June Issue No. 18 ~ Graceful Transitions

Opening Remarks

This month included a graduation, baby shower and several birthday celebrations for our family and friends. Also news from our recently retired friend, Dianne, that she joined the Peace Corps at 65 years old. She is soon off to Africa! But we'll meet up in Philadelphia just prior to her departure to celebrate. Events such as these mark the passage of time and honor transitions. Of course, some transitions may be filled with sorrow as with the end of an important relationship or the death of a loved one.

For those of you who are in transition, whether it is sad or joyous, we pray your transition occurs with grace and hope. And why not toss in some humor for good measure. May your transition include gifts of inner growth and self-healing. See if some of the articles or tips below might provide some additional support for your journey. And to all you Dads out there, Happy Father's Day!

Blessings for Peace and Healing,



June Soyka Cook
Self-Healing Expressions

Dear Marty ~ I was nine when I lost my father. . . Q & A by Bereavement Counselor Marty Tousley

Question: I'm 35 years old and was nine years old when I lost my father. I live my life in a perpetual state of loss, it seems. I'm able to find a lot of joy, but it's always shadowed by an inevitable sense of sadness and loneliness. Sometimes, like right now, it just hurts and I don't know what to do with it… I guess I just want to know -- will it ever go away? Find Marty's response here. Marty Tousley is the creator and instructor of these Self-Healing Expressions courses The First Year of Grief: Help for the Journey and A Different Grief: Coping with Pet Loss.

When Writing of Love, Love the Artist Within By Sandra Lee Schubert

When writing about love, the surprise is in what gets revealed… If we can't love the artist within us, we won't create. Through loving ourselves and creating we can love others more fully. The best gift to give the world is our creativity. Love takes courage. It requires an open heart, it asks us to. . . [Continue reading] Sandra Schubert lives in NYC and is the creator and instructor for the course Writing for Life: Creating a Story of Your Own.

Finding Your Spiritual Soul Mate: June Tip By Rev. Laurie Sue Brockway When true love arrives. . . How to know when you know? Arielle Ford tells the stories of 101 soul mates in Hot Chocolate for The Mystical Lover. She says there was one telltale sign that confirmed to these soul mate couples that true love had arrived: "There is almost always a distinct moment when soul mates recognize each other. Sometimes it's . . . " [Continue reading] Rev. Laurie Sue is the creator of course Finding Your Spiritual Soul Mate: Transforming Your Romantic Destiny with A Romantic Resumé. She is based in NYC.

		Techniques for Recalling Dreams By Laura V. Hyde
Countless times I've heard people exclaim, "I want to learn from my dreams, but mine seem so weird or negative that I'm hesitant to work with them." There was a time in my life that I felt the same way, but through practice I've become very familiar with the patterns my dreams follow and I am no longer afraid to look at what they're telling me. My dreams have been such a big part of my growth that I know with absolute conviction they appear only to help me. Here's this month's dream recall tip: Immediately upon awaking, keep your. . . [Continue reading] Laura V. Hyde is based in California and is the creator and instructor for the course Dreams for Healing: Using Dreams as a Pathway to the Soul.

A Coping Blurb from Art By Arthur Soissons-Segal, Ph.D. ~ Therapist and Brain Tumor Survivor

Disability is a major inconvenience! It takes me so much longer to accomplish the task I set out to do. On the other hand, disability affords me time to enjoy the journey. I agree that the journey to task accomplishment may present painful obstacles. But with each painful obstacle, I learn about my strengths and about my limitations…what I can and cannot do. And the mindfulness of the journey is joyous. Arthur Soissons-Segal's is the creator and instructor of and instructor of the course The Joy of Coping: Coming to Terms with Cancer, MS, Stroke, Anxiety or Another Debilitating Illness.

~ Lynn's Laughter Blip for June ~ By Lynn Shaw, Laugh Therapist

"Mom, you need to smile more." My 15-year-old-son was sitting across from me at a restaurant. I had spent the past 15 minutes asking him questions about his life, which were answered in short, swift sentences. Realizing I was working at this harder than he, I fell silent and ate. After a couple of minutes, he made his profound statement -- "Mom, you need to smile more." I laughed at the irony. . . Continue reading this blip here and have a "smile" on Lynn. Lynn Shaw resides in Indiana and is the creator and instructor of the course Laughter for the Healing Heart.

~ A Green Note ~ By Judy Morgan Cut down on the number of car trips you make by carpooling, or combining errands so that you can do a number of things on one trip. Most of the pollution generated by cars occurs in the first few minutes when the cold engine is first warming up, so try to do as many errands as possible in one trip. Judy Morgan is the creator of  "Healing the Environment: Healing the Planet Starts at Home"

Things That Make You Go Ommm. . .

Solstice Sonics: A Celebration of Sacred Sound
Sunday, June 20, 6 PM (NY Time) with Jonathan Goldman & Steven Halpern
Live Webcast, online at http://www.Worldpuja.org


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Closing Thoughts

Believe in magic and life will be magical.
Believe in miracles and life will be miraculous.
Believe in nothing and life will be empty.
~ Author Unknown


   

Peace, Love and Light,

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