The Qualities of Grace

Dear Adi; "How can I shift from merely having my basic needs met, financially, to enjoying more of what life has to offer - a home of my own - travel, etc."   ... Wanting MoreDear Wanting More – Aug/11In this lifefrom the time you were very smalla frame of reference was…

AMY WINEHOUSE

Dear AdiI suppose the death of Amy Winehouse is sad, but I expected it. Didn’t she bring it on herself with her addiction issues? – Not SurprisedDear Not Surprised, "All mankind is of one author, and is one volume; when one man dies, one chapter is not torn out of the…

THE SELF LOVE WITHIN LOVE

Dear AdiWhy is it so hard for me to accept and forgive my husband, and how do I open my heart completely to fully give and receive love and create true partnership in our relationship?Lovelorn Dear Lovelorn,Every relationship gives what it is meant toand every perceived lackis the reflection of…

FIRE AND WATER

Dear Adi,Why am I having so much difficultytransforming the negative and destructivedynamic between my daughter and I?                                          ... Loving MotherDear Loving,It is understandablethat you wish for peacein your connection with your little oneand yet we ask you to considerthat you are giving one anotherexactlywhat you both needHers is the…

On the Exchange Between Mothers and Their Children

...The human species is uniquein many waysbut not so much because of abilitiesthat other, simpler species lackbut most of all because of the gift of self consciousnesswhich enables humans to observe and reflectupon even the most instinctive and primitive responseA mother conceives and birthsa mother nourishes and protectsa mother teaches…