Hopeful Healing Thoughts & Reflections

1. QUIETING, CALMING, SOOTHING, AND CHANGE- MY PERSONAL EXPERIENCES

By Lucia Amsden FLOWING WITH EQUANIMITY Nothing could have been more welcome than this first message and meditation, sent to me by Deborah Singleton and arriving by e-mail in the…

2. STANDING IN THE LIGHT – MY PERSONAL EXPERIENCES

By Lucia Amsden Who Am I – TRULY? When asked who we are, we usually say, “I am” and then list the roles we have, the work we do, and…

3. CLARITY AND REFLECTION- MY PERSONAL EXPERIENCES

By Lucia Amsden LIGHTENING THE WINDOWS OF MY MIND This message describes a powerful process of imagining our minds as windows. If we don’t tune into what is going on…

4. CLARITY AND CREATIVITY- MY PERSONAL EXPERIENCES

By Lucia Amsden MAKING ROOM FOR WHAT IS IMPORTANT This meditation focuses on two powerful tools, observation and creativity, that help us accomplish the cleaning of the “windows of the…

5. KNOWING- My Personal Experiences

By Lucia Amsden Stillness Speaks A line in the poem in this message reads, “Stop learning, start knowing.” So much of our gathering of information is done to increase our…

6. REFLECTING THE LIGHT- MY PERSONAL EXPERIENCES

By Lucia Amsden   REFLECTING SELF-LOVE In this message, the moon is presented as a beautiful symbol of reflection. As I write this, our closest celestial neighbor, the moon, is…

7. BLESSINGS OF CHRIST CONSCIOUSNESS- MY PERSONAL EXPERIENCES

By Lucia Amsden   LIVING WITH LOVE Easter is a time of rebirth and celebration, when nature’s annual awakening encourages new vitality in our hearts and minds. We begin to…

8. PART 1- KINDNESS, ACCEPTANCE, UNCONDITIONAL LOVE- MY PERSONAL EXPERIENCES

By Lucia Amsden   A FRIEND FOR A LIFETIME The attributes of kindness, acceptance, and unconditional love are the subjects of messages 8, 9, and 10. They are in essence…

9. PART 2- KINDNESS, ACCEPTANCE, UNCONDITIONAL LOVE- MY PERSONAL EXPERIECES

By Lucia Amsden SITTING IN THE BALCONY In Part 2 of the mini-series, the message below suggests making a covenant between myself and the Universe. It is a profound commitment…

10. PART 3- KINDNESS, ACCEPTANCE, UNCONDITIONAL LOVE- MY PERSONAL EXPERIENCES

By Lucia Amsden   STARDUST When I am feeling isolated or vulnerable, I often turn inward to where my deepest intimacy resides. Even when I look to others to ease…

11. WE ARE HERE TO SERVE- MY PERSONAL EXPERIENCES

By Lucia Amsden   MOVING TOWARD LOVE As the Earth wobbles and spins and humanity lurches from crisis to crisis, most of us are trying to make sense of what…

12. GENTLE AND COMPASSIONATE- MY 0WN PERSONAL EXPERIENCES

By Lucia Amsden   GENTLY EXPLORING FEELINGS A theme throughout the Hopeful Series is the importance of releasing roadblocks of locked-in emotions, so that I am more able to share…

13. A PHASE OF CHANGE- MY PERSONAL EXPERIENCES

By Lucia Amsden “Be the change you wish in the world”         -Ghandi   During covid, I wrote a small book titled, Remembrances of the Past, as a way to…

14. BEING THE CHANGE – MY PERSONAL EXPERIENCES

By Lucia Amsden “As you start to walk on the way, the way appears.” -Rumi   Sharing my thoughts about integrating the many lessons contained in the Hopeful Series has…