The Medicine Owl

Traveling Without Baggage

MD Owl — Sat, 19 May 2012 23:46:21 +0000

“We must be willing to let go of the life we have planned, so as to accept the life that is waiting for us.” – Joseph Campbell Two years ago I left my marriage of ten years and rented a small studio apartment. It felt so good to have my own space; be surrounded by [...]

Choose The Next Topic!

MD Owl — Sat, 12 May 2012 15:14:48 +0000

“If you really want to do something, you will find a way. If you don’t, you will find an excuse.” – Unknown What do you want to read about? You choose the next topic! Just leave a comment below with the topic, or suggest your own! (You can also post on Owl’s Facebook wall.) Are [...]

Navajo Wisdom

MD Owl — Tue, 01 May 2012 19:01:35 +0000

Know things in nature are like a person. Talk to tornadoes; talk to the thunder, they are your friends and will protect you. - Anonymous Navajo poem (From the Medicine Owl poetry archives)

Transformation Power & The Art of Growing

MD Owl — Sun, 29 Apr 2012 22:02:41 +0000

“Arise from dreams of littleness, to the realization of the vastness within you.” – Yogananda You are standing at a crossroads. You can smell a new path is about to emerge, but you haven’t quite figured out how yet. A relationship that should be over, but you can’t let go. A job that you hate, [...]

Thank you!

MD Owl — Sun, 08 Apr 2012 14:18:28 +0000

“The desire to know your own soul will end all other desires.” -Rumi You may have noticed the owl hasn’t said much for a while now. Sometimes life takes its toll even on the wisest of birds. There is a time to live and reflect, and the time to write about it. Truth be told, [...]

The Christmas Owl

MD Owl — Fri, 23 Dec 2011 17:38:40 +0000

“Illuminated in your infinite peace, a billion stars go spinning through the night, blazing high above your head. But in you is the presence that will be, when all the stars are dead.” Far, far away.. from consumerist hysteria and flashy lights, there is a sacred space within you. A place of pure being, that [...]

How to Forgive (Yourself)

MD Owl — Fri, 28 Oct 2011 21:10:45 +0000

“To forgive is to set a prisoner free and discover that the prisoner was you.” - Lewis B. The longer you carry around the baggage of resentment, anger and blame, the more harm you do to yourself – both physically and mentally. Forgiveness is a vital part of the human experience. Everyone has made bad [...]

Just Surrender!

MD Owl — Mon, 04 Apr 2011 17:29:07 +0000

“When I let go of what I am, I become what I might be.” – Lao Tzu Let’s face it, things don’t always work out, no matter how hard you try. This can lead to chaos and uncertainty. Sometimes you need to lose control of your life, in order to get in touch with [...]

Mastering Solitude for Better Health

MD Owl — Mon, 17 Jan 2011 19:47:46 +0000

"The only journey is the one within" -Rilke Solitude is an essential tool for any truth seeker and an invaluable aid for mental health. Spending time alone in reflection allows us to put the universe and our place in it, in perspective.

How to Solve Problems With the Subconscious Mind

MD Owl — Fri, 31 Dec 2010 19:21:40 +0000

"The subconscious area of the mind is a unplumbed reservoir of creative insight and intuition" - John K. Williams The subconscious mind carries infinite wisdom and knowledge, accumulated from a lifetime of learning. When you did not yet know how to speak, your subconscious mind was already absorbing information like a sponge. A myriad of detail that would baffle the conscious mind are stored within the subconscious.