Dr. Bradley Nelson, founder of Discover Healing and author of "The Emotion Code" and "The Body Code" has said, "To tell the world that we have a divine Creator above us, who is real, who lives, who loves us, who wants us to be healed, who wants us to grow, to unlock our healing gifts, to ask for help, and to eventually return home, having learned to love unconditionally is our great blessing.” I recently completed my certification process and I am now an Emotion Code and Body Code practitioner. ​

As an energy practitioner, I support clients in identifying and releasing inherited and trapped emotions in order to facilitate physical and emotional balance and live a healthier, happier life! Energy healing is about understanding that we all have the ability to heal ourselves from the inside out. It's tapping into the universal life force that connects us all and harnessing that energy to promote healing, balance, and well-being. 

I also work with Original Energy Code (OEC), developed by Kurt Sattlberger from Austria,  which deals with spiritual inherited energy. He states that OEC enables us to dissolve imbalances from the individual to the cosmic level which are not in line with the original blueprint of God’s creation.

The key to access the imbalances and blockages that hold us back reside in our sub-conscious mind which stores all of our memories and experiences including those that were passed onto us from our ancestors. To learn more about this energy work, you can watch the recording of this webinar here:
youtu.be/A-cvgh_MPW0?si=DsJH9z9ALHSwD5Or

​​Almost forty years ago, American author and minister, Robert Fulghum wrote a collection of short essays about wisdom can be found in the little things, like sharing, playing fair, and putting things back where they belong in "All I Really Needed to Know I Learned in Kindergarten." 

​In the first essay, he shares, "Most of what I really need to know about how to live, and what to do, and how to be, I learned in kindergarten. Wisdom was not at the top of the graduate school mountain, but there in the sand box at nursery school.

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These are the things I learned:

• Share everything. Play fair. Don't hit people.
• Put things back where you found them.
• Clean up your own mess.
• Don't take things that aren't yours.
• Say you are sorry when you hurt somebody.
• Wash your hands before you eat. Flush.
• Warm cookies and cold milk are good for you.
• Live a balanced life. Learn some and think some and draw some and paint and sing and dance and play and work everyday.
• Take a nap every afternoon.
• When you go out in the world, watch for traffic, hold hands, and stick together.
• Be aware of wonder. Remember the little seed in the plastic cup? The roots go down and the plant goes up and nobody really knows how or why. We are like that.
• Goldfish, hamsters and white mice and even the little seed in the cup all die...and so do we.
• And then remember that book about Dick and Jane and the first word you learned, the biggest word of all: LOOK!
• Everything you need to know is there somewhere. The Golden Rule and love and basic sanitation, ecology, and politics and the sane living.

Think of what a better world it would be if we all, the whole world, had cookies and milk about 3 o'clock every afternoon and then lay down with our blankets for a nap. Or we had a basic policy in our nation and other nations to always put things back where we found them and clean up our own messes. And it is still true, no matter how old you are, when you go out in the world, it is best to hold hands and stick together."
--- Robert Fulghum

Consider reading the whole book which contains more profound insights and offer a healthy antidote to the challenges we face today. In the updated edition, Fulghum has added  fresh thoughts and insight from his experiences. 
​www.amazon.com/Really-Need-Know-Learned-Kindergarten/dp/034546639X

One of the podcasts that I follow is School of Love which has the mission to "Empower parents to have authentic, ongoing conversations with their children about God’s intention for love and sex." In a recent podcast, host Amelia Lindemann interviews Chris McKenna, founder of Protect Young Eyes who is on a mission to help families navigate the digital world safely! In this episode, he dives into open communication about trust, how to address worries about internet access, and why being present in your child’s online world matters.
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When Chris McKenna was asked about the recommended age to begin talking to your kids about internet safety, he responded, "If they have access to things connected to the internet, they need access to information in order to use the internet. It is probably going to be a whole lot younger than we want to start these conversations. This doesn't mean introducing pornography to your four-year-old...but give them guidance about what to do when they see something that they don't understand." He explains the importance of parental involvement, providing guardrails for children and youth. All children crave boundaries and need to understand and practice what to do when they see something that isn't appropriate. 

Protect Young Eyes explains digital trends, social media, and parental controls. It provides step-by-step instructions for setting up parental controls for parents, schools and churches. Visit their website here: www.protectyoungeyes.com/

​Listen to/watch the podcast here: schooloflove.org/podcast/protect-young-eyes
and check out the other resources on School of Love.

There is a movement to switch the focus in February from Valentine's Day to "Generosity Day." It is an excellent way to keep it from becoming too commercial, focusing on candy, gifts, and cards. Whether you are a parent, grandparent, teacher, or friend, you can bring kindness to the forefront. "Doing Good Together" is an online resource for raising children and adults who care and contribute.

They have a February 28 Day Kindness Challenge with suggestions for families to do something for others each day. There are also ideas of things to do for your neighbors, assemble and distribute care kits for the homeless, and commit random acts of kindness by making valentines for your mail delivery, secretary at work or school. Another great suggestion is to have a Valentine Making Party and give them to those that you know are elderly or sick, drop them off at a nursing home or mail them Soldiers' Angels to be distributed to veterans.

All of these ideas and more are located here along with suggestions and details:
www.doinggoodtogether.org/dgt-newsletter/take-valentines-day-to-heart

To get started, have a "heart-to-heart" with your kids about the importance of kindness and spreading love. Then brainstorm how to bring a new "giving" focus to Valentine's Day.

• How can we make this Valentine's Day a real celebration of love and kindness? Is there any idea we can make an annual tradition?
• Some kids in your school might feel anxious on Valentine's Day. Maybe they will worry that they won't get as many Valentines as other kids. What could you do to make such a child feel better?
• How can we spread kindness among the people we know? What about people we don't know who could use some cheer?

 "My religion is very simple. My religion is kindness."– Dalai Lama XIV