Epiphany Goods

01/11/2026

Today, 1/11, Julie taught reiki with me. After years of trying to do this alone, having a partner was so helpful. Thank you everyone who visited, participated, sent well wishes & gifts. It was a much needed day & my favorite class to date.

01/08/2026

This insight gently dissolves one of the biggest misunderstandings about Buddhism.

Buddhism does not ask you to abandon your faith, your God, or your spiritual roots. It does not demand conversion. It does not require belief in a doctrine. What it offers is a way of living — a practice of awareness, compassion, and understanding.

Just as yoga strengthens the body and breath regardless of belief, Buddhist practice strengthens the mind and heart. Mindfulness helps you listen deeply. Meditation helps you calm reactivity. Compassion practice helps you love without conditions. None of these conflict with Christianity, Islam, Judaism, or any sincere spiritual path. In fact, they support them.

That is why a Catholic priest could live in a Buddhist monastery and say Buddhism made him a better Christian. Because when you are more present, you pray more sincerely. When you are less reactive, you forgive more easily. When you are mindful, you love more deeply. When you understand suffering, you become gentler with others.

The Buddha was not asking to be worshipped. He was pointing to the mind and saying: “Look here. Understand this.”
Not “believe me,” but “practice and see.”

Thich Nhat Hanh embodied this bridge between traditions. He showed that true spirituality is not about labels, robes, or rituals — it is about reducing suffering and increasing love, right here, in daily life.

If a practice makes you calmer, kinder, more patient, more honest, and more compassionate — it is serving truth.

Spirituality is not a competition between paths.
It is a shared journey toward understanding.

And any path that helps you love better…
is worth walking.

01/07/2026

Spiritual ❤️‍🩹 healing….

Long before the term “post-traumatic stress” entered modern medicine, many African communities had an intuitive understanding of the invisible wounds of war. A returning warrior was not immediately welcomed back into daily life. Instead, he entered a sacred period of transition—often lasting three lunar cycles—under the guidance of a spiritual healer or shaman. This was not punishment or exile; it was a ritual of healing, an acknowledgment that violence fractures more than the body—it disrupts the spirit.

The belief was that the warrior carried a chaotic energy, a spiritual imbalance that could harm both himself and his community if left unaddressed. One of the oldest healing practices involved placing animal horns on the skin to draw out “stagnant blood”—a technique later misnamed “African cupping” by colonizers. It was more than medicine: it was ceremony. It released not just physical toxins, but the unspoken pain, the emotional residue of violence.

Today, we call it trauma. They called it spiritual imbalance. In our clinical, pill-driven world, we often treat only symptoms. But these ancestral practices remind us that true healing restores harmony—within the self, and between the self and the world. Perhaps in our rush to advance, we’ve overlooked the power of ritual, of community, of soul-level care. Perhaps it’s time to remember.

01/02/2026

The past year has left me speechless. I devoted the entire year to caregiving for multiple families, the majority whom have natural supports in place, resources, stable housing & family members to take shifts. One was the opposite. It was emotionally and spiritually exhausting trying to navigate systems with overlapping and complicated rules during the dismantling of our democracy and public services meant to protect the most vulnerable. It was cruel & brutally painful & every call for help I made, I had to repeat at least 5 times. Throwing arrows in the dark and realizing that life & death are incredibly different for persons without resources. I repressed my voice as long as I could until my pleas for help came out as angry crying. Not the look I was going for. A lot of people heard my cries but were overburdened by a system being dismantled from the top, laying off government workers and eliminating protective programs, including access to food. Watching the walk for peace lifted my spirit enough for me to post any authentic words here, for the first time all year. It’s so beautiful to see people walking on our behalf, reminding us that we are seen and peace and happiness is available to us when we make a commitment to our daily practice. Reiki is rooted in Buddhist practices. There is so much to be gained from diversity and wellness doesn’t require health insurance. Some do need it, but you can be well and heal with a daily practice of mindfulness, presence, love & compassion & most importantly self compassion. Happy belated New Year!

Aloka was once a stray in India.
No home. No plan. No promise of where the road would lead.

When Buddhist monks began a peace walk, he followed and he chose to keep going. Through storms. Through pain. Through moments when it would’ve been easier to stop.

Today, Aloka walks across the United States with them. He walks when he can, rests when he needs to, and is never left behind.

As we step into 2026, maybe that’s the lesson.

You don’t have to have it all figured out.
You just have to keep moving; gently, faithfully, together.

Peace isn’t loud.
Sometimes it looks like a tired dog, a long road, and the courage to stay.

May we walk into this year with the same quiet hope. 🤍

01/02/2026

12/27/2025

Julie & I are co-teaching Reiki 1 & 2 on Sunday, 1/11/26 in St. Albans. If anyone is interested in joining as a student or participating in a formal reiki share that day, let me know. We are working on the schedule.

12/06/2025

Amy & I are at the Champlain Valley Fairgrounds today & tomorrow until 5! Come see us!

11/26/2025

10/14/2025

Look at Amy go!!

10/08/2025

EARTH’S FREQUENCY MAXED OUT AGAIN

October 7, 2025 — during the Harvest Supermoon and a rare planetary alignment, the Schumann Resonance chart hit full whiteout — total saturation across all frequencies.
When the Moon and planets align, Earth’s field reacts… and the effects are supercharged.
Many are reporting ringing ears, energy swings, sleeplessness, vivid dreams, and emotional waves.
With this kind of combination, don’t be surprised if the planet responds — even through earthquakes. 🌕🌍

10/01/2025

09/30/2025

Everyone who knows me has heard me talk about David. These are some of his wood burnings. We’ve been collaborating on the Hero’s Journey collage workshop & it’s my messy workspace underneath his wood burnings. So if you’re part of the group and you haven’t seen his style of art… this is a sample.