Dog of My Heart

By Jill Alman-Bernstein | January 18, 2020

Every morning that he popped his head up and thumped his tail on the bed good morning was a blessing. He was so happy to be with us. I loved the way he greeted us at the door with a ball, a toy, or a shoe, wagging his tail so fast that it became one big blur.

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WTF Universe?

By Jill Alman-Bernstein | February 18, 2019

The truth is, it is hard and scary to dive deep into your self, into your soul.  We are complex individuals, with emotions and energy and all that goes with our embodiment of this life.  I remember when I first saw Anais Nin’s quote:  “I must be a mermaid.  I have no fear of depths…

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Woman By The Sea

The Great Wave

By Jill Alman-Bernstein | July 18, 2015

I think loss is the great wave that washes over us and like the ocean washing the shore, exposes every rock, every shell, every granule of sand, every piece of us. It forces us to be in the light.

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Beach Rocks

When Things Come Up

By Jill Alman-Bernstein | February 18, 2014

There are many teachers and healers that believe that until we learn our lessons, those things will keep coming up for us. We are in fact continually given the opportunity to work on that aspect of ourselves. The object is to either integrate or release the feelings.

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waves crashing into the beach

Just Let It Rain

By Jill Alman-Bernstein | December 13, 2013

Some days there is just more of a struggle. I try on those days to just let those thoughts that are drifting in and causing an emotional disturbance to just drift on through. I love the term ‘emotional disturbance’ as it really describes what is happening at those precise moments that we experience suffering on…

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