS THE WAY—How to Follow Your Heart to a Conscious Connection with the Divine Spirit Within is available from Amazon.com, other online booksellers, and through major bookstores such as Barnes & Noble and Borders.
Monday, April 23, 2007
What School Tragedies and Other Violent Acts Tell Us About Our World
After hearing about the recent school tragedy at Virginia Tech, I wondered about the message this violent act holds up as a mirror for the world. Such acts of violence regardless of where they take place in the world or what country of origin is represented by the perpetrator(s) are horrifying in themselves. We need to look deeply into these events and ourselves for insights that will help us understand this now universal phenomenon.
I recalled some statistics I recently read about depression being a major problem in some developed countries. It was estimated that more than twenty million Americans [18 and above] have major depressive disorders, and preschoolers and young children are the fastest growing market for antidepressants. These statistics only reflect those who are being medicated. It is depressing [pun intended] to contemplate what addictive behavior the millions of other undiagnosed and non-medicated people, including teenagers, are adopting to cope with their lives.
These are indicators of the spiritual health of our country. Another measure is greed, which evidently is the new morality, and our government and many leaders defend it and go along with it. It is also apparent in the lack of morality in the entertainment and news industries. Our traditional cultural paradigm is now on life-support.
As a friend noted recently, “Not only has Elvis left the building, virtually all the role models and arbiters of sane behavior have also decamped.”
In our Western culture it has been obvious for a long time that greed, overworking and rushing through life is not the answer to our problems. Religion has not been the answer either, at least not in the form embraced by our U.S. political leaders. Crime is on the rise, as well as prescription and illegal drug addiction, which are also evidence of a spiritually ailing society. It seems the addictions are needed by some to cope with what we have created in our culture. Maybe this is part of the message being mirrored for us by these violent events here and around the world.
Maybe such acts of violence are desperate cries expressing the inconsolable soul sadness that seems to be reaching pandemic proportions around the world. I believe it is a nonverbal plea for humanity to look at a lack of meaning and faith in life, the disconnectedness with self, each other, and the earth. When hope is lost, despair enters in and then life—theirs, yours and anyone else’s—has no meaning.
The challenge is huge. It won’t be solved in our country by a specific candidate we elect from either party. We’re on a slippery slope that has been eroding for a very long time. It will require a major retooling and redirection that may not even be possible at this stage.
I believe the core of our problem lies within the heart and soul of each of us. As individuals we lost touch with our spirit, our soul, and in a cause-and-effect action, our government and the nation lost its moral compass.
The only way to resolve this is through becoming aware of and reconnecting with the inherent spirituality in humanity. Spirituality is a way of living that will allow us to evolve and reach the full potential of the spiritual human beings we were born to be. Science has proven that we are one with the earth and everyone and everything on it. The small and large choices we make each day make a difference and affect the entire planet.
Can we live each day in loving kindness, in truth and integrity, in compassionate tolerance for others and their beliefs, honoring life, each other, the earth and our personal commitments?
These are the standards of spirituality. This is the key to curing the ills of our planet. No one said it would be quick or easy.
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Copyright 2007 by Fern Stewart Welch
The author’s book THE HEART KNOWS THE WAY—How to Follow Your Heart to a Conscious Connection with the Divine Spirit Within is available from Amazon.com, other online booksellers, and through major bookstores such as Barnes & Noble and Borders.
I recalled some statistics I recently read about depression being a major problem in some developed countries. It was estimated that more than twenty million Americans [18 and above] have major depressive disorders, and preschoolers and young children are the fastest growing market for antidepressants. These statistics only reflect those who are being medicated. It is depressing [pun intended] to contemplate what addictive behavior the millions of other undiagnosed and non-medicated people, including teenagers, are adopting to cope with their lives.
These are indicators of the spiritual health of our country. Another measure is greed, which evidently is the new morality, and our government and many leaders defend it and go along with it. It is also apparent in the lack of morality in the entertainment and news industries. Our traditional cultural paradigm is now on life-support.
As a friend noted recently, “Not only has Elvis left the building, virtually all the role models and arbiters of sane behavior have also decamped.”
In our Western culture it has been obvious for a long time that greed, overworking and rushing through life is not the answer to our problems. Religion has not been the answer either, at least not in the form embraced by our U.S. political leaders. Crime is on the rise, as well as prescription and illegal drug addiction, which are also evidence of a spiritually ailing society. It seems the addictions are needed by some to cope with what we have created in our culture. Maybe this is part of the message being mirrored for us by these violent events here and around the world.
Maybe such acts of violence are desperate cries expressing the inconsolable soul sadness that seems to be reaching pandemic proportions around the world. I believe it is a nonverbal plea for humanity to look at a lack of meaning and faith in life, the disconnectedness with self, each other, and the earth. When hope is lost, despair enters in and then life—theirs, yours and anyone else’s—has no meaning.
The challenge is huge. It won’t be solved in our country by a specific candidate we elect from either party. We’re on a slippery slope that has been eroding for a very long time. It will require a major retooling and redirection that may not even be possible at this stage.
I believe the core of our problem lies within the heart and soul of each of us. As individuals we lost touch with our spirit, our soul, and in a cause-and-effect action, our government and the nation lost its moral compass.
The only way to resolve this is through becoming aware of and reconnecting with the inherent spirituality in humanity. Spirituality is a way of living that will allow us to evolve and reach the full potential of the spiritual human beings we were born to be. Science has proven that we are one with the earth and everyone and everything on it. The small and large choices we make each day make a difference and affect the entire planet.
Can we live each day in loving kindness, in truth and integrity, in compassionate tolerance for others and their beliefs, honoring life, each other, the earth and our personal commitments?
These are the standards of spirituality. This is the key to curing the ills of our planet. No one said it would be quick or easy.
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Copyright 2007 by Fern Stewart Welch
The author’s book THE HEART KNOWS THE WAY—How to Follow Your Heart to a Conscious Connection with the Divine Spirit Within is available from Amazon.com, other online booksellers, and through major bookstores such as Barnes & Noble and Borders.
Monday, April 16, 2007
What Can Happen When You Follow Your Heart ...
I have always believed in following my heart as a wise and valid way to further the cause of good in my life and the lives of others. The result of doing so, however, sometimes took so long to become apparent that it was no longer possible to identify or even recall what thoughts or actions of mine had led to the positive results.
In a recent experience, I had an opportunity to be fully aware of the process and the outcome.
After the death of my dear friend, the internationally known author and lecturer Dr. Elisabeth Kübler-Ross, I wrote a tribute for her memorial service titled “Tea With Elisabeth.” A week later during meditation, the fully formed concept for a book of that same name came to me.
The idea was to create a more complete picture of Elisabeth, the iconic figure who brought death and dying out of the dark ages and into the light of reason and compassion. It was also to share the personal side of this woman who followed her heart and made great sacrifices in order to fulfill her commitment to humanity.
The concept that came to me was to request essays from her prestigious colleagues, bestselling authors who knew her, her associates, family members and friends that would be published as a book.
I never questioned my ability to take on a project of such magnitude, or the possibility of “Tea With Elisabeth” not being successful. I had such a heart connection with Elisabeth that it seemed the most natural thing in the world to follow it through.
Natural, yes, but not easy, so I asked Rose Winters, another one of Elisabeth’s friends, to join with me, as well as Elisabeth’s son, Kenneth Ross, and without hesitation they both agreed.
As a writer I work from my home, which at the time was undergoing an extensive remodeling job and it was like living in a construction zone. In addition to that, a recent back injury made any movement extremely painful, and this continued for a number of months. I remember the pain I experienced when I had to crawl to the computer and turn on the CPU with my big toe in order to fulfill my responsibility as executive editor and keep the project going and to meet deadlines. I was definitely motivated by following my heart.
I rejoiced as the impressive roster of contributors grew to more than fifty individuals, including: Muhammad Ali; Sarah Ferguson, the Duchess of York; bestselling authors Raymond Moody, Stephen Levine, Caroline Myss, Barbara Marx Hubbard, Doreen Virtue, Marianne Williamson, Drs. Bernie Siegel, Gerald Jampolsky, Gladys McGarey and C. Norman Shealy.
Their intimate, powerful, humorous, inspirational and sometimes life-changing descriptions of their encounters with Elisabeth confirmed the value in this endeavor and reaffirmed my commitment to follow my heart.
A German edition of “Tea with Elisabeth” has been published, a Japanese edition is in production, and it is being shopped in the U.S. and elsewhere. This is wonderful, as it means Elisabeth will be widely recognized as the great heroic soul she was through the memories of those who shared her life experiences.
In following my heart, I fully lived my gifts and abilities to honor a fellow human being. The feelings just don’t get any better than that.
________________________________
Copyright 2007 by Fern Stewart Welch
The author’s book THE HEART KNOWS THE WAY—How to Follow Your Heart to a Conscious Connection with the Divine Spirit Within is available from Amazon.com, other online booksellers, and through major bookstores such as Barnes& Noble and Borders.
In a recent experience, I had an opportunity to be fully aware of the process and the outcome.
After the death of my dear friend, the internationally known author and lecturer Dr. Elisabeth Kübler-Ross, I wrote a tribute for her memorial service titled “Tea With Elisabeth.” A week later during meditation, the fully formed concept for a book of that same name came to me.
The idea was to create a more complete picture of Elisabeth, the iconic figure who brought death and dying out of the dark ages and into the light of reason and compassion. It was also to share the personal side of this woman who followed her heart and made great sacrifices in order to fulfill her commitment to humanity.
The concept that came to me was to request essays from her prestigious colleagues, bestselling authors who knew her, her associates, family members and friends that would be published as a book.
I never questioned my ability to take on a project of such magnitude, or the possibility of “Tea With Elisabeth” not being successful. I had such a heart connection with Elisabeth that it seemed the most natural thing in the world to follow it through.
Natural, yes, but not easy, so I asked Rose Winters, another one of Elisabeth’s friends, to join with me, as well as Elisabeth’s son, Kenneth Ross, and without hesitation they both agreed.
As a writer I work from my home, which at the time was undergoing an extensive remodeling job and it was like living in a construction zone. In addition to that, a recent back injury made any movement extremely painful, and this continued for a number of months. I remember the pain I experienced when I had to crawl to the computer and turn on the CPU with my big toe in order to fulfill my responsibility as executive editor and keep the project going and to meet deadlines. I was definitely motivated by following my heart.
I rejoiced as the impressive roster of contributors grew to more than fifty individuals, including: Muhammad Ali; Sarah Ferguson, the Duchess of York; bestselling authors Raymond Moody, Stephen Levine, Caroline Myss, Barbara Marx Hubbard, Doreen Virtue, Marianne Williamson, Drs. Bernie Siegel, Gerald Jampolsky, Gladys McGarey and C. Norman Shealy.
Their intimate, powerful, humorous, inspirational and sometimes life-changing descriptions of their encounters with Elisabeth confirmed the value in this endeavor and reaffirmed my commitment to follow my heart.
A German edition of “Tea with Elisabeth” has been published, a Japanese edition is in production, and it is being shopped in the U.S. and elsewhere. This is wonderful, as it means Elisabeth will be widely recognized as the great heroic soul she was through the memories of those who shared her life experiences.
In following my heart, I fully lived my gifts and abilities to honor a fellow human being. The feelings just don’t get any better than that.
________________________________
Copyright 2007 by Fern Stewart Welch
The author’s book THE HEART KNOWS THE WAY—How to Follow Your Heart to a Conscious Connection with the Divine Spirit Within is available from Amazon.com, other online booksellers, and through major bookstores such as Barnes& Noble and Borders.
Monday, April 9, 2007
What the World Needs Now ...
While all the challenges that face our nation may not be the worst in recorded history, they seem so to many of us. This is a time of great division, confusion and politicization of issues, and there doesn’t seem to be anyone on the horizon anywhere who is capable of resolving the problems we have brought on ourselves.
Many still believe that the only way in which change will occur is by revolutionary acts against the powers that be. It’s not far fetched to ask those people to look at what is happening in the Middle East and answer a question that goes begging. Elaine on the Seinfeld television show may have answered it best when she announced [sadly, albeit erroneously] that the original title of Tolstoy’s “War and Peace” was intended to be “War: What Is It Good For?”
Throughout history warriors with swords have been the instrument of change—for both good and bad. This method of ushering in change has simply been going on for so long that it has become accepted as the norm. We must stop this crazy cycle.
Waging war as a form of conflict resolution isn’t the answer – and many people in the civilized world recognize that fact. The obvious challenge is to find different, peaceful and humane solutions. I believe that once this awareness is widespread humanity will evolve past this primitive and irrational mentality.
In the meantime, the world is facing a time of momentous change and we need the brightest and best to guide our country. After many passionate conversations with knowledgeable and thoughtful activist friends, they ultimately and wearily voice the same hope that many Americans hold—that someone will emerge who can show us the way. The challenge is they don’t believe that this hoped-for warrior of change will come from the political arena.
I began thinking about our country’s early history and remembered a famous writer from that period. Thomas Paine had a grand vision for society and wrote “simple facts, plain arguments and common sense” to further the good of our fledgling nation. Perhaps what we should be seeking are word warriors who will courageously bring forth sane solutions to our problems and help create a new vision for our nation so that the U.S. can truly be a benevolent agent of change in the world.
I know there are millions of like-minded Americans who yearn to feel their hearts soar with pride when our country renews its commitment to fulfilling the great potential that was the dream and vision of our founding fathers.
It is time for each of us to become the leader we have been waiting for—in our homes, schools, neighborhoods, communities—anywhere there is a need!
________________________________
Copyright 2007 by Fern Stewart Welch
The author’s book THE HEART KNOWS THE WAY—How to Follow Your Heart to a Conscious Connection with the Divine Spirit Within is available from Amazon.com, other online booksellers, and through major bookstores such as Barnes & Noble and Borders.
Many still believe that the only way in which change will occur is by revolutionary acts against the powers that be. It’s not far fetched to ask those people to look at what is happening in the Middle East and answer a question that goes begging. Elaine on the Seinfeld television show may have answered it best when she announced [sadly, albeit erroneously] that the original title of Tolstoy’s “War and Peace” was intended to be “War: What Is It Good For?”
Throughout history warriors with swords have been the instrument of change—for both good and bad. This method of ushering in change has simply been going on for so long that it has become accepted as the norm. We must stop this crazy cycle.
Waging war as a form of conflict resolution isn’t the answer – and many people in the civilized world recognize that fact. The obvious challenge is to find different, peaceful and humane solutions. I believe that once this awareness is widespread humanity will evolve past this primitive and irrational mentality.
In the meantime, the world is facing a time of momentous change and we need the brightest and best to guide our country. After many passionate conversations with knowledgeable and thoughtful activist friends, they ultimately and wearily voice the same hope that many Americans hold—that someone will emerge who can show us the way. The challenge is they don’t believe that this hoped-for warrior of change will come from the political arena.
I began thinking about our country’s early history and remembered a famous writer from that period. Thomas Paine had a grand vision for society and wrote “simple facts, plain arguments and common sense” to further the good of our fledgling nation. Perhaps what we should be seeking are word warriors who will courageously bring forth sane solutions to our problems and help create a new vision for our nation so that the U.S. can truly be a benevolent agent of change in the world.
I know there are millions of like-minded Americans who yearn to feel their hearts soar with pride when our country renews its commitment to fulfilling the great potential that was the dream and vision of our founding fathers.
It is time for each of us to become the leader we have been waiting for—in our homes, schools, neighborhoods, communities—anywhere there is a need!
________________________________
Copyright 2007 by Fern Stewart Welch
The author’s book THE HEART KNOWS THE WAY—How to Follow Your Heart to a Conscious Connection with the Divine Spirit Within is available from Amazon.com, other online booksellers, and through major bookstores such as Barnes & Noble and Borders.
Monday, April 2, 2007
Are You Really Ready to Live Your Dreams?
I had dinner with a longtime friend the other night, and she told me she had just attended a wonderful workshop and learned another technique to assist people in achieving their heart’s desire. She described the process and offered to teach it to me.
I asked her if she had made the technique a part of her life, was living it and, if so, was it working for her. She didn’t answer the question and the conversation took a different course.
Later I recalled an experience with another friend who was one of my closest confidantes during my single-parent years. Since we also had full-time jobs, we had little time for anything else other than reading ourselves to sleep at night.
Each week we would read several self-help library books and then on the weekend we would switch and read each other’s books. After several years of this routine, we were having lunch one day and naturally talking about our mutual life situations, which were improving but not that dramatically or that much. I posed the question: We’ve read every self-improvement book there is, why aren’t our lives better? We laughed about it and then the conversation took a different course.
I never forgot my question and eventually realized the answer. No matter what you learn about changing your life for the better, unless you take the information in, make it part of your life and actually live it, nothing happens.
I also learned that once you have found the information that speaks to you at a deep level, you must be committed to staying focused and never giving up or giving in until you are successful. Another vital ingredient is a willingness to clear yourself of any energy you hold around invalid thoughts, life patterns, beliefs, attitudes or emotions that can block your attempts at any life-enhancing actions. You must also be aware that your goal/desire must come from love and reflect the highest and best for you and for others. And, finally, you must be willing to do whatever you are led to do to be successful.
It is no longer surprising to me that so many people are not able to fully understand the process, which requires great desire and commitment. It is possible to achieve a more desirable and meaningful life if you are willing to step up and take responsibility for your part. It isn't "pie in the sky" or magic and it won't be zapped on you as you sit idly by. It isn't a secret nor has it ever been. It isn’t easy, but it is possible.
I chronicled what I lived and learned about realizing my heart’s desire in the book “The Heart Knows the Way.” I also believed the information was so important that I also wrote a full-length article about it. For that purpose I also synthesized the widely-known and time-tested information into two condensed lists: “Ten Proven Steps to Fulfillment of Your Heart’s Desire” and “Clear Now and Create the Life You Desire.”
It was obvious from my experience many years ago that you have to be ready to open to the information, to trust it, to take it within and live it. If you are ready, the two lists are available on my Web site: http://www.fernstewartwelch.com/
__________________________
Copyright 2007 by Fern Stewart Welch
The author’s book THE HEART KNOWS THE WAY—How to Follow Your Heart to a Conscious Connection with the Divine Spirit Within is available from Amazon. com, other online booksellers, and through major bookstores such as Barnes & Noble
I asked her if she had made the technique a part of her life, was living it and, if so, was it working for her. She didn’t answer the question and the conversation took a different course.
Later I recalled an experience with another friend who was one of my closest confidantes during my single-parent years. Since we also had full-time jobs, we had little time for anything else other than reading ourselves to sleep at night.
Each week we would read several self-help library books and then on the weekend we would switch and read each other’s books. After several years of this routine, we were having lunch one day and naturally talking about our mutual life situations, which were improving but not that dramatically or that much. I posed the question: We’ve read every self-improvement book there is, why aren’t our lives better? We laughed about it and then the conversation took a different course.
I never forgot my question and eventually realized the answer. No matter what you learn about changing your life for the better, unless you take the information in, make it part of your life and actually live it, nothing happens.
I also learned that once you have found the information that speaks to you at a deep level, you must be committed to staying focused and never giving up or giving in until you are successful. Another vital ingredient is a willingness to clear yourself of any energy you hold around invalid thoughts, life patterns, beliefs, attitudes or emotions that can block your attempts at any life-enhancing actions. You must also be aware that your goal/desire must come from love and reflect the highest and best for you and for others. And, finally, you must be willing to do whatever you are led to do to be successful.
It is no longer surprising to me that so many people are not able to fully understand the process, which requires great desire and commitment. It is possible to achieve a more desirable and meaningful life if you are willing to step up and take responsibility for your part. It isn't "pie in the sky" or magic and it won't be zapped on you as you sit idly by. It isn't a secret nor has it ever been. It isn’t easy, but it is possible.
I chronicled what I lived and learned about realizing my heart’s desire in the book “The Heart Knows the Way.” I also believed the information was so important that I also wrote a full-length article about it. For that purpose I also synthesized the widely-known and time-tested information into two condensed lists: “Ten Proven Steps to Fulfillment of Your Heart’s Desire” and “Clear Now and Create the Life You Desire.”
It was obvious from my experience many years ago that you have to be ready to open to the information, to trust it, to take it within and live it. If you are ready, the two lists are available on my Web site: http://www.fernstewartwelch.com/
__________________________
Copyright 2007 by Fern Stewart Welch
The author’s book THE HEART KNOWS THE WAY—How to Follow Your Heart to a Conscious Connection with the Divine Spirit Within is available from Amazon. com, other online booksellers, and through major bookstores such as Barnes & Noble
Monday, March 26, 2007
D-I-V-O-R-C-E--Is What You Make It
Whenever I think of divorce I recall Tammy Wynette’s hit song of the same name. This brings up memories of what a traumatic time my divorce was for me and my children more than thirty years ago.
At the time I didn’t realize that the way I had chosen to go through the “emotional earthquake” would change the course of my life. It would also result in great emotional and spiritual growth, as well as insights and blessings.
My husband and I were both very young. We had three children in fairly rapid succession, and were just starting to grow up ourselves but, unfortunately in different directions that neither of us was mature enough to have foreseen or imagined.
The next part of our drama was fairly typical of the times: After we went our separate ways, he still had his career, and went on to new relationships and creating the future he desired. I had the children, a very limited amount of savings, no career, no job and no house to call my own. With two teenage girls and a young boy, the prospects for the future at that time didn’t look promising.
It did get better—but not quickly—because it’s in the daily struggle that the hard choices are made and valuable lessons are learned. I came home to where my family lived for emotional support, rented a townhouse and landed a job that would eventually set me on the path to a successful career.
During the years of struggle for me and my children, I was painfully aware of the traumatic effect the divorce had on them, yet I believed what the family-life counselor told me. “It’s simple,” he said. “If you are all right, your children will be all right.”
With the deep love I had for my children, a positive attitude and a never-give-up approach, I was determined to make the best of an unfortunate and now all-too-common life experience. I began to discover there was a lot more to me than I had ever imagined. I tapped into a wellspring of inner strength, intelligence and spirituality that I never knew I had. Along with this came the sad realization that I could not shield my offspring from the emotional burden of divorce. It hurts everyone. I could only pray that the challenges would make them stronger, wiser human beings.
It wasn’t easy, and it wasn’t overnight, but it was happening. I think the saving grace in our wounded-ness was that it forced us to turn within and seek a connection with the sanctuary of love, wisdom and guidance that is within everyone. As the years passed, I watched with relief and gratitude as my children began to emerge from the heartbreak of divorce and become independent, mature adults.
My other heart’s desire was fulfilled when I met and later married a wonderful, compatible life partner. We had more than twenty blissful years together, and even his lengthy decline and death yielded blessings for us both, not the least of which is the book “The Heart Knows the Way,” which chronicled our incredible experience.
Today, five years after my beloved husband’s death, some people might think I would be lonely and sad. Nothing could be further from the truth. The gift I received in my dramatic struggle was to focus on the lessons to be learned in every situation, to be grateful for life and to act from the highest and best that is in me. I can honestly say I have never been happier in my life.
________________________________
Copyright 2007 by Fern Stewart Welch
The author’s book THE HEART KNOWS THE WAY—How to Follow Your Heart to a Conscious Connection with the Divine Spirit Within is available from Amazon.com, other online booksellers, and through major bookstores such as Barnes & Noble and Borders.
At the time I didn’t realize that the way I had chosen to go through the “emotional earthquake” would change the course of my life. It would also result in great emotional and spiritual growth, as well as insights and blessings.
My husband and I were both very young. We had three children in fairly rapid succession, and were just starting to grow up ourselves but, unfortunately in different directions that neither of us was mature enough to have foreseen or imagined.
The next part of our drama was fairly typical of the times: After we went our separate ways, he still had his career, and went on to new relationships and creating the future he desired. I had the children, a very limited amount of savings, no career, no job and no house to call my own. With two teenage girls and a young boy, the prospects for the future at that time didn’t look promising.
It did get better—but not quickly—because it’s in the daily struggle that the hard choices are made and valuable lessons are learned. I came home to where my family lived for emotional support, rented a townhouse and landed a job that would eventually set me on the path to a successful career.
During the years of struggle for me and my children, I was painfully aware of the traumatic effect the divorce had on them, yet I believed what the family-life counselor told me. “It’s simple,” he said. “If you are all right, your children will be all right.”
With the deep love I had for my children, a positive attitude and a never-give-up approach, I was determined to make the best of an unfortunate and now all-too-common life experience. I began to discover there was a lot more to me than I had ever imagined. I tapped into a wellspring of inner strength, intelligence and spirituality that I never knew I had. Along with this came the sad realization that I could not shield my offspring from the emotional burden of divorce. It hurts everyone. I could only pray that the challenges would make them stronger, wiser human beings.
It wasn’t easy, and it wasn’t overnight, but it was happening. I think the saving grace in our wounded-ness was that it forced us to turn within and seek a connection with the sanctuary of love, wisdom and guidance that is within everyone. As the years passed, I watched with relief and gratitude as my children began to emerge from the heartbreak of divorce and become independent, mature adults.
My other heart’s desire was fulfilled when I met and later married a wonderful, compatible life partner. We had more than twenty blissful years together, and even his lengthy decline and death yielded blessings for us both, not the least of which is the book “The Heart Knows the Way,” which chronicled our incredible experience.
Today, five years after my beloved husband’s death, some people might think I would be lonely and sad. Nothing could be further from the truth. The gift I received in my dramatic struggle was to focus on the lessons to be learned in every situation, to be grateful for life and to act from the highest and best that is in me. I can honestly say I have never been happier in my life.
________________________________
Copyright 2007 by Fern Stewart Welch
The author’s book THE HEART KNOWS THE WAY—How to Follow Your Heart to a Conscious Connection with the Divine Spirit Within is available from Amazon.com, other online booksellers, and through major bookstores such as Barnes & Noble and Borders.
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