Armand Della Volpe
“If you don’t release your garbage, it will stink up your house and you will dump it on others.”… yogi armandananda

Armand Della Volpe writes, “While pondering the possibility that every day may be my last, I wrote 5 people love letters that each contained some apologetic amends. These were the only 5 people in the world that I was conscious of having unclean energies with. Most of them responded within 12 hours. I received some of the most loving, appreciative and forgiving responses. It felt so good to be cleaner and clearer with myself and others. This morning I became more aware that God had written to God and God had responded. The more I surrender to Oneness and Humility, the more kind and loving my reflections are. There truly is only 1 of us.  I am aware that as I release samskaras, more may show up. I don’t pretend to say I have healed everything with everyone. LOL” The fact that he acknowledges this and takes responsibility sends a huge signal to the Universe.  The details are irrelevant and no one else’s business. Continue reading →

So today I get a check for partial distribution for an investment that went belly up in 1992 and has been in litigation for 22 years.  I thought it was gone forever. A good reminder to never say never.  Getting excited about the good that is on its way to you brings it faster.  I wonder how many more dollars from an unexpected source the Universe will provide me with this week, this month, this year.  I won’t even wonder where it might come from. I’ll just be excited knowing it’s coming. I’ll look at everyone and everywhere wondering “I wonder what good they have for me today, and I for them?”

If your life is a little bit rocky or seems to be falling apart right now, all that means is there is a little bit of past momentum you have to clear up before you can move ahead into your easy future. How soon you do it is up to you. We do not enter the kingdom of heaven without having forgiven.  We come to the altar having mended the past. When we do that, the kingdom of heaven is right here, right now.

“If you can’t face it, you can’t heal it.
Don’t deny there is a problem.
Face it and mystically the healing
process begins. The soul loves the truth.” Denise Linn    Continue reading →

I watched Clash of the Ozarks today, a reality show depicting a 100+ year feud between the Russells and the Evans. This show about feuding hillfolk reflects something I see every day in the city, too.  People would rather stayed stuck to the old and go down in flames rather than step into a new direction.  The current battle is over Russell’s land that will soon be going to auction due to unpaid taxes. Evans stands ready to purchase it. Russell stopped paying because “times are hard” and Russell is old school: he’s used to used to living off the land and moon-shining.  “One hundred years ago you could self-sustain off the land and it was a great life. But with all the taxes and rules and regulations now it is outrageous.” Russell is opposed to change, so he’d rather instigate trouble rather than take personal responsibility for creating a new source of income. He’d rather spend his time rehashing old feuds rather than take a serious look around to see what other money making opportunities he might be overlooking.  “That’s what is wrong with America now.” Evans said, “We don’t take care of ourselves anymore. We expect others to.” Continue reading →

John Springer writes:  On May 17, we are co-hosting a WNC Faerie And Earth (FAE) Festival at the Highland Lake Cove Retreat Center; 215 Rhett Drive; Flat Rock, NC; 28731, where we had originally intended on having a fairy house and gnome home building competition.  However, we have changed our minds about this and plan to have an craft area set aside for the purposes of building these Fae Houses and Homes.  We are now requesting natural materials from all around the country to be sent to us. Natural Materials may include:  acorns, sea shells, sweet gum balls, pine cones, Spanish moss, dried grasses, dried flowers, crystals, flat marbles, broken pottery, sycamore bark, maple winged seeds, seed pods, modeling clay, bamboo, snail shells, deer moss, thistle heads, feathers, clay beads, sparkles, mirrors, chimes, colorful sticks, hickory nuts, snake skins, brushed animal hair (dog, cat, horse, sheep, etc), old bird nests, mica plus many other possible natural materials found or gathered.

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The beauty of the home studio is when the soundcheck after a dozen sleepy takes declines into an hours’ long laughfest, you’re not paying for studio time.

Did you ever consider that about 98% of your problems as a couple would disappear if you each held yourself 100% accountable for your own self 100% of the time? If you never felt irked that you always had to pick up the slack. If the only time the two of you spent together was when you simply wanted to enjoy each other’s company? Oh, what heaven.  In a reading last night, Domino had a situation I hear often.  She grew up thinking love was a struggle to make work and romance was a roller coaster ride.  So of course that is what she attracts time after time. Her call last night was that she’s tired of waiting for she and her husband to get over their problems and get on with their happy life. It’s been 3 years now and she’s having to pick up all the slack. After 3 years, I told her, that IS the relationship. Continue reading →

For the first time in 22 years, the magazine was delivered last week and I did not do the mailing the same day.  I seriously needed some down time and am taking it this weekend.  I call it going underground, where I cut off all voicing and listening, disconnect from anyone who needs me for anything and spend a few days internally focused.  I halfway succeeded. I chatted only with the man, but I did text and answer a few emails. Mostly I stayed off the computer and did things around the house. I’m constantly streamlining my office and I cleaned out the office supply closet for the first time in a few years. I carried everything completely OUT OF THE ROOM and then only put back in what I wanted there: envelopes, labels, ink, tape, business cards, paper, file folders, binder clips, papers clips. Continue reading →