Tibetan Buddhist Pemma Chodron once said that “Compassion is not a relationship between the healer and the wounded. It's a relationship between equals. Only when we know our own darkness well can we be present with the darkness of others. Compassion becomes real when we recognize our shared humanity.” Please join us as Mildred Lynn McDonald, Madonna MacInnis and Shelley Boutacoff tackle the quality of compassion by exploring the following four questions: What does this quote mean to … [Read more...]
Episode 10: Two Owls Having a Hoot! – Changing Habits and Breaking Old Patterns – Part II
In Episode 9, we tackled breaking old patterns to create a space for new worlds to emerge. In this episode, we have an opportunity to talk about how to interact with the people in our lives who might be heavily invested in our "old patterns" and uncomfortable with the new patterns. In short, the “naysayers" (and perhaps those who just need a little more time to adjust to the new you). During our time together, co-host Shelley Boutacoff and Mildred Lynn will tackle the following questions: When … [Read more...]
Episode 9: Two Owls Having a Hoot! – Changing Habits and Breaking Old Patterns
There is an insightful quote from Tuli Kupferberg that says “When patterns are broken, new worlds emerge”. This might be true, but how does one navigate the journey from the “ah” moment of realizing that an old pattern doesn’t serve you to creating a space for something more advantageous to come into your life? During our time together today, Madonna MacInnis, our new host Shelley Boutacoff, and I will tackle the following questions: What old pattern are you breaking now? How are you … [Read more...]
Episode 8: Two Owls Having a Hoot! – As Soon as You Trust Yourself, You Will Know How to Live
There is a famous quote from Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe that says “As soon as you trust yourself, you will know how to live”. This may be true, but what can we do on a practical, daily basis to cultivate self-trust so we will know how to live? To answer this question and more, we have invited popular Internet radio show host, Tarot reader and Ritualist HiC Luttmers to join us. During our time together, Madonna, HiC and I will tackle the following questions: How common are self-trust … [Read more...]
Episode 7: Two Owls Having a Hoot! – Do You Find It Hard to Trust Yourself?
Peg O’Connor, Ph.D., published an article in Psychology Today that tackles the soul sapping impact of continually breaking promises to yourself. She likens this cycle of not trusting self to an addiction; a life-long addiction to self-sabotage. In this episode, we’ll look at four aspects of SELF-TRUST: What is self-trust? How is breaking promises to yourself limiting the quality of your life? What are the practical and soul-supporting benefits of trusting self? Where … [Read more...]