The Spirited Soul

Life, Seasonally

The Spirited Soul — Tue, 22 May 2012 22:54:08 +0000

My mom is in the Winter of her life, though it is Springtime and approaching Summer here in California. Maybe that’s why she has me pruning everything to death? The fuchsia you see in the foreground of the photo below is … Continue reading →

Excavations: Internal & External

The Spirited Soul — Sat, 14 Apr 2012 19:08:51 +0000

I say Life imitates art and vice-versa, just as psychoanalysis imitates archaeology and vice-versa? I think that’s why I gravitate towards them. Both involve an adventure in searching, finding, or not finding, patience, diligence, risk-taking, ascertaining, learning, understanding, making connections between … Continue reading →

Causes & Solutions for Stress

The Spirited Soul — Thu, 12 Apr 2012 23:13:00 +0000

There are 3 components to the concept of stress: 1.) The Stressor 2.) Our Informational Processing & Perception of the Stressor 3.) The Stress Response & Its Effect on Our System The Stressor is the situation that initiates and stimulates the … Continue reading →

A Christian Conversation

The Spirited Soul — Thu, 12 Apr 2012 19:19:24 +0000

This is a conversation which began with a friend of a friend on a personal Facebook account. My friend is an atheist who posted this picture, and her friend is obviously not, as you can see by the comments of … Continue reading →

Give a Hoot, Don’t Loot

The Spirited Soul — Tue, 27 Mar 2012 23:39:50 +0000

As some of you know, I have a B.A. degree in anthropology (1990). I’ve never had a career as an anthropologist but I was lucky enough to work with a great group of archaeologists when I was an Administrative Assistant … Continue reading →

Finder of Views

The Spirited Soul — Fri, 09 Mar 2012 01:19:10 +0000

When I saw this image through my camera lens, it was mind-boggling in its whimsy and begging to be captured… When your personal ‘viewfinder’ plays a trick on you, seize it! Question reality, what you see, what you hear, what … Continue reading →

2012: A Good Thing

The Spirited Soul — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 03:40:33 +0000

A Puddle Transformed 1/1/12 (Photo by Maggie Begley)

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Proud to be a Christian?! (A Fundamental Question)

The Spirited Soul — Tue, 13 Dec 2011 20:32:59 +0000

The statement in question is bound to evoke a response: the good, the bad, the ugly, the indifferent. In this post I’m attempting to address the ‘elephant in the room’ of my work, and my life. It may, or may … Continue reading →

Totally Tube-You-lar

The Spirited Soul — Thu, 08 Dec 2011 20:23:48 +0000

‘Totally tubular‘. Okay, I’ve like SO outed myself as an 80′s chick. Couldn’t pass up a valley-girl colloquial ‘punny’, a sociolinguistic phenomenon, a title that fits. I used to be a pretty good valley-girl impersonator in my day. ‘Oh my gawd, like nooooo … Continue reading →

Existential Angst: A Love Poem from Maggie

The Spirited Soul — Tue, 06 Dec 2011 03:54:24 +0000

“God is a fraud; Love His facade. God called me by name. He had me at hello. He cast me, into a vat; not of heaven, but of hell. Stuck, a prisoner of my own misery. In solitary confinement, rebellion … Continue reading →

Every Soul Has Its Day (A Slideshow & More)

The Spirited Soul — Sun, 23 Oct 2011 03:04:33 +0000

Just like this slide show, our life here is over in the blink of an eye: This is a little reminder, that although we go on and on, and on, in this lifetime we are not immortal! Like it or not, … Continue reading →

Seeking God (and The Devil ?!)

The Spirited Soul — Sun, 02 Oct 2011 01:13:34 +0000

Several months ago, as I often do, I tuned in to my local PBS station to watch their Saturday night double-feature. I came in a little late on the first feature and I wasn’t particularly impressed with the dialogue, but … Continue reading →

Dying Memories (My Dad’s Life – A Slideshow & More)

The Spirited Soul — Mon, 05 Sep 2011 19:22:19 +0000

Making this slideshow posed a question for me: “Do I have actual memories of actual memories? Or just photographic memories of photographic memories?” After all, I’ve poured through family albums for most of my life. One snapshot I know for … Continue reading →

A Life in the Day (Slideshow-Getaway)

The Spirited Soul — Wed, 03 Aug 2011 05:00:29 +0000

Every one and every place has an Energy dynamic of its own. And I love this place where the confluence of energies, people with shared interests, art, history, environment (and yummy food), come together in timeless beauty. I have been … Continue reading →

Today’s “Note to Self” (Yield to Love)

The Spirited Soul — Tue, 02 Aug 2011 20:30:12 +0000

“All men and women are connected by an energy which many people call love, but which is, in fact, the raw material from which the universe was built. The energy cannot be manipulated, it leads us gently forward, it contains … Continue reading →

Personal Change: How-To

The Spirited Soul — Sun, 03 Jul 2011 21:28:23 +0000

Energetic Bodywork ~ An Avenue for Lasting Change… On one of Oprah’s final shows, she was reflecting on lessons learned. Oprah was interviewing an anorexic woman who was being given the advice, by a celebrity guest, to “Just change the … Continue reading →

The Nitto-Gritto: Client #1 Case Study (Part Three)

The Spirited Soul — Sun, 03 Jul 2011 04:57:07 +0000

Client #1 is making good progress! I just got a phone update from her and here’s a post-treatment update on our last visit. As I’ve spoken of in Parts One and Two, Client #1 was re-associating with a past unconscious … Continue reading →

The Nitto-Gritto: Client #1 Case-Study (Part Two)

The Spirited Soul — Thu, 30 Jun 2011 21:13:24 +0000

The insomniac is back! In my previous post, I gave you a “fly on the wall” view of what happened during one of my treatment sessions, with an un-named woman known as Client #1. That was last week…Let’s revisit her … Continue reading →

The Nitto-Gritto: Client #1 Case-Study (Part One)

The Spirited Soul — Thu, 23 Jun 2011 02:40:12 +0000

So a client walks into an office….No, this is not the opening line of a joke…Well maybe a Cosmic joke! Sometimes it feels that way, walkin’ around in these mysterious bodies, on this crazy planet Earth! But when clients actually … Continue reading →

Long Live Creativity! Happy 1st Birthday to “The Spirited Soul”!

The Spirited Soul — Tue, 14 Jun 2011 06:33:57 +0000

“I’m not happy if I’m not creating” ~ Michael Jackson (R.I.P. ) Coincidentally, when I saw this quote the other day, I had just been contemplating this notion. I was feeling very sad the night before, then followed the urge … Continue reading →