I have just read that Leonard Cohen has passed away. I followed the words of this passionate and wise poet and artist from teenage years and beyond. He spoke of love, which to me in my early teenage years, was not always something I fully understood, but the words he chose moved me and lit … More Dance Me to the End of Love
Navigating Uncharted Waters Soul Messages from Within Alison Strandberg Recently I have become the author of a book. That sounds very grand and as I reread the sentence it made me feel as if I was writing about someone else. There are moments in one’s life, when it feels just like this,as if the person … More Navigating Uncharted Waters
Soul Messages From Within “Not My Circus, Not My Monkeys” Alison Strandberg I read these words recently and they really resonated with me. I was not aware that they come from a Polish proverb, but even if the translation may not be exact, I liked the feeling they opened up in me. This last few … More Not my circus, not my monkeys
At last my book is available on Amazon in paperback and on Kindle. It has taken a long time to have it finally published and the lessons learned on the way have been many, but now it is at last out there. I hope you will enjoy reading it.
Soul Messages from Within Resilience Alison Strandberg Resilience The dictionary’s definition of the word “resilience” is “elasticity” or “the ability of a substance or object to spring back into its shape”. I am currently learning just how to do this. Another definition is “the capacity to recover quickly from difficulties”. Perhaps somewhere within these words … More Resilience, September article for “Sibyl” magazine
Soul Messages from Within Embracing Maturity Alison Strandberg There are some points in our lives when we feel that we have crossed a significant threshold and that life will never be quite the same again. I write of this in a positive way. I have just crossed such a threshold. Age is a difficult subject … More Embracing Maturity
We all belong to a family, whether that family is the family of our birth or a family into which we have been adopted. The ultimate search in life is to find a sense of belonging, where we are acknowledged and accepted for who we are. This may sound simple, but that sense of … More A Sense of Belonging / Sibyl Magazine article for June
Soul Messages From Within The Gift of Friendship Alison Strandberg Friendship can be a gift, but it can also cause your heart to ache. Over the last few weeks I have been aware of the power and depths of friendship in watching friends go through difficulties in their own relationships. When we are children we … More The Gift of Friendship, May article for Sibyl Magazine
Sibella Circle Member & Visionary Leader, Soul Messages From Within “Grace and Mystery” by Alison Strandberg From time to time I find help in situations that cause me to feel unsure by drawing a card. Last week I was in a situation where I needed guidance and chose to ask for help. A wise and … More Grace and Mystery, April article for Sibyl Magazine
Soul Messages from Within The Sacred Container Alison Strandberg Over the last weeks I have fallen into the pit again. I expect we all have a pit, which yawns open and swallows us up from time to time. During some periods of one’s life the pit seems to appear more often and, for me, this … More The Sacred Container, March article for Sibyl Magazine
