Notes from Mary J Welch
Author of ALIVE AWARE AWAKE
The spark within you
Whatever holiday season you celebrate, a universal truth is that every human being yearns for the most precious gifts of HOPE, PEACE, LOVE, and JOY that are deep within us. May this candle remind you to ignite the spark within you that will become the LIGHT which...
Lake Superior Women’s Fall Retreat
The Lake Superior Women's Fall Retreat has it all: Spectacular scenery, Inspiring Women, Empowering insights! *Would you like to experience belly laughs and wisdom conversations with authentic women?* Would you like to be rejuvenated and embraced by the feminine...
Color Crayons and Lake Superior Women’s retreat?
Lake Superior in the Fall is a spectacular exhibit of Nature’s coloring! As a child did you like to color? Did you like to share belly laughs?
Did you have fun with friends? Gathering in Circles with other like-minded women is a different form of fun that re-vitalizes every cell in your body!
CHANGE
Change. We've experienced a lot of it lately and our future promises to have so much more. It's obvious that some changes evoke excitement and other changes evoke fear. What I'm wondering is: how do you move gracefully through all the emotions caused by change...
When is the last time you felt AWE!?
...AWE! Not for something spectacular or mysterious outside of yourself, but for YOU!? This season of beauty, color, and harvest invites us to reflect on the accomplishments in our life. I encourage you to go outside into a beautiful natural setting, sit with...
Do you remember?
Do you remember how you felt when a new school year was starting? Were you excited for the new classroom? for the new teacher? for the new people you would meet? for the new learning that would occur? I know that school for the children has already been in...
Serendipitous Moments!
For so many of us, there is an old unconscious belief that if something good happens..."just wait, the other shoe will drop." With the horrific tragedies all over the globe in the past few weeks and actually, in our life times, I think we have come to expect the...
A time to BE and DO
A Full Moon and the Summer Solstice! On Monday, June 20! A day of significance for all of us. But why, and so what? Here is what it means to me.... It is a day of possible profound energetic Balance of the Feminine and Masculine energies within the Universe. ...
Blasphemy or truth???
For me, the concept of being both human and Divine is a basic truth. If you are reading this, I think it might be for you as well. At this time of year when so many ancient traditions celebrate their beliefs around resurrection of the earth and our body, I want to...
Centering in Busy Times
It's not too late... There is still time to do whatever you hope to accomplish and amidst your busyness you really can be calm and centered. My Venerable Voices conversation with Dawn Morningstar will support you in doing 3 simple things that nourish your body, mind,...
Discerning Wisdom
When is the last time you heard a teenager, or your friend, or yourself say: 'Ya, I know...whatever!" ? Is there any better expression of a closed mind and an attitude of resignation? What was your visceral experience when you heard it spoken? When is the last...
Full Blossom
What are the full blossoms in your life right now? In what area do you feel content to sit back and enjoy all the beauty you have co-created? What relationships are you in that are blooming right now? No, they don't have to be 'perfect'....just blossoming!...
