When change comes upon you it can release many unexpected emotions. It is not always the most comfortable experience, as it is difficult at first to be aware of the new mantle you are wearing. It takes time to have a sense of the fabric you are now adorned with and you can battle to … More Rebirth
I have not been writing this blog for some time due to personal circumstances. Recently my beloved parents passed away within weeks of each other. While this brings great sorrow and deep loss, there is also a sense of sweet relief and inner joy that they are now reunited, whole and at peace. When death, … More Transition
At this time of horror and grief in Norway these words came to me: There is a place within us, deep inside,where the ancestral connection resides. It is the place where we respond to each others’ experiences, whether they be painful or joyful. When something tragic happens, it is as if this deep place opens … More Connection
Joy is the end product of a belief that one is deserving and ready to receive. There are so many ways to access joy, it is not the actual end that is important, but instead the road towards it. When we learn to let go of the hard edged, judging and critical side of ourselves … More Joy
In my life at the moment I am dealing with the sadness of watching my parents grow older, frailer and less able to manage as the people they once were. Everyday habits are changing and it is so hard to watch them deteriorate in front of me. I asked for guidance as to how to … More Acceptance
The words I received in response to a question about being blocked creatively: You are on a path of many twists and turns and at the moment there is a clear and secure way ahead. When there are dips and turns, you can stop and get stuck in where you are going and find it … More Creative blocks
It is now 2011 and I haven’t written for a little while, as I have been taking care of a damaged elbow, which I now know to be broken. It is not always easy to contain one’s frustrations at a time like this and so I asked for guidance.Within the understanding of why things happen, … More This little light
As Christmas comes closer and closer and the demands on our purse strings become more and more, I asked for guidance as to how to cope with the dwindling funds and the ever present bills. This is what I received and I will share it with you: Let the knowledge you hold in your heart … More “Some of us are looking at the stars”
Sometimes we look at ourselves as pathetic beings, instead of seeing the greatness within us. It is this inner greatness, which, when it is illuminated,others then become aware of and are attracted to. If you imagine lighting a candle at the beginning of the day and bringing its light and purity into yourself, then this … More Blessing the light
In my house of a thousand sorrows dwells a songbird whose name is love. Open the casement of your heart and allow her to fly in. The songbird sees into the hearts of darkness wherein dwell fear and self doubt. Each pure note from her voice sends a crystal tone into those hearts and melts … More The songbird whose name is love
Alison Strandberg 