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Reflections :: Imagination as Practice
Depth psychologists believe and even study something called the imaginal realm. The imaginal realm exists in every one of us. It communicates through symbols. It is an active, healthy part of human relating. Ever get a song stuck in your head, or see an image on your mind screen when someone is telling you a story? Those are symbols, the mouthpiece of the imaginal realm. The imaginal realm is precisely the way our intuition, our inner mysterious nature that infuses us with power and spark, reverence and awe, speaks. Neuroscience calls it right hempisphere brain functioning: intuition, inner guidance, creativity, empathy. I call it Soul. As I continue…
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What’s Hot in Southern California :: Knott’s Camp Spooky Halloween Event
If you grew up in southern California you probably have visited Knott’s Berry Farm theme park as a kid. I loved going to Knott’s and remember eating the yummy pie and funnel cakes. In fact, I wanted to share the Knott’s Berry Farm experience with my daughter, so we purchased the year-round tickets this year. It is quite the bargain and we have full access to the park year-round (and even the water park) for under $200. Last time my daughter and I went to Knott’s Berry Farm we headed to the famous Mrs. Knott’s Restaurant and ate a delicious plate of fried chicken and her famous pie. We even…
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Musings :: Reconnecting with the Child Within
My husband and I have wanted to find a team sport that our daughter could play so she could learn about team camaraderie. We were fortunate to get on a soccer team for girls seven and under and she had her first practice and game this past week. My husband was quite the athlete and enjoyed playing sports throughout his childhood and into college so his competitive drive is pretty prevalent in any type of competition. His college buddies play a yearly golf tournament that they all go into like they are competing in The Masters. Our daughter has this same fierce competitive drive and has been known to break down in tears if she loses at Old Maid or…
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Travel :: Best Places to Visit in the Fall
“To travel is to live.” Hans Christian Andersen, The Fairy Tale of My Life, An Autobiography During my twenties I traveled as much as I could while living in Japan and have visited remote towns in Vietnam and Thailand but have yet to visit Europe! Those Southeast Asia travels opened up my eyes to the vastness of the world and I came to understand how much I had to learn. Since my daughter was born, we have not had the opportunity to travel as much as most can attest to how much work it is to travel with little ones. Now that she is older, we are planning on broadening our horizons…
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What’s Hot in Southern California :: Sea Life Aquarium at LEGOLAND
This week we will be visiting LEGOLAND California Resort to help celebrate Talk Like a Pirate Day on Thursday, the 19th. There will be two Penelope readings, and I will be hosting our annual Talk Like a Pirate Facebook Party from one of the LEGOLAND Hotel pirate rooms and handing out pirate booty! To read more about the fun events we have planned go to our post here. And make sure to enter our 4 Ticket Hopper LEGOLAND CA giveaway courtesy of LEGOLAND CA! One of the things I am most excited to see and explore is the Sea Life Aquarium at LEGOLAND. The SEA LIFE Aquarium at LEGOLAND California Resort…
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Play :: DIY Halloween Crafts
We just love Halloween around our house and already put up some decorations much to the dismay of my husband. As my daughter, her friend from the neighborhood and I were hanging spider webs around the trees, we were giggling that “dad” was going to think we were crazy for decorating so early. And no big surprise that when he came home that night, his first response was “Really? On September 12th – we have Halloween decorations?” I just smiled and blamed it on Kate and her friends that they were too excited and so I just had to do it for them… My love for Halloween stems from childhood and it is…