Stones Throw Blog
Turn Your Life into A Stress-Free Love Story
How often do you choose to relax and pamper yourself? Summer is the perfect time to focus on this, and Songbird provides you many opportunities this month. Beyond what you do at Songbird, you can also learn to do this in every moment of your day. Here are five ways to help turn your life…
Spirit Wind and Monkey Mind
The topic of intention, flow, and choice has been coming up for me recently, as well as for others I know. How do we know when we are being led by Spirit, and how do we know when our choices are coming from our mind and our ego? How can we set an intention and…
Silver Lining Gifts
Am I from Arcturus? I don’t know, but my willingness to entertain that possibility is part of the silver lining in a cloudy one-year relationship that has now ended. Another is the way my ex tried to discredit me a few days ago to my friends in a way that makes it clear that there…
Left-Brain Puzzles and Right-Brain Mysteries
We recently held a marketing class for Songbird practitioners with business coach Roberta Ryan. One of the things she discussed was the difference between a puzzle and a mystery. A puzzle has a fixed set of pieces and a clear solution when you assemble the pieces in the right way. A mystery has many possible…
Meditation and the “I Can” Voice
I was recently asked to speak about meditation to a group of students at one of the SSU dorms. Immediately my inner judge started telling me, “I can’t do that. I don’t like talking to large groups. Meditation isn’t my specialty. Nobody else from Songbird is available either.” As soon as I realized what I…
Plum Blossom Courage, Jasmine Gold
I grew up on a street that was lined with plum trees. Unlike this year, where we have had so much sun, most of the winter would be rainy and overcast. Around this time, we would have a burst of sunshine, and the trees would all bloom. It was a beautiful sight that usually lasted…
What is the Difference between Essential Oils and Flower Essences?
This is a question we frequently get asked at Songbird so I asked Hamida Judith Dides, Songbird’s astrology and essences expert to answer it for you. Here is her answer. Essential oils are substances produced by plants which serve to attract pollinators, repel insects, and fulfill many other functions needed by the plant. They are…
New Year Offerings to Light the Darkness
The winter solstice has passed, and winter is officially here. While the days are getting longer, we are still in the darkest time of year. In the craziness of the holidays and the long dark nights, it can be easy to get stressed or depressed. I am grateful for all the literal and metaphoric ways…
Dynamics of the word Dynamic
When I picked the word dynamic for the subject header of my December newsletter, it was because I liked the sound of it next to the word December. However, as I started pondering the various meanings of dynamic, I start realizing that it’s the perfect metaphor for our lives and for Songbird. Dynamic speakers help…
Change Yourself, Change Wall Street
All around the world right now, people are protesting as the Occupy Wall Street movement expands into more and more cities. The passion and excitement of this collective power has an amazing ability to create change. If just 1% of the 99% starts actively working to create change in the world, the world can start…