by dlisawest | Apr 12, 2023 | Gratitude
“Forgiveness is a process that is analogous to if not in large part identical to the grieving process.” – Charles Whitfield, M.D.Why is it important to forgive? Is it really about the object, or is it about releasing the ties so that you can move forward? Is...
by dlisawest | Apr 7, 2023 | Dream Life
One of the things that’s really helped in understanding my dreams and what my subconscious is trying to tell me is keeping a journal on my nightstand. Whether it’s a fragment of an image, a feeling, or a word, I immediately write it down in my journal. By creating...
by dlisawest | Mar 30, 2023 | Dream Life
In a previous post, I discussed how journaling my dreams changed my life. I also offered suggestions on how to incorporate tools to achieve similar changes in your own life. Dreams come to us at night, as our brains go through different levels of brain activity. Most...
by dlisawest | Mar 9, 2023 | Dream Life
Dream (noun) 1. A series of thoughts, images, and sensations occurring in a person’s mind during sleep.Doula (noun) 1. A woman employed to provide guidance and support to the mother of a newborn baby.“The early Haudenosaunee believed that in dreams, we routinely...
by dlisawest | Nov 17, 2022 | For Creatives, Meditation
When I plan for a workshop I spend a lot of time thinking about what people would enjoy and what they may not know about already. Creativity and the mind are perpetually linked; so I love to incorporate ideas of memory and the brain into my work as well as my...
