Healthy relationships allow each individual to be responsible for their "personal energetic space". When we accept others exactly for who they are...we trust that they know what is best for themselves. We validate them and give them "energetic space".

Sometimes when a person we care about pulls away from us, we react by moving our energy into "their energetic space" to "hold on", or "control" the changing situation. Have you noticed this does not really work, or help the relationship? Here's why... energetically when someone moves away from us they need time and space to sort "energy" out for themselves. Often someone "matches" deep seeded "pain pictures" that you also have within you, and it's their soul's purpose to dig deep within and heal this pain for themselves.

Understand... when we "try to heal" someone else's pain we actually rob them from completing their own lesson which is meant for the evolution of their soul. When we "take on" other people's lessons...they often...

You are an eternal Spirit! Even though your body is extraordinary...you are not your body. Our Spirit created every aspect and vibration of our body so our Spirit can live within our body - in harmony. Here is where it gets complicated. Only the vibration of our Spirit is meant for our body, yet most of us have "taken on" so much energy of family and friends (even the burdens of the entire world) that we cannot even find ourselves - often there is very little peace and harmony within.

Most of us take on other people's energy from a place of love and caring, some from guilt and control. Whatever the reason...when we take on pain and suffering of others we attempt to process it as our own, yet since it's not compatible with our body it disturbs us. When we take on the energy of others it may become so disturbing to our body that we can find ourselves feeling confused and isolated to the point of depression, even to the extreme of suicidal thoughts and action. You can free yourself...

As we open up to the unique vibration of our Spirit we begin to allow the energies of peace, goodness, beauty and love to enter into our bodies and lives. Yet, we often feel blocked from receiving these positive energies because we feel "undeserving". Of course we are deserving, yet be believed a lie about ourselves. Why would we do that?

As a way to protect ourselves from "recreating" past hurt and challenges, we store energetic blocks or "pain pictures" in our chakras to help us remember the lessons that caused us great pain. Some of the energetic blocks we "hold on to" are anger, hurt, fear, resentment and judgment. We might "believe" we are protecting ourselves from allowing the same type of past harm from happening again, however the opposite is taking place...by holing on to these blocks we are actually attracting these same experiences over and over again.

The deeper lesson here is--when we unknowingly identify with our "blocked energy" and "pain pictures" that we "hold on...

When we judge others...energetically, we are trying to control their "wrong" behavior, however we are actually giving our power to them. Since we are all equal this imbalanced energy can cause us pain. We are literally sitting in judgment of someone, which can translate to...we believe they are not doing "it" right, or they should be doing "it" my way, or not at all. Whew, that is an exhausting way to use our energy, right? The surprising thing is...we are actually judging ourselves. We saw a "matching picture" in someone else that brought up unhealed pain within ourselves. When we stay in judgment of another person we become stuck energetically in the past, while the individual we are judging, who shared a moment in time with us, has moved on. Consider whenever judgment comes up...pausing... and thanking the person who gave us the opportunity to look within ourselves. Then use our valuable energy to heal past pain which are usually deeper levels of self-love.

The sacred Om Mantra (or Aum) has been handed down to us by the Himalayan sages. It is a symbol for the most sacred, the source of all being. The vibration of Om exists within every form of energy - it is the sound vibration of the "One" energy in all things. ‘OM’ is the root for...Omnipresent, Omniscient and Omnipotent

Everything is made up of energy and the sound of Om contains all sounds. Through chanting Om we can instantly receive and send the vibrational energy of anything we put our attention on.

Chanting Om~ To receive energy~

Sit comfortably, close your eyes and take a few deep breaths to relax. Focus on the energy you would like to receive, like...Divine grace, love, peace, inner strength, or abundance. Then begin to Om while staying focused on what you want to receive. (long on the "O" and short on the "M" -"Oooooomm.") Om only a few times, or as long as you feel to receive the energy you are drawing to you--then allow the energy to settle within you.

Chanting...

Some people resemble desert grass in springtime; they flourish overnight. Mozart composed his first symphony when he was 8 years old.

However, many people require years and years of preparation before they tap their potential. Leonardo da Vinci painted the Mona Lisa when he was 50 years old. These types of people can be likened to the moso Chinese bamboo plant.

You can take a bamboo seed and plant it in the ground, water and nurture the seed for an entire year and only see a single sprout.

During the second, third and fourth year you care for the bamboo in the same way. You give it constant attention, watering, sunlight and maybe you even throw in some praying, but still the bamboo does not grow. You were told it might take a while to grow, so you keep believing your efforts will payoff.

It is not till sometime in the fifth year the bamboo tree will start to grow. And when it begins to grow, what happens in the next 4-6 weeks is amazing. The tiny bamboo sprout you cared for will...

When I was 19 and lived in a Tipi. As beautiful as the canyon and tipt was I was going through a depression and felt lost. I prayed constantly. To my amazement...one prayer was answered. I was on the ground with my body bent over and my face and tears buried in the floor praying with all my heart for guidance - for direction. Then I heard a very clear, loud voice in my head say, "Penny, what do you believe in? I jolted my head and body up and said loudly, "I believe in love and loving one another". The voice responded, "Good! Then that is what you should do!" When I responded, "Yes, I will" all the noise in my head and the confusing thoughts of what I should be doing with my life when away. In an instant I had faith in one simple truth "love", and "loving one another" and the inside of my head became quite and peaceful. I recall saying, "Can it really be this simple?" The response from the voice was, "Yes! Just believe in yourself."

In that moment I took hold of a simple truth and...

I celebrated my 24th wedding Anniversary in the most unexpected way...I found some deeply sought after - rather extraordinary – Divine peace of mind and heart. Many of you know that my husband, who has terminal cancer, moved to a new home to care for himself the best way he sees fit. While I would much - much rather he be with me – he isn’t.

We all know that we cannot control the actions of another person; I get that, but healing our emotions when we hurt, without blaming the person - who we think is causing us pain, is a profound task. With the event of my 24th anniversary fast approaching I was facing a turmoil of emotions – just how could this possibly be my personal life? I am a healer and I love my husband – it’s not supposed to be this way! Then in a flash – of course after what seemed to be a hundred hours of prayer over many months – pure understanding came to me! I saw the perspective of God’s relationship with me! How...