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James Farwell is a clinical fellow in the American Association of Marriage and Family Therapy. In addition to his private practice, he has served as a behavioural health instructor with Kaiser Permanente where he integrated mindfulness practices in couples communication, anger management, depression, anxiety and mind-body awareness courses.
My Essence and Me: The Universal Order of Things I feel within myself an essence, a sense of being… It...
Within each of us lives a dark energy space. It is made of things that are unpleasant for us to...
I. It is what it is, let go of how it should be, give yourself a hug. II. Compassion, caring,...
I feel and experience within myself an essence. It is composed of awareness and a strong sense of compassion and...
I. The good and the badare determined by our thoughts, our feelings follow. II. On my movie screen,I acknowledge passing...
Our meditation practice is personal and private. It is also something that can open us up to connect with every...
I. Each new morning bringsOpportunity to knowThe clouds, sun, rain, snow. II. A bowl of berries,A morning of beginnings,A new...
Let’s Get Real The deathlike smoky orange-cast skyA dark, surreal, apocalyptic sightThe smoke is high and the fog is low,and...
I. It is, it isn’tthings are what they are, or notwe’re left with what is. II. Our self-pain darkens,our thoughts,...
Our emotional pain can be deeply searing. It can bring us to despair, and it can leave us with an...
I. Essence spoke through meNow, God’s Essence speaks to meWe are all Buddhas. II. Disguised as people,Beneath perceptions, thoughts, wordsWe...
Mary Grace Orr, of Spirit Rock in Wood Acre, California, has presented something that really captured my attention. She said...
I. We are where we are,acknowledging what is now,this is our true home. II. Being present meansno conflicts, anxieties,no past,...
Today’s world is confusing and conflicted. We have people in leadership positions who substitute fantasy for fact. We have people...
To create, maintain and navigate a democratic way of life, it takes adults in positions of leadership who are mature,...
I find the notion that “there, but by the grace of God, go I,” really says the truth about each...
Walking in Silence Walking in silence, through the valleysof the shadow… Being connected to our Essence,fearing no evil… Following our...
Last week, there was dancing in the streets, all across the United States. Those who had voted for Joe Biden...
Poetry The voice of the Divinespeaking through the soul of Humankind…Our need is, with an open heart,to listen and hear,to...
Liberation Oh, to experience the liberationfrom storylines,distorted beliefs,along with theinherent suffering of it all…Finally, to beand live and express myEssence,...
As an American citizen who has lived under the impact of our current Presidential administration, it is important that people...
Forever Now The Essence of the roaring rapids,ever-present, ever-flowing…A continuum of currents thatconnect us with what has been,what is, and...
How do we learn to live with our pain and suffering as we live out our lives? How many of...
