SMOV Blog

Open Your Heart The energies and directions for this month are evolving around opening your heart. I feel that opening generally equates to vulnerability. We are vulnerable when we wear our hearts on our sleeve, so to speak, and do not let ourselves hide behind conventional societal mores. We do not let ourselves hide behind […]

Connection The energies and directions are evolving around paying attention to new and interesting Connections that may be coming in. Part of the energy of connection is walking our path with an open, broad view of everything before us. Having an alertness to our surroundings and being available for connection, all without fear, yet with […]

Mermaid in Mexico Written in honor and in gratitude for ‘Send Me on Vacation’ During my ‘runaway retreat’ in the redwoods of northern California the end of June, which I wrote about in a recent blog, provided not only an actual retreat, but acceptance that what I had intended took a U-turn. My sincere intention […]

SURRENDER The energies and directions for the month of December evolve around SURRENDER. It is about trusting your own inner wisdom and following the direction of your heart. It is time to surrender and open yourself to the power that lies within. Do read on… Generally speaking, when the word surrender comes to mind, we […]

GRATITUDE The energies and directions for this month are evolving around the energetic experience of Gratitude. If we allowed ourselves the spiritual practice of connecting at the heart level with life through unconditional love, it would have the effect of moving the evolution of our souls and our planet to new and important levels and […]

Finding Your Tribe After Cancer Did you know that there is no official name for a group of mermaids? Some have said, a gaggle, or a gossip of mermaids, however, I would say a “splash” of mermaids is more appropriate, especially for my mermaid ladies. An interesting phenomenon occurs when you get a “splash” of […]

POSSIBILITIES The energies and directions for the month of September evolve around possibilities It is about stepping outside of our present way of thinking – seeing – feeling and to envision whatever it is that we want to create for ourselves. It is time to open ourselves to new possibilities! Do read on… Part of […]

COURAGE The energies and directions for the month of July evolve around courage, bravery, fortitude. Things are coming up fast and furious, so these energies will support us all month … Do read on … There are two definitions of courage and both should be our focus for this month of July. These two definitions […]

When Survivorship Takes on a Different Meaning At first, it was all about “getting rid of it”.  Then it was about “getting through it.” For a while, it was about “getting over it”.  The getting over it part, at least for me, seemed to be the hardest part. It never really felt like I would […]

The Science of Vacationing and Healing When was the last time you said aloud, “I need a vacation!” It was probably in a time of stress or over weeks of rotting frustration or possibly during a period of grieving. Maybe after a long arduous season of never-ending health treatments? I sure said it several times […]