I'm
a Native San Franciscan who grew up living across the street from
Golden Gate Park. I remember when admission was free to roam the
Steinhart Aquarium and the Japanese Tea Garden. Our Episcopal
church was (and still is) around the corner from the famous Haight St.
and Ashbury intersection I think my early exposure to the colors,
textures and cultures of so many different people have stayed with me
and now come through in my passions for beadwork and my spiritual path.
I've
always been a Lightworker~
I just didn't have a name for it until I
attended Dr. Doreen Virtue's ANGEL THERAPY PRACTITIONER (R)certification
course in September, 2006. An ANGEL THERAPY PRACTITIONER (R) is
one who has been certified by Doreen Virtue, PhD. in spiritual
counseling and healing techniques that involve calling upon the Angels,
the Ascended Masters and other Spiritual Beings. My husband kids
me that I only use the telephone "for appearances' sake" because I've
always had those experiences of thinking of someone, and then they
call. Or I know who it is before they call! It came in
handy when I worked as a Legal Secretary for way too many years.
My
Greek Grandmother was very good at dream interpretations and I've found
that I also have this ability. A family tradition, I'm proud to
carry on. I've always been Claircognizant (clear knowing) of
Divine thoughts and messages.
I've been "addicted to beads" now
since 1993 - ever since I took my first beaded ornament class.
I'm never far away from my stash of beads and thread (some of my best
work has been on camping trips).
My husband and I met on a
European tour in 1974 and we've been together ever since. We
lived in the San Francisco Bay Area until we moved our two boys to
Trinity County, California in 1989. We have lived by the ocean
and now we are experiencing life in the mountains. I'm proud of
my family and how it has matured and suffice to say, that raising two
boys (and a husband!) taught me important lessons that has helped me
with my beadwork (patience) and with being a Lightworker (how to
listen).
Mother Nature has also been a great influence on
me. I have seen Her at some of Her most powerful moments.
In May of 1980, we were in Yakima, Washington visiting family and
friends when Mt. St. Helen's let loose and covered us in ash.
In October, 1989 I was packing our household for our move to
Trinity County when the Loma Prieta earthquake decided to shake things
up. In the Fall of 2001, we were evacuated because a
wildfire was threatening our home and town. We came home to find
our house intact and a new firebreak 300 yards away - a minor scar with
a very big impact, as it is what saved our little neighborhood.
(And yes, I packed my beads along with family photos.)
All of
these expereinces have made their imprint on me and as a result I find
myself wanting to honor the natural order of life. In my
beadwork, I always include natural gemstones to enhance the energies of
my pieces, using stitches from different world cultures and presenting
metaphysical themes.
I have found my niche as an ANGEL THERAPY PRACTITIONER (R),
helping others to acknowledge their intuitive sense, to
understand this is the natural order of being human and to honor
their spiritual self.
I highly recommend visiting Dr. Doreen Virtue's website www.angeltherapy.com for more information about her books, her certification courses and workshops.
I am also a volunteer in my community and strongly encourage you to do the same.
I am on the Board of Directors for the Trinity Alliance for the Healing Arts,(TAHA),
a
non-profit organization with the emphasis on alternative healing
practices. Please visit our website to learn more about how we
are spreading the word of Alternative Healing.
Along with TAHA, I am a director on the Weaverville Joss House Association and and active member of the Trinity County Arts Council