Kathleen's Words
Should I Leave or Should I Stay?
One of the most challenging situations a human being can face is whether to end an intimate relationship. No sincere person enters into a committed partnership with another person unless there is some hope of fulfilling the commitment, or vow, thus making the...
The Real Meaning of Surrender
In the course of my work with thousands of people over 30 years, I have come to make a very significant observation: the people who become adept at surrender are far happier than those who don’t. What gets in the way? Needing to be right, feeling offended, insulted,...
The Power Of Innocence
"For the simplicity that lies this side of complexity, I would not give a fig, but for the simplicity that lies on the other side of complexity, I would give my life." ~Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr. (an excerpt from Activating Your Loveseed: Revealing The Blueprint...
The Emotional Blind Spot And The Illusion Of Time
Why do human beings repeat certain behaviors and reactions over and over again, and then attribute the reason to something or someone outside of themselves---the boss, the partner, the lousy living condition? Even when it is obvious to someone else that the person has...
The Missing Piece of The Puzzle
“The shadow is a moral problem that challenges the whole ego-personality, for no one can become conscious of the shadow without considerable moral effort. To become conscious of it involves recognizing the dark aspects of the personality as present and real. This act...
We Are Called To Become Alchemists
“We are all alchemists transmuting pain into aliveness, unwanted experiences into awakening.” Rashani Rea I was listening to Brene Brown on audiobooks the other day---Braving The Wilderness: The Quest For True Belonging And the Courage To Stand Alone when I heard this...
The Three Ingredients Of A Conscious Relationship
"And remember, as it was written, to love another person is to see the face of God." — Les Miserables Here is an excerpt from my book, Activating Your Loveseed: Revealing the Blueprint for a Better World: I tell the couples I work with that their relationship is...
No Mud, No Lotus
“There is a hard truth to be told: before spring becomes beautiful, it is plug ugly, nothing but mud and muck. I have walked in the early spring through fields that will suck your boots off, a world so wet and woeful it makes you yearn for the return of ice....
Friendship as Spiritual Practice
Here is an excerpt below from my book, Activating Your Loveseed: Revealing the Blueprint for a Better World. “Friendship is always a sweet responsibility, never an opportunity.” Kahil Gibran I believe it is essential on the spiritual path to have true friends, for the...