I don’t love Valentine’s Day. I don’t have anything against it per se. I love expressions of many kinds of love: eros, philia, ludus, agape, pragma, philautia, felinophilia. Here’s an article about different kinds of love. However, I generally don’t like to be told how and when I should express my affection. I didn’t force […]
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The Wild History of Valentine’s Day Holidays can be complex. Valentine’s Day is. If we’re in romantic relationship it can be a time to honor our partnerships and enjoy special time together, and/or it can cause stress for emotional or financial reasons. If we’re not in romantic relationship and wish we were, it can be
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I had a moving experience this morning. I was working with a client and setting an intention and request for loving, supportive energy to surround her. I was looking out the window through the branches of the mostly bare beech trees. A squirrel ran out along one of the finest, grey branches and gathered some of the
Proclaimed in the Declaration of Independence as an “inalienable” right, the pursuit of happiness is a driving force in many of our lives. Through relationships, soul searching, material goods, peak experiences, and myriad other ways, we throw ourselves wholeheartedly into the quest for happiness. It is no doubt one of our favorite cultural pastimes. But
I know it’s a little early, but my thoughts are turning towards Valentine’s Day. Valentine’s Day, like many of our most beloved holidays, probably started as a pagan celebration. The Romans celebrated the feast of Lupercalia, which focused on…you guessed it…fertility. I will spare you the gory details, but there was a lot of alcohol
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