When "The Secret" came out, I jumped on that band wagon as fast as a kitten pounces on rolling balls of yarn. The concept made sense to me and I immediately "tried" to incorporate the concepts into my daily life. The problem? My stubborn,...
Category: Beliefs
A Broken Heart Hurts More During the Holidays
It's the holiday season of love and all around us we are surrounded with music, joyous color and beautiful twinkling lights. Life is quite magical during this time of year because many people are focused on all that is good with the world and thinking about ways to...
Fate vs Free Will or do Both Apply?
If life operates under the concept of Fate, the idea that everything is predestined, then Free Will, the idea that we determine our own destiny, couldn't possibly apply. Right? I think not! I truly believe that BOTH concepts play a significant role! Let me explain....
Living Through Death
I blog a lot about the paranormal because the afterlife fascinates me. I do not doubt that once our bodies have expired, our souls live on. I KNOW this to be true. Although I find that quite comforting, it doesn't stop me from missing loved ones (to include...
Can Writing and Reading About Ghosts Invoke Paranormal Activity?
Not too long ago I interviewed Tess Schafer, a medium who also happens to be the main character in my book "Be Still, My Love", and got her perspective on a few things. I truly enjoyed connecting with Tess and chatting with her. Yeah, I know, rather bizarre when you...
The Paranormal Influence and Dream Fulfillment
When I was seven, my family moved into an old farmhouse. We didn't know it at the time, but it was quite haunted. The tomb situated in a small copse of trees behind the house should have given us something of a warning. The eleven people buried there had all died...
Ghosts Exist and I Love Writing About Them!
I write what interests me. Ghost interest me. Why I have a fascination for dead people, I don't know...but I do. My first encounters with the paranormal scared the crap out of me. I lived in fear. Nightmares plagued my dreams. The best way to conquer fear is...
Death, Spirits and Surviving Tragedy: An Interview with Medium Tess Schafer
In my book "Be Still, My Love", the main character, Tess Schafer, is a medium. In other words, she speaks to "the dead". I wanted to write a story involving a medium for many reasons. 1) I am intrigued by the idea of talking to the "dead", 2) I've had some success...
Inspirational Writing: How and Why
Inspirational Writing is one of the most intimate forms of writing. The message that comes through is either from your higher self (your soul), an angelic being (guardian angel? spirit guide?) or God. Although the last is really part of it no matter what since God...
A Spiritual Experiment
I thought I'd try an experiment and invite a spiritual force looking for a voice to come through and write a blog post! If I'm going to write about characters doing something like this (Be Still, My Love's lead character, Tess, is a medium), then I should be able to...