Notes from Mary J Welch
Author of ALIVE AWARE AWAKEIs this true for you?
Are you glad to be alive? Even when you are physically tired and emotionally exhausted, do you feel grateful to be breathing? I do, and my hope is that you do too. This seasonal time of transition from what appears to be death to the stirrings of new life offers us...
A global monthly intention
I received this intention from the Institute of Noetic Sciences. If it resonates with you, please join me in saying it every month in 2015.... I picture the world as it is today, knowing that I am a part of this planet's evolutionary design. I choose to live to my...
Seasonal Celebrations
Ancient traditions and contemporary wisdom encourage us to embrace the earth cycles with gratitude for what was and hope for what is to be. In this season of wonder and awe I wish for all of you life giving hope deep personal peace gentle touches of love, and...
Yes or No? OR Yes and No!
This is a season filled with symbols, metaphors, legends,traditions, messsages, and busyness for so many of us. And I love it! Lately, I am more exhausted than I used to be, but I still love the energy of anticipation and kindness that is universally acknowledged...
The Seven C’s
How do you know if you are Alive Aware Awake? The Seven Cs In the English language we have the same pronunciation for many words that are spelled differently and each one has an entirely different meaning. For example: Sees and Seas. Sees … we do this with our body /...
Alive Aware Awake theme song
I fell in love with the song I am Alive Aware Awake by Hiram Titus the very first time I heard it. It sparks a surge of positive energy within me whenever I sing it! Read the lyrics below and see what it does for you ... and then listen to me sing it softly during...
Beauty within and without
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 yourSelf and remember. Be affirming like you would to a friend, your best friend. Acknowledge...
Why gather in circle?
Circles are a universal symbol of feminine energy. It is said they are the most sacred of all natural shapes. They speak to us of totality and wholeness, of unity and receptivity, of equality and inclusiveness, of comfort and nourishment, of endless motion and...
You are a Woman of Wisdom
Fourteen years ago I went up to Lake Superior in the early Fall to get away from it all...myself and my feeling of failure from a disappointing business dream. Lake Superior is my spiritual home and the expansiveness of the lake usually calms me and opens me to...
Rumi morning reflection
This being human is a guest house. Every morning a new arrival. A joy, A depression, a meanness, some momentary awareness comes as an unexpected visitor. Welcome and entertain them all! Even if they’re a crowd of sorrows who violently sweep your house empty of its...
Is it a natural fear? I don’t think so!
I was taught to 'squeal like a girl' when the boys brought the creepy crawly critters around. I was with my 8 year old granddaughter and grandson and under a big bright full moon both of them were catching moths, frogs, spiders and loving it!!! I watched them and...
Have you thought of this?
So many ways to make resolutions...so many ways to shame your self; and yet dreams are only realized through intention and action! You can write SMART goals, OR write a goal in each category of physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual health, Or you can create a...