Soulful Features
January 2003

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Living Soulfully

In celebration of the New Year and our 3-Year Anniversary, we thought it would be fun to present a slightly different format this month. We've invited our entire Soulful Living Community--our participating authors, experts, visitors, and friends--to submit an essay on "What It Means to You to Live Soulfully." We're very excited to share the resultant compilation of essays, which offer a rich cornucopia of thought and reflection on the subject and meaning of "soulful living."

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"Living Soulfully" Anniversary Essays:
(Listed Alphabetically by Author's Last Name)

A  B  C  D  E  F  G  H  I  J  K  L  M  N  O  P  Q  R  S  T  U  V  W  X  Y  Z

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Kathleen Adams
Kathleen Adams LPC, RPT, is a best-selling author, speaker, and psychotherapist. Her first book, "Journal to the Self," is a classic that helped open the gates to the current cultural phenomenon of therapeutic writing. Her most recent book, "The Write Way to Wellness" is hailed as a map for understanding body, mind and spirit. Kathleen is also the Director of The Center for Journal Therapy in Lakewood, Colorado. (www.journaltherapy.com)
"Living Soulfully" Anniversary Essay:  Co-Creating with the Divine
          Feature Articles at SoulfulLiving.com:
                 FINDING INNER PEACE:  Riding the Inky Wave
                 HEALING:  Diary of a Headache
                 ART & CREATIVITY:  Making Up the Truth
          FINDING JOY:  Pockets of Joy
          INTUITION:  Five Ways to Scribe Your Intuition
          WRITING & JOURNALING:  Writing in the Dark

Jane Alexander
Jane Alexander has written numerous books on soulful living and natural health, including "Live Well," "Spirit of the Kitchen" and "The Weekend Healer." Her website, www.janealexander.org, is packed with information on how to live more soulfully. Jane lives with her family in a remote farmhouse in the Exmoor National Park in the South-west of England.
"Living Soulfully" Anniversary Essay:  What is Soulful Living?
          Feature Articles at SoulfulLiving.com:
            THE SOULFUL HOME:  The Spirit of the Home
                 DECLUTTERING LIFE:  Smudging
                 STRESS RELIEF:  Stress: Coping with Life in a Difficult World
                 LOSS & GRIEF:  Deathworking: A Means of Living More Fully
          PERSONAL RITUALS:  Personal Rituals for Soulful Living
          SOUL NOURISHMENT:  Soul Nourishment & Self-Care

Barbara Ardinger
Barbara Ardinger, Ph.D., is the author of "Goddess Meditations" and "Practicing the Presence of the Goddess." She has two books scheduled for publication in 2003. "Finding New Goddesses" is a book of parody and puns. "Quicksilver Moon" is a novel about a vampire, a coven of witches, and a far-right fundamentalist preacher. She has recently finished "Crone Encounters," a novel, and is also working on a book called "Let There Be Beauty." (www.barbaraardinger.com)
"Living Soulfully" Anniversary Essay:  Practicing the Presence of the Goddess
          Feature Articles at SoulfulLiving.com:
                 THE FEMININE SPIRIT:  Through the Darkness: A Midwinter Night's Dream
                 FEMININE WISDOM:  Practicing Her Presence
          PERSONAL RITUALS:  Serenissima, a Found Goddess of Transformation

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Chrissie Blaze
Chrissie Blaze, teacher, author, astrologer, media personality and senior Aetherius Church minister was a close student of Dr. George King for 25 years. She has written books including "Workout for the Soul: Eight Steps to Inner Fitness," "Mercury Retrograde: Your Survival Guide to Astrology’s Most Precarious Times of the Year," and "The Baby’s Astrologer: Your Guide to Good Parenting Is In the Stars." (www.chrissieblaze.com)
"Living Soulfully" Anniversary Essay:  Living Soulfully
          Monthly Column at SoulfulLiving.com:
          WORKOUT FOR THE SOUL:  Workout for the Soul
          Feature Article at SoulfulLiving.com:
          SELF-IMPROVEMENT:  Workout for the Soul - An Introduction

Reverend Laurie Sue Brockway
Rev. Laurie Sue Brockway is an interfaith minister who is often called upon to teach, speak and write about women’s spirituality and The Feminine Faces of God. She is author of the new book, "A Goddess Is A Girl's Best Friend: A Divine Guide To Finding Love, Success and Happiness." She is also the resident "Romance Reverend" at SoulfulLiving.com, where she is a monthly columnist, writing on the subject of "Soulful Love." (www.goddessfriends.com)
"Living Soulfully" Anniversary Essay:  Living Soulfully
          Monthly Column at SoulfulLiving.com:
          SOULFUL LOVE:  Soulful Love
          Feature Articles at SoulfulLiving.com:
          THE DIVINE FEMININE:  The Goddess Rocks & Who Is The Goddess
          SHADOW WORK:  The Goddess Kali Helps Us Dance with Hungry Ghosts of the Past
          ABUNDANCE & PROSPERITY:  Everybody Loves Lakshmi
          LOVE RELATIONSHIPS:  A Roadmap for Wedding Bliss
          FEMININE WISDOM:  Searching for the Divine Feminine
          THE SOUL OF LOVE:  Expressing Your Love in A Sacred Wedding Ceremony

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Lucia Capacchione
Lucia Capacchione, Ph.D., A.T.R., is an art therapist, international workshop leader, trainer, and bestselling author of 13 books, including "Recovery of Your Inner Child," "The Creative Journal," "The Power of Your Other Hand," and "Living with Feeling." She is director of the Creative Journal Expressive Arts certification training program. (www.luciac.com)
"Living Soulfully" Anniversary Essay:  Embracing a Soulful Life
          Feature Articles at SoulfulLiving.com:
                 AFFIRMATIONS & VISUALIZATION:  The Ten Steps of Visioning
          ART & CREATIVITY:  Losing Yourself in the Divine: Creativity as a Spiritual Practice

Denise Shaw Coryea
Denise Shaw Coryea, M.Ed., is a health educator, Angel Coach, mother and author. She loves life and getting e-mail from people who read her articles. Denise lives in Connecticut. (www.angel-hope.com)
"Living Soulfully" Anniversary Essay:  Soulful Living
          Feature Articles at SoulfulLiving.com:
                 THE FEMININE SPIRIT:  Surrogate Sisters

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Debra Lynn Dadd
Debra Lynn Dadd has been writing about the effects of our consumer choices on our health and the environment for nearly twenty years. Her current book is "Home Safe Home. She is a regular contributor to Natural Home magazine. More of Debra's writing on aspects of sustainable living can be viewed at www.worldwise.com.  (www.dld123.com)
"Living Soulfully" Anniversary Essay:  What Soulful Living Is To Me
          Feature Articles at SoulfulLiving.com:
                 THE SOULFUL HOME:  The Soul of Living

Diana Daffner
Diana Daffner, with her husband Richard, leads "Intimacy Retreats" for couples and provides coaching in sexual intimacy as a spiritual path. The Daffners originated the Tantra Tai Chi(tm) program, a partnered movement practice to enhance intimacy in body, heart and soul. (www.intimacyretreats.com)
"Living Soulfully" Anniversary Essay:  What is "Soulful Loving"?
          Feature Articles at SoulfulLiving.com:
                 LOVE RELATIONSHIPS:  The Ark of Love: A Sanctuary on Valentine's Day
          THE SOUL OF LOVE:  Valentine's Day: Presents or Presence?

F

Suzanne Falter-Barns
Suzanne Falter-Barns is the author of "How Much Joy Can You Stand? A Creative Guide To Facing Your Fears and Making Your Dreams Come True." Her free ezine, The Joy Letter, brings you a crisp, fresh burst of inspiration for your dream every week or two. It will teach you exactly what you need to know -- and think -- to create the stuff you dream of in life. (www.howmuchjoy.com)
"Living Soulfully" Anniversary Essay:  Are You Hiding?
          Feature Articles at SoulfulLiving.com:
                 SELF IMPROVEMENT:  The Secret of Sweating While You Pray
          AFFIRMATIONS & VISUALIZATION:  Manifesting Your Dreams

KD Farris, Ph.D.
KD Farris, Ph.D. is a successful author, counselor, healer, and bodyworker, who began developing her integrated bodywork and counseling techniques in 1984 under the tutelage of many prominent doctors and healers throughout the United States. She combined her techniques into four guiding principles in her book, "MESHE, HESHE, MISON & ORBIT: What My Grandmother Taught Me About the Universe." (www.MESHE.com)
"Living Soulfully" Anniversary Essay:  Body & Soulful Living
          Monthly Column at SoulfulLiving.com:
          BEING PRESENT:  Being Present
          Feature Articles at SoulfulLiving.com:
          DECLUTTERING LIFE:  Being in MESHE with Clearing Clutter
          SHADOW WORK:  Seek Your Space: Process for Reclaiming the Shadow
          PERSONAL RITUALS:  Draw Your Way to Clarity, Health and Balance
          AFFIRMATIONS & VISUALIZATION:  Tending to the Negative Mind
          SOUL NOURISHMENT:  The MESHE Concept: A Path to Soulful Living

Lionel Fisher
Lionel Fisher, a former journalist, columnist, corporate communicator and advertising creative director. He is the author of "Celebrating Time Alone: Stories of Splendid Solitude," "On Your Own: A Guide to Working Happily, Productively and Successfully from Home," and "The Craft of Corporate Journalism."
"Living Soulfully" Anniversary Essay:  Soulful Living: For Some a Solitary Journey
          Feature Article at SoulfulLiving.com:
                 SHADOW WORK:  Braving the Dark Continent: In Quest of Ourselves

Christopher Foster
Born 1932 in London, England, Christopher Foster is a former reporter who now lives in Colorado. He is the author of "The Raven Who Spoke With God," a novel about a young raven and its quest to be a friend and ally to humankind, described as "heartwarming and delightful" by NAPRA Review. (www.singingspiritbooks.com)
"Living Soulfully" Anniversary Essay:  Listening to the Secret One
          Feature Article at SoulfulLiving.com:
                 LOSS & GRIEF:  The Day I Lost My Wife

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Celia Sue Hecht
Celia Sue Hecht is a published writer, editor, PR specialist, and metaphysician who has published hundreds of articles in newsletters, newspapers, and magazines. She also does psychic medium readings connecting people with those who have passed over, and gives talks, classes, and workshops on a variety of topics including Getting Publishing, Freedom from Fibromyalgia, and Giving Birth To Soul. (suepr.freeyellow.com/welcome.html)
"Living Soulfully" Anniversary Essay:  Your Soul is Calling
          Feature Article at SoulfulLiving.com:
                 HEALING:  Patching Up Funny Bones: An Interview with Dr. Patch Adams

Jeff Hutner
Jeff Hutner is an evolutionary business writer and consultant, master networker, musician, and the former editor and editor of New Paradigm Digest, a window on emerging culture www.evolutionaryventures.com. He is also the producer and director of Practical Dreamers, which led him to embark on a trip around the US to conduct video interviews with "Practical Dreamers" from many disciplines. (www.practicaldreamers.org)
"Living Soulfully" Anniversary Essay:  Practical Dreamers
          Feature Articles at SoulfulLiving.com:
          MINDFULNESS & BEING PRESENT:  On Becoming a Nowie
          THE SOUL AT WORK:  The Birth of Evolutionary Business
          THE SOUL & THE ENVIRONMENT:  A Soulful Walk Through An Enchanted Wood

Laura Grace
Laura Grace is co-founder of Infinite Wisdom, an organization dedicated to the highest human capacity, and a national author and speaker. As a regular contributor for publications across the U.S. and Canada, Laura writes about human awareness and spiritual growth. Laura is the author of the widely acclaimed books, "The Intimate Soul" and "Gifts of the Soul." (www.laurahyde.com)
"Living Soulfully" Anniversary Essay:  Living the Soulful Life
          Monthly Column at SoulfulLiving.com:
          GIFTS OF THE SOUL:  Gifts of the Soul
          Feature Articles at SoulfulLiving.com:
          SELF-IMPROVEMENT:  The Journey Inward
          ABUNDANCE & PROSPERITY:  Building Real Abundance
          MINDFULNESS & BEING PRESENT:  Loving Mindfulness
          THE SOUL OF LOVE:  Beyond the Fear of Intimacy
          GRATITUDE & GIVING:  The Art of Appreciation

K

Father Paul Keenan
Popular speaker, author and radio co-host of WABC Radio’s "Religion on the Line," Father Paul Keenan likes to talk and write about the issues that matter to people. Widely experienced as a national and local television and radio news commentator, he is the author of "Good News for Bad Days," "Stages of the Soul" and "Heartstorming." (www.fatherpaul.com)
"Living Soulfully" Anniversary Essay:  Destiny, Freedom and the Justice of the Soul
          Feature Articles at SoulfulLiving.com:
          STRESS RELIEF:  Think It Over, Keep It Simple
          LOSS AND GRIEF:  Defining Life: Healing the Pain of Loss
          SHADOW WORK:  Beyond Blue Snow: Finding the Gift of the Shadow
          SACRED SYMBOLS:  The Sacred Heart of Jesus

Arne Klingenberg
Arne Klingenberg is known around the world for his independent and original research into happiness and human potential. He’s the author of www.The-Happy-Side.com, based on his bestseller "Yes I Am Happy Now!" The title says it best: it's a powerful book helping you to say "Yes I Am Happy Now!", every moment and every day!
"Living Soulfully" Anniversary Essay:  Be Soulful...and happy!
          Feature Article at SoulfulLiving.com:
          FINDING JOY:  Be Happy Now!

M

Carolyn McDonough
Carolyn McDonough, C. Ht., is Founder and Producer of DesktopMeditations.com. In 1993 a major health challenge and subsequent life transition led Carolyn to study meditation and yoga for self-healing. From this experience her singing voice re-awakened and she began recording again and developed Desktop Meditations, while also becoming a Certified Hypnotherapist. (www.desktopmeditations.com)
"Living Soulfully" Anniversary Essay:  Living Soulfully with Audio Meditation
          Feature Article at SoulfulLiving.com:
          THE SOUL AT WORK:  Bypassing the Critical Faculty

Rita Milios
Rita Milios, MSW, LISW is a licensed psychotherapist and spiritual teacher with more than twenty years experience providing spirituality education, intuitive training and guidance for people seeking to develop their inner wisdom. Author of Tools for Transformation, Dream Journal and other books and audiotapes, she also lead seminars and workshops on the topics of dreams, meditation, intuition, visualization, creativity, emotional literacy and self-development.
"Living Soulfully" Anniversary Essay:  Living as a Soul & Doing the Soul's Work
          Feature Article at SoulfulLiving.com:
          AFFIRMATIONS & VISUALIZATION:  Harnessing the Power of Visualizations and Affirmations

Patricia Monaghan
Patricia Monaghan is an author and award-winning poet, who has spent more than 20 years researching and writing about alternative spiritual visions of the earth. The worldwide vision of the earth as feminine–as a goddess, called Gaia by the Greeks–led her to recognize the connection between ecological damage and the oppression of the feminine. Much of her work since that time has explored the role of feminine power in our world, in an inclusive and multicultural way.  (www.patriciamonaghan.com)
"Living Soulfully" Anniversary Essay:  Singing to Deer
          Feature Article at SoulfulLiving.com:
          FEMININE WISDOM:  Seeking the Source

N

Kay Nuyens
Kay Nuyens, MA, CHT, is a certified clinical hypnotherapist, author, speaker, teacher and a certified JOY Practitioner. Her goal is to empower people to find their inner connection, healing issues through awareness, compassion and the power of love. Her new book, "Invitation to Greatness," contains a treasure trove of exercises for inner reflection, self-expression, clearing blocks and creating new patterns.  (www.changingfocus.net)
"Living Soulfully" Anniversary Essay:  Living Soulfully
          Feature Articles at SoulfulLiving.com:
          THE FEMININE SPIRIT:  Gift Yourself with Healing Tools
          STRESS RELIEF:  Our Challenge Can Be Our Greatest Gift
          LOSS AND GRIEF:  Family Relationships Are Both a Gift and a Challenge
          SHADOW WORK:  Recognizing the Shadow of Fear
          SELF-IMPROVEMENT:  Creating External Health Through Internal Shifts

R

Rob Ragozzine
Rob Ragozzine is a numerologist, writer, and computer scientist. He is the founder and producer of SimplyNumbers.com, and he is a monthly columnist and resident numerologist at SoulfulLiving.com. He has studied Polarity and Reiki, and his other interests include Archetypes, The Shadow, and Poetry. (www.simplynumbers.com)
"Living Soulfully" Anniversary Essay:  What is Living Soulfully?
          Monthly Column at SoulfulLiving.com:
          NUMEROLOGY:  What's Your Number?

David Richo
David Richo, Ph.D., M.F.T., is a psychotherapist, teacher, and writer in Santa Barbara and San Francisco California who emphasizes Jungian, transpersonal, and spiritual perspectives in his work. He is the author numerous books, including "How To Be An Adult," "When Love Meets Fear," "Unexpected Miracles: The Gift of Synchronicity and How to Open It," and "How To Be An Adult in Relationships." (www.davericho.com)
"Living Soulfully" Anniversary Essay:  Soulfulness in Our Dreams
          Feature Article at SoulfulLiving.com:
          SACRED SYMBOLS:  Myth and Meaning
          FLOW & SYNCHRONICITY  Unexpected Miracles

Kathryn L. Robyn
Kathryn L. Robyn is an author, healing coach, and Reiki Master in private practice in Los Angeles, California. Ms. Robyn has led transformational workshops and support groups for over fifteen years, working with organizations such as Child Help USA, The Alcoholism Center for Women, The Healing Light Center and Alive and Well. She is the author of "Spiritual Housecleaning: Healing the Space Within by Beautifying the Space Around You ." (www.ahealingspace.com)
"Living Soulfully" Anniversary Essay:  My Life of Sundays
          Feature Article at SoulfulLiving.com:
          THE SOULFUL HOME:  Emotional · Spiritual · Soulful · House

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Sunny Schlenger
Sunny Schlenger is a life coach, professional organizer, speaker and author of the best-seller, "How To Be Organized In Spite Of Yourself." She also appears in "The Power of Flow," as a flow master who has learned to adapt the principles of flow to create an exciting and fulfilling life. Sunny is currently working on "Organizing For The Spirit." (www.suncoach.com)
"Living Soulfully" Anniversary Essay:  Organizing for the Spirit
          Feature Article at SoulfulLiving.com:
          THE SOULFUL HOME:  A Soulful Home

Judith Sherven & Jim Sniechowski
Husband-and-wife psychology team Judith Sherven, Ph.D. and Jim Sniechowski, Ph.D., are the bestselling authors of "Be Loved for Who You Really Are" as well as two other relationship books. They provide corporate trainings on maximizing success and relationship workshops about The Magic of Differences--romance based on respect and value for each other's unique ways. (www.themagicofdifferences.com)
"Living Soulfully" Anniversary Essay:  The Soul of Love
          Feature Articles at SoulfulLiving.com:
          LOVE RELATIONSHIPS:  Be Loved for Who You Really Are
          THE SOUL OF LOVE:  The Magic of Differences

Robin L. Silverman
Robin L. Silverman helps individuals and businesses create the future they want by focusing the power of their inner brilliance on the results they desire. She is the author of the new book, "Something Wonderful is About to Happen" and "The Ten Gifts." In addition, she speaks on topics like, "Get the Monkey Off Your Back" and "Decluttering Your Communications." (www.robinsilverman.com)
"Living Soulfully" Anniversary Essay:  Speaking My Soul
          Feature Articles at SoulfulLiving.com:
          DECLUTTERING LIFE:  Decluttering Communications
          STRESS RELIEF:  Is It Urgent or Is It Valuable?
          SELF-IMPROVEMENT:  Get the Monkeys Off Your Back
          PRAYER AND MANIFESTATION:  Hallelujah! Your Wish is Granted
          AFFIRMATIONS & VISUALIZATION:  See It, Say It and Savor Your Success
          FINDING INNER PEACE:  Finding Inner Peace In An Uncertain Life

Deborah Straw
Deborah Straw of Burlington, Vermont, has been a published writer for 25 years. Her books include "Natural Wonders of the Florida Keys," an ecotourism book, and "Why is Cancer Killing Our Pets? How You Can Protect and Treat Your Animal Companion." Straw is also a widely published essayist and fiction writer, with work in several anthologies. she also teaches writing and literature classes at Community College of Vermont, Burlington.
"Living Soulfully" Anniversary Essay:  Seeing Life From A New Perspective
          Feature Articles at SoulfulLiving.com:
          CONSCIOUS LIVING:  Protecting Our Animal Companions

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Justine Willis Toms
Justine Willis Toms Co-Founder of New Dimensions Broadcasting Network and New Dimensions Radio and co-author with her husband Michael Toms of "True Work: Doing What You Love and Loving What You Do." (http://www.newdimensions.org)
"Living Soulfully" Anniversary Essay:  Of Creeks and Spiders

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Patricia Rose Upczak
Patricia Rose Upczak is a Reiki Master, author and teacher. She worked in the public school system with learning disabled teenagers for over 25 years. She has been involved in the healing arts for almost 20 years. The insight she provides about truth and simple living could only come from a person with life experience, compassion and understanding. (www.csd.net/~synchron)
"Living Soulfully" Anniversary Essay:  From Moment to Moment
          Feature Articles at SoulfulLiving.com:
          SACRED SYMBOLS:  The Universe is Talking, Pay Attention
          FLOW & SYNCHRONICITY:  The Role of Coincidences
          HEALING:  Reiki is the Answer

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Ken Warzybok
Ken Warzybok lives in a suburban Detroit community with his wife and son and two cats. He has worked in the broadcast communications/advertising field for over 20 years. In his spare time, Ken enjoys writing essays about his observations of human beings interacting with one another and how these observations have developed his own philosophy about life. He is currently completing his own book of essays and hopes to have it available in 2003.
"Living Soulfully" Anniversary Essay:  The Fruit of Life...And the Rind

Barbara Wilder
Barbara Wilder is the author of the widely acclaimed "Money is Love: Reconnecting to the Sacred Origins of Money" and the just released "In the Company of Powerful Women: Coming of Age in the Second Half of Life." She is a nationally recognized workshop and seminar leader and an award winning screenwriter. (www.moneyislove.com)
"Living Soulfully" Anniversary Essay:  Self-Trust and Our Spirit
          Feature Articles at SoulfulLiving.com:
          ABUNDANCE & PROSPERITY:  Escape Your Money Worries
          FEMININE WISDOM:  Who Invented Fire

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Suzanne Zoglio
Suzanne Zoglio, Ph.D. consults with individuals and work teams and is a motivational speaker. She is the author of "Create A Life That Tickles Your Soul: Finding Peace, Passion and Purpose" and "Recharge In Minutes: 101 Quick-Lift Ideas For Less Stress And More Success" (June, 2003). (www.tickleyoursoul.com)
"Living Soulfully" Anniversary Essay:  Soulful Living is Living From the Inside Out
          Feature Articles at SoulfulLiving.com:
          STRESS RELIEF:  Don't Let Stress Get the Best of You
          LIFE PURPOSE:  Success From the Inside Out

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