Happy Interdependence Day!
Happy Interdependence Day! In my symbolic world, it’s no longer “Independence Day.” It’s more about Interdependence than Independence now. Let me explain. It used to be that you could be the Cock-of-the-Walk and be successful. You could be a “Leader” and change the tides. You could create your manifesto, stand behind it, and watch your […]
Responsible Co-Creation with our Creative Sexual Power
Responsible Co-Creation with our Creative Sexual Power (Life Passage 5: Puberty and Power) There is a good reason why teenagers act like nut-balls. They are in the midst of a major upgrade. Their bodies are becoming creators of people! This hormonal reality, paired with the growing importance of relationships, causes impressive emotional turmoil. It’s a […]
AI for Wisdom Teachers?
AI for Wisdom Teachers? Should wisdom teachers like us use artificial intelligence? Hey, you might ask… How else will you keep up in a world that is becoming flooded with automatic messaging authored by chat GPT? Everyone’s talking about it, using it, and having fun with it! Why not join in? Can’t we just use […]
For Professional Wise Women – Respect, Relationships, and Revenue
For Professional Wise Women – Respect, Relationships, and Revenue Back when I was a Stanford graduate and lawyer, a Catholic leader and liturgist, and a young mother, I never would have dreamed that I would actually fulfill my life’s dream of living on land that I steward, of leading retreats, and of being respected […]
5 Failures of Channels (A Mellissa Rant)
5 Failures of Channels (A Mellissa Rant) OK this is my rant. I need to share a rant about channels and channeling. I know I could get myself into some trouble. I work with a lot of channels. I’m a channel myself. My business is called Channel Your Genius. Clearly I’m interested and engaged and […]
3 BIG Lies Wise Women Tell Ourselves to Stay SMALL
3 BIG Lies Wise Women Tell Ourselves to Stay SMALL Ah Wise Woman. You can feel the pull to make a change. You know that the second half of your life is meant to be your BEST, your BIGGEST. But your over-educated brain is LYING to you, keeping you from taking the leap your heart […]
When Law of Attraction FAILS
When Law of Attraction FAILS OK OK I admit it. I’ve always had something against Law of Attraction fanatics. Not Esther. I think she’s amazing. But people who were listening to her, and then going forth to let their minds be the key to everything. Ugh. Barf. Spiritual arrogance flavored with intellectual superiority. Two […]
Want Happiness? Tame your Inner Grump
Want Happiness? Tame your Inner Grump You’re stubborn as a mule. But not in the way YOU think… You think you SHOULD be exercising, meditating, and eating more green stuff. Because you resist, you think you’re stubborn. But actually, you’re being stubborn in failing to celebrate your successes. It’s not that you’re too easy […]
Play or DIE!!! (Initiation 4: Childhood Imagination and Play)
Play or DIE!!! (Initiation 4: Childhood Imagination and Play) You need to take life super seriously. Work hard. Don’t stop. Work work work! *Just kidding!* Have you noticed that your best ideas come through you when you are feeling relaxed, playful, and open? You know, like when you’re in the shower! Or if you’re on […]
Menopause is Maturity for Women Leaders
Menopause is Maturity for Women Leaders There’s a big lie afoot (ok more than one. 😉 The one I’m talking about today is the myth that women over 50 are decreasing in power. What if Menopause is Actually Maturity? When we are no longer driven by egoic desire When we are seduced by soul When […]