change
"change is good. it is inevitable. you can look forward and steer your growth, or you can look backward and be surprised, disturbed, upset by change. change and growth are meant to go hand-in-hand,...
View Articlepeas in a pod
millie shows me peas in a pod. that's what she called it, but I pictured edamame (soy beans) because that's what I'm familiar with."each pea is individual, separate, but together -- made of the same...
View Articlegalactic adventurers
"humans are not the only beings out there and earth is not the only planet with people. they don't all look like you, but they are part of the 'we' that you and I are a part of. it's a pretty big...
View Articlepay attention to the small stuff
millie shows me a small ladybug crawling up my leg. it stops on my knee and starts to speak in millie's voice."sometimes the information that comes your way is small and subtle."the ladybug starts to...
View Articlecommunity
millie shows me a boat with people rowing."when you all row in the same direction, with the same intent, there is progress and ease. when you row in different directions, there is discord and...
View Articleunfold your fan
millie shows me a delicate japanese fan with beautiful artwork. then she closes it."you all walk around with your fans folded, hiding your true selves, so that you look as much as possible like...
View Articleoranges
millie shows me two oranges. one has a thick peel and the fruit inside is dry and tasteless. the other has a thin peel with juicy, full fruit."energy that goes into your peel is unavailable for your...
View Articlespring
millie shows me a flower, in time-lapse photography, the whole progression from seed to beautiful flowering plant. clouds are rushing by, rain, sun and darkness are coming and going."spring is a time...
View Articleraindrops
"each individual raindrop is small and seems insignificant, but together they can add up to mighty rivers, great lakes, massive floods."the raindrops represent each of us as individuals, and they also...
View Articlefrog prince
millie shows me a toad, squatting in the mud, hiding beneath the leaves. the toad stands up and turns into a man, then squats back down into a toad. it goes back and forth several times."we are all a...
View Articlecelebrate
millie shows me a may pole, with humans dancing around it. each is holding a ribbon attached to the pole, connecting them to the center. some are dressed as fairies, some are wearing masks of cows,...
View Articlesimultaneity
"you are simultaneously mothers and daughters, fathers and husbands, friends and sisters and teachers and humans and spirits.you are simultaneously operating at a basic, biological level -- breathing...
View Articlefill your space
millie shows me flowers growing in time-lapse... pushing up through the ground, budding, filling out very quickly, becoming full and beautiful in a matter of moments."it makes no sense to be less than...
View Articlefun
millie shows me a bouncy castle, the kind that kids jump around in at carnivals and birthday parties. the human figure in the bouncy castle is very stiff and rigid, and not having a very good...
View Articlegot milk?
millie shows me a glass milk bottle. she shows the milk pouring into a bowl, a pitcher, a glass. she shows it going through a crazy straw."milk is the life and you are the bottle, the vessel. the...
View Articlethe sea
millie shows me an underwater scene. we are floating in the ocean, moving rhythmically back and forth with the tides, the waves. the sunlight is filtering down upon sea urchins and schools of silvery...
View Articleflow
millie shows me a lazy river. humans are floating by on inner tubes. tall skinny mountains are protruding from the water, very narrow at the top, wider at the bottom. some of the people are just...
View Articlejust keep swimming
it's been a wild ride the past couple of weeks. as I sat down to talk to millie, there was no specific question on my mind, but I had kind of a what-the-heck-is-going-on feeling. the first image...
View Articlejump off the boat
I am still feeling somewhat overwhelmed by life these days, by the demands on my time and my apparent inability to make time for me. I asked millie for help. she shows me a small sailboat being...
View Articlelighten your load
I was feeling kind of low, so I asked millie for some advice. she showed me a canoe, sitting very low in the water. I was sitting in the canoe and there was a feeling of heaviness that came with the...
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