Joanne

“We do not heal the past by dwelling there; we heal the past by living fully in the present.”     Marianne Williamson As a hypnotherapist specializing in Life Between Lives and Past Life Regression, I spend a fair amount of time working with folks to heal the past. Notwithstanding the practicalities of these methodologies, the work is designed to free one of the constraints that tether one to the past in order that life can be fully enjoyed in the present. Those who understand the cycle of reincarnation know that we return time and again to complete lessons, balance karma and yes, heal the past. For those yet to journey into the superconscious to examine what went before, suffice to say it is an incredibly powerful tool that can heal the past. While some who avail Past Life therapy do so to [...]

Have you been lucky enough in life to be inspired by someone, I mean deeply inspired? Has someone you’ve known and perhaps loved altered the course of your life – changed it for the better because they have inspired you? Many of us are blessed to be loved by family and friends, far fewer can add ‘inspired’ to the list of gifts received from these beloveds. I consider myself incredibly lucky because I have been inspired by such a friend. Little did I imagine thirty three years ago when I first met her how much she would inspire me and how deeply her friendship and love would enhance my life. My friend Gerry turns 90 this week! One of the many, many milestones she has achieved in a life that has inspired countless family, friends and colleagues! The lists of her [...]

  I finished a very moving client session recently in which I witnessed a soul’s realization that love is never gone. She’s a brave and courageous soul who chose to understand how it is that mutual love may not be realized but nonetheless -- love is never gone. She chose to dive into the grief and pain of loss and came to discover that the love she cherished in this lifetime has been enjoyed, nurtured and even lost during prior lives. In the process of healing she came to understand how we travel thru time with soul intimates who agree to play crucial roles in the plan we craft for each lifetime. Even more profound, she came to understand that the lessons, healing or balancing that frame our souls’ plans outweigh and often preclude ‘happily ever after’. This is a much [...]

My good friend Susan sent the following from an unknown author offering a recipe for a great New Year. I hope you agree. If so, pass it on to those you love to offer them the ingredients to a year devoid of rancor and full of peace, joy and harmony. Recipe for the New Year "Take 12 fine, full-grown months; see that these are thoroughly free from old memories of bitterness, rancor and hate; cleanse them completely from every clinging spite; pick off all specks of pettiness and littleness; in short, see that all these months are freed from all the past - have them fresh and clean as when they first came from the storehouse of Time. Cut these months into 30 or 31 equal parts (29 for February 2016). Do not attempt to make up the whole batch at [...]

  My good friend Aggie sent me Andy Rooney's piece - I've Learned. It prompted me to reflect on what I've learned from life's ups and downs. Wondering what lessons would you add to Andy's list? "I've learned.... That the best classroom in the world is at the feet of an elderly person. I've learned.... That when you're in love, it shows. I've learned .... That just one person saying to me, 'You've made my day!' makes my day. I've learned.... That having a child fall asleep in your arms is one of the most peaceful feelings in the world. I've learned.... That being kind is more important than being right. I've learned.... That you should never say no to a gift from a child. I've learned.... That I can always pray for someone when I don't have the strength to [...]

“How lucky I am to have something that makes saying goodbye so hard.”  A.A. Milne Today I had to say goodbye -- so long to be more exact but it was heart wrenching no less. Someone very close to me started a great adventure today and I was among those left with the empty whole that follows such occasions. My niece Meghan and her husband Sean have moved to Florida – they’re on the road right now to be more exact, with the last few remnants of their physical life jammed into their truck and the pets jumping with excitement from front seat to back and then back again. Unlike those of you who have launched children out of the nest and into adult life, I approached the moment of parting ill prepared. A.A. Milne’s quote landed in my inbox several [...]