In the last few weeks, two friends experienced a serious fall. One was on a cycling trip and was blindsided by a passing cyclist.  The other was walking downhill with a basket of groceries and missed a step.  Both hurt knees, wrists and other body parts.  Nothing was broken but the trauma, shock and severe pain are still present.  In a moment in time, their worlds were turned upside down.

Life lessons take many forms and shapes and do not always offer a clear picture of their purpose, until you look back on them.  They are, in fact, the core of our life journey.

What happens when you ‘wake up’ and find you have been following someone else’s dream?  You’ve spent your life trying to please others, live up to their expectations, and in doing so lost your own voice.

If a tree (or  a  person)  falls  in  the  forest  and no one  is  around  to hear, will  it  make  a sound? A philosopher, George  Berkley, has  posed  this question about  a  tree for a long time but what if it is a  person and they are not  heard, will they survive?   This  is  more than a physical happening  -  it  is a metaphor of life  journeys.

Smudging and cleansing is an  ancient art  that  has been used in ceremony for thousands of  years. It  is a symbolic way of clearing spirits, entities,  ghosts   or   just  heavy  stale  and negative  energy  from  buildings and spaces.

Summer Solstice, the longest day of the year, is a time of extra light and offers time for reflection. I remember how, as a child there was nothing spiritual about any of it.

So  many  people talk  about  the  damaged  inner child  but  in  my case  I  seemed to need to damage my perfect up bringing in order to create lessons and experiential chaos.

Spring Equinox is a time of new beginnings and regeneration when we plant seeds in mother earth as well as infuse our energy bodies with renewed spiritual light.

Have you ever worried about an issue or person then created a story in your mind about a ‘what if’ scenario and for you it becomes real?

My grandfather and his 8 brothers came to Canada from Scotland when they were boys and spread the ‘Lightbody’ name across the prairies in the 1930‘s. I am now the last of our family that carries that name. It took me years to understand the significance of the name.

Mack, my husband, saw me fly - feet off the ground - head down, onto the cement. At first I was in shock, but then I remembered a way to heal myself. 

When your body speaks to you please listen - listen with all your senses, emotions, intuition, thoughts and smells. Our body is one of our best teachers if we honor its power and listen to its messages. It is like a storybook that communicates with us on a constant basis.

Masks have been  around  throughout  history;  they  are  often  used  as  a  type  of  muse  to hide one’s identity.  A mask gives the perception we are someone other than ourselves. They change depending  on the situation we are in. The big questions are: Why do we wear them? What do they cover up? Where do they come from?