What is Lychnomancy?
by Symbolism shows itself everywhere. Even candle flames hold their own symbolic messages. That got me intrigued by the question, “What is lychnomancy?” Also known as …
Category: Avia’s Ancillaries
Good Vibes: How to Raise Vibrations to Improve Your Life
I was a socially awkward kid with a brooding, gloomy disposition. My social status wasn’t improved by the fact I had some pretty hideous physical …
The Four Agreements: A Refresher About Making Good Choices in Life
About the book, Four Agreements and Good Practices in Making Agreements (with ourselves and others). Have you heard of The Four Agreements? I was browsing …
About Being Alone
The Advantages of Silence and Thoughts About Being Alone: There’s a big difference between loneliness versus being alone. I live alone, but I’m not lonely. …
The Gift of Saying Sorry
The opportunity to say “I’m sorry” is a beautiful gift for both the apologizer and the recipient. The gift of saying sorry is in the …
What is Intuition?
According to Webster’s Dictionary, the definition of intuition is: “A direct perception of truth or fact that is independent of any reasoning process.” BORING! The …
Nature’s Healing Analogies for Addiction
Exploring Nature for Healing Analogies for Addiction: An analogy is something we can compare with something else to gain a better understanding or illustrate a …
Symbolic Lessons From Motorcycling
By my own design (and without much effort) the wisdom of symbolism flows into every facet of my life….including motorcycling. It’s been a while since …
Finding Nature in Unlikely Places
Nature is Where You Find Her I was talking to a friend of mine the other day who lives in New York City. She’s going …
How Nature Helps With Depression
You’d be hard-pressed to find anyone living today that isn’t afflicted with depression or at least knows someone who is challenged with ongoing bouts of …
Symbolic Triggers and Dealing With Stress
What do you do when you’re stressed? For that matter, what does it MEAN when we are stressed?? I think these are vital questions. Why? …
When Life is Messy
Making Masterpieces When Life is Messy Let’s face it. Life gets lifey. It’s rarely tidy and never perfect. I think that’s the point of life. …
Roller Skates, Figure Eights, and Lemniscate Symbol Meaning
Insights About the Lemniscate Symbol (Infinity Symbol) and Have a Bit of Fun Remember roller skating rinks? You know, those old, weird-smelling joints where you donned …
Life is Not Linear
It’s irritating, isn’t it? I mean…when we set out to accomplish something, we set a goal. It seems logical that we make steps to achieve …
About Making Wishes
Making Wishes is Great. Acting on Wishes Makes You Great. Thoughts about making wishes: We all make wishes. We all have dreams. That’s the easy …
When Pigs Fly: Lessons from a Piglet
About When Pigs Fly: Piglet Perceptions Piglet Perceptions and Rethinking the Phrase “When Pigs Fly”: The other day my mom came over with her crowbar …
How Being Unique Makes You Elite
Have you ever been on an interview and got asked the question, “What makes you unique?” I have. The question made me tongue-tied and flummoxed. …
Smoke Cleansing and Smudging Tips
Tips About Smoke Cleansing Ceremonies and Meaning of Smudging It’s been said cleanliness is next to godliness. That’s really true. In fact, many ancient cultures crafted …
