Posted October 24, 2026 in Sacred Stories

The Medicine of Surrender

She had gathered with some deep friends from their Grief Journey Group. The time together was precious beyond words. The following morning, one friend, whose husband transitioned 21 years ago, shared this poem with the group:

The Medicine of Surrender

More than self-blessing, I ask for self-surrender, to blossom as generously as the echinacea, […]

Posted October 23, 2026 in Sacred Stories

Beanie Babies Blessing

She had always been self-employed until the death of her husband necessitated her taking a job with benefits. She needed to provide medical insurance for her two children. She was hired by a local health-care association to work as a Dietician – the only paying position in her region. Her clientele was the migrant population […]

Posted October 23, 2026 in Sacred Stories

I Did It My Way

He got a call to pick up his sister and come to the home of their brother and sister-in-law. He knew without asking: his brother had died. (He does not speak about it using that word, though. Speaking as he experiences it, he says, “We are not human beings having a spiritual experience; we are […]

Posted September 29, 2025 in Sacred Stories

Steps

After her husband had passed, she purchased a place in a fifty-five-and-over community not far from where they had previously lived. As she was moving small loads in her car, she arrived at the new space to discover the steps sitting at an odd angle, rather than flush to the home as they had previously […]

Posted June 12, 2021 in Sacred Stories

Mysterious Ways

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She had been practicing meditation for many years. She understood that there was something that she needed to understand—where to go, what to do.

She walked into a bookstore that had a large area of spiritual books and was just standing and looking. Just at ease, standing and looking. Not […]

Posted March 7, 2021 in Sacred Stories

Mom's Engagement Ring

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Her father had recently passed, out in California. It was so hard. She was stuck on the other side of the country.

She sent a message to a friend. “My dad’s memorial is at 4:00 today, out in California.”

“Of course, grateful you know you can bilocate to be there […]

Posted July 19, 2020 in Sacred Stories

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I walked out of my office, having just posted a Sacred Story titled: Like Talking to Your Dad Again!. He had passed 49 days ago, and his daughter was having a sense of his presence.

My husband was sitting at the dining table reading a book about the history of […]

Posted July 15, 2020 in Sacred Stories

Moth Magic

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When she woke up, she walked outside and this beauty was on the door.

Automeris io, the Io moth, is found throughout the eastern half of the United States, as far west as Utah, Colorado, and Texas. Its range extends as far north as Quebec, Ontario, and southern Manitoba, but […]

Posted July 10, 2020 in Sacred Stories

Linear Garden

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She was out enjoying an early morning bike ride with a friend. The friend was sharing about a program she had seen the night before featuring the ecological benefits of converting cultured lawn space back to nature’s landscape.

As she turned onto her road, a magnificent linear garden stretched out before […]

Posted July 10, 2020 in Sacred Stories

More Turtle!

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She was visiting with her young granddaughter, out for a walk near the canal. They saw this turtle.

As the turtle began to move away from them, her granddaughter motioned to the turtle saying, “More turtle.” She had learned to do that with the dog.

The turtle stopped, […]