Healing Communication and Mama Love News - March 2018

When we first got started - 13 years ago!

Hello Everybody,

Last month I announced that in-person spiritual counseling sessions with me and my partner Paul aren’t normally available anymore. Oddly, within a few days of mailing that newsletter, we found a local coffeehouse in Chico with a reservable private-feeling space that people can use for consultations, meetings, etc. So if you live in or visit Chico, CA we actually can arrange in-person sessions again! Of course, we continue to offer sessions by phone or Skype. My schedule is changing constantly but at the moment we are both available Thursday or Friday afternoons, most evenings and weekends. Paul has time available earlier in the week as well. However, making appointments at least 48 hours in advance is HIGHLY recommended! 

I’d also like to announce that Mama Love Flower Essence Aromatherapy oils are now available at  Bella Medical Spa! They offer quite a number of spa services including massage and aesthetic treatments. You can visit them at 2151 Wilma Rudolph Blvd. in Clarksville, TN.

I’ve been posting a lot of flower essence-related articles in my blog lately. Here’s one I think might be especially interesting:

California Poppy for Healing Addiction to Celebrity, Glamour or Drugs (among other things). 

This article touches on the addictive pull to seek outside ourselves for what we hope might (at least temporarily) take our pain away and how that can be manipulated politically versus the alternate choice of developing the capacity to handle our pain, heal it, and work with the circumstances we’re in more effectively.

http://healingcommunication.blogspot.com/2018/02/california-poppy-flower-essence-for.html

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Mama Love Flower Essence Aromatherapy

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Spiritual Counseling and Healing Sessions

In-person or video (Skype) sessions are available Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday afternoons, and evenings most days of the week. Appointments must be confirmed at least 48 hours ahead.

http://healingcommunication.com/How_to_Make_an_Appointment_with_Spiritual_Counselors_and_Healers_Sheryl_Karas_and_Paul_Hood.html

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Where to Find Our Artwork

Beautiful Photographic Prints by Paul Hood... http://PaulHood.imagekind.com/
Art Prints on canvas, etc. by Sheryl Karas… https://www.etsy.com/shop/SherylKarasArt
Art notecards, T-shirts, mugs and other gifts featuring our images... http://www.zazzle.com/paulnsheryl*

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Where to Find Our Videos

http://www.youtube.com/user/healerteam

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Thanks for all your referrals!

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Dealing with the Constant Barrage of Bad News -- October Newsletter 2017

Hello Everyone,

The news. The news on everyone’s mind. Every day a new crisis. Every day a new horror story.

So if it’s getting you down, if you can’t sleep at night, if you’re almost insane with stress and grief and horror, you’re not alone. You’re in the majority. And we need to come together.

How?

My guidance says:

“Take it one step at a time. First step: how do you FEEL? Cry! Rant and rave if you have to but reach for what’s driving your rage: fear.

“Then take it one step further. Don’t write your congresspeople yet. Write to yourself: ‘I love you. I am not alone. We are not alone. We are not crying in the wilderness alone!' 

“Take each other by the hand. Take each other out for coffee, a cup of tea. Go for a walk in the park. Sit by the ocean or on a gentle hill and look out, see the vastness of the world around instead of just the suffering that appears to be right in your face (perhaps on “Face”-book) or the evening news.

“Breathe out pain and misery. Take in the view, the vastness of time and space. Sincerely believe that this sitting is necessary. And breathe in light and refreshment, love from all around, and breathe it back out extending to all humanity. 

This is NOT just an exercise. It’s an intention. Buddhists often take it a step further and call it a Lovingkindness Meditation: 

May I be filled with lovingkindness.
May I be safe from inner and outer dangers.
May I be well in body and mind.
May I be at ease and happy.
May I be at peace.

“And then extending to others you love, are thinking about, those who are suffering:

May you be filled with lovingkindness.
May you be safe from inner and outer dangers.
May you be well in body and mind.
May you be at ease and happy.
May you be at peace.

“Finally, imagine those you don’t agree with, especially those actively horrifying or infuriating you, and do the same for them! I know that feels hard but, after some sitting on a rock extending the intention of healing to yourself and others, it comes naturally.

May you be filled with lovingkindness.
May you be safe from inner and outer dangers.
May you be well in body and mind.
May you be at ease and happy.

May you be at peace.

“Want to do more than simply pray?!!

“So be it. 

Amen. 

“May your actions be guided by compassion.”

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Spiritual Counseling and Healing Sessions

My schedule is changing constantly but Paul’s is the same. You can work with me or with us both most evenings. You can work with Paul alone afternoons and evenings most days, including weekends. Making appointments at least 48 hours in advance is HIGHLY recommended! 

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Where to Find Our Artwork

Beautiful Photographic Prints by Paul Hood... http://PaulHood.imagekind.com/
Beautiful Photographic Prints and Artwork by Sheryl Karas… On Fine Art America  http://sheryl-karas.pixels.com/ or on Society 6 https://society6.com/skaras

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Thanks for all your referrals!

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April Healing Communication News 2013

© Copyright 2013 Paul Hood

Hi Everybody,

Happy Spring. Have you been feeling renewed energy for change and transformation? It's been fits and starts for us the last couple of months -- lots of unexpected change with illness (we're now both well, thanks) and computer glitches but things are starting to turn around. Sheryl -- the newsletter sender -- got a new computer and all hell broke loose for awhile. But, she says, it is SO great to finally join the 21st Century with plenty of RAM and all her computer programs up to date (or close enough for now).

Another new thing for Sheryl and her Mama Love flower essence aromatherapy business is a new line of unscented flower essence sprays. These sprays, so far, address the same issues her old line does minus the essential oils but the decision does lead to many new ideas about potential new products. Animal formulas top the list, also some for workaholism and its polarity (repressed motivation). She's looking for suggestions for healing topics that address a wide enough segment of the population to be applicable for a ready-made product list. You'll find her new unscented sprays at the bottom of this page: http://www.healingcommunication.com/mamaloveproducts/Products.html. They'll be available at wholesale prices for stores and those who can afford to buy in bulk -- just ask if it turns out that the "wholesale" webpage isn't updated yet.

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Apparently at least one person was confused enough about this last paragraph to write to me. Figured I better clarify this for everyone else: I don't make anything out of anything but certified organic botanical ingredients--I won't be making anything out of animal products. I plan to make flower essence products for pets! And I'm not doing scentless aromatherapy. I have been combining flower essence therapy with aromatherapy but for the scentless products I am doing straight flower essence therapy -- no essential oils. The reason I'm choosing to do scentless products in addition to my original product line is that despite what we in the industry believe is true about the safety and inherent value of aromatherapy... chemically sensitive people who have been frightened through past experience to avoid scents and those who care about them want scent free alternatives no matter what anyone says. Also some people don't want to smell like a rose or patchouli or whatever I decide to use but still want the benefits. My flower essence formulas will not behave the same as the flower essence aromatherapy combinations but they do provide at least an alternative some people might prefer to use in some situations.
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Sheryl also wrote the newsletter article this month. It's about a spiritual counseling choice that comes up for us and our clientele on and off.

Be well!

Sheryl and Paul

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WHY WE DON'T LIKE TO BE ASKED TO "PREDICT" THE FUTURE (Revisited)

An interesting conundrum comes up for us as counselors from time to time: what if you could predict the future but the belief you'd have about that future is incorrect? For example, people frequently wish to know what they should do about a sticky problem in their lives. "Should I go back to school, go out with this guy, do this thing I really want to do, whatever it is?" They may want Paul and I to tell them whether or not to do it. But perhaps not for the right reasons. They might not want to know if the risk is worth it; they want to know if it will be a "success." That's a hard call because Spirit doesn't always define success as they might want things to end up.

"Should I go out with this guy?" a person might ask. "Will it be safe? Will we wind up in love, walking down the aisle, happy for the rest of our lives?" We might not be able to answer that right off because the answer in some cases is deeper. What if the most important person to ever be in your life walked in the door right now and you weren't ready because the adequate preparation had not occurred? What if guy #1 (the one being considered today) was a step, a necessary step, to get prepared? Would you go on that date, those series of dates anyway? What if you are essentially “destined” to have several good years together, and then your partner dies? Would you altogether avoid what might be the love of your life?

Here's another one, a much more common scenario in our practice: "I need to make a change! I hate my job. It's a dead-end anyway. I can't figure out how to make a living in my chosen profession because I'm not prepared. I can't get prepared because I'm too busy. How do I make time for my highest callings?" "You need to go back to school" we sometimes say. "But how will I afford it?" "You'll find a way." we say. "There are job training scholarships you might qualify for, Pell Grants if you haven't gotten a B.A. before, other possibilities if you're over a certain age, under a certain age, a minority, etc., etc. But that's not the important thing.

Do you know what you should go back to school for? The answer is NOT just to get a job because who knows where this economy is taking us, what jobs will be in demand and why you may not be qualified even with the appropriate degree. Training might be more important. Exposure to new ideas always is. That's why you should consider going to school. To get out of your own limited world view and be exposed to something new. What do you REALLY want to do? No! Not that one, the thing you're afraid to consider. The one that will take you out of your comfort zone.

But wait! Is that practical? Is it wise to "waste the money" as some people might say on a college degree that won't mean anything when the economy changes again and new economic realities replace it (as is going to happen over and over in the course of one's life)? Or would it be better to at least take some electives in the course of getting the training you think you need to open your mind, to extend your horizons, to get a longer gameplan in gear.

Case in point: I went to school straight out of high school with the intention of creating a career that combined my love of art with writing and psychology, three interests that have stayed with me to this day. But I never have made my living as a fine artist, a writer or exclusively as a counselor although many of my jobs have involved at least two of these skills. Unanticipated things have occurred. I started out as a professional paste-up artist when that was a decently paid job and not a set of commands on a computer keyboard. Overnight that profession disappeared. Later I worked for a book publishing company in the days when small publishing houses that made their owners and employees a reasonable living were considered a "success" and not a liability by the larger multinational mega-publishing houses that bought them all later and demanded blockbusters. You may not realize that some of these publishers were not put out of business by the "internet" as people frequently assume. They were cannibalized by bigger fish for their most profitable offerings and then disbanded.

So how do you plan for sea changes like that? To some extent you don't; you prepare yourself to be able to change instead. That's where inner guidance comes in. Broaden your horizons, try something new and see where it goes. Follow your heart. And don't forget to wake up in the morning with the thought "I wonder what I'll get to do next!" Happy with anticipation.

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INTERESTED IN A SPIRITUAL COUNSELING SESSION?

Spiritual Counseling sessions with one or both of us can be set up by clicking here: http://www.healingcommunication.com/How_to_Make_an_Appointment_with_Spiritual_Counselors_and_Healers_Sheryl_Karas_and_Paul_Hood.html
We work in-person (in Chico, CA) or by telephone or video via Skype anywhere in the world.

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WHERE TO FIND OUR ARTWORK

In our joint Etsy shop... http://www.etsy.com/shop/PaulnSherylArt
Beautiful Photographic Prints by Paul Hood... http://PaulHood.imagekind.com/
Beautiful Photographic Prints and Artwork by Sheryl Karas... http://sherylkaras.imagekind.com
Art notecards, T-shirts, mugs and other gifts featuring our images... http://www.zazzle.com/paulnsheryl*

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We post little tidbits of inspiration and fun, information and news about what we're up to, things that don't fit in the newsletter and things that do. And it's an easy way to interact with what we post through comments and possibly discussions from time to time. Look up "Paul Hood" or "Sheryl Karas" or both. Mama Love has its own page. That's at http://www.facebook.com/MamaLoveProducts. Become a Fan and be sure to let other people know about us, too!

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October 2012 Healing Communication / Mama Love News

© Copyright 2012 Paul Hood

Hello Everybody,

Sheryl wrote the newsletter today. A weird merging of the political and personal happened this week and she thought she'd share the insights that came of it.

Thanks for joining us again,

Paul and Sheryl

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LESSONS FROM UNDER THE VINE

And everyone neath their vine and fig tree shall live in peace and unafraid.

So often in our spiritual practice people look to us for vision, the longer view, and certainly it is essential to imagine possibility in order to be able to create what we require for our deepest well-being for our personal lives and our world. There are times that require hope and change (familiar words?) but then comes the time to get the job done. And that can only happen when we can get the obstructionist aspects of ourselves out of the way or at least willing to cooperate!

Yeah, I know it sounds like I'm talking about Congress (and I am). But let's talk about the obstructionists within.

Have you ever known “exactly” what you thought you ought to do but had to fight yourself tooth and nail to actually follow through? “I believe it’s time for a change!” says my inner Obama. But the inner obstructionist party says “NO! I’m not going to let you!”

So the wars begin.

Once upon a time (and this is a true story) I was a professional paste-up artist. Some of you weren’t even born when cut and paste was actually a career instead of a couple of commands on a computer screen menu. But it was a career and it paid as much in the 1980s as full-fledged graphic designers who know multiple software programs for both print and internet get paid today! I remember when I went to the brand new Computer Museum in Boston in 1984 and saw the tiny “toaster Mac” Apple computer that had just been invented. It was displayed with a placard saying this little computer was going to be the way graphic design would be done from now on and I thought that was the most hilarious thing I had ever heard. My coworkers and I laughed about it for weeks!

A year later I moved to the west coast and couldn’t find a job because in the Bay area that prediction had already come true. My inner activist president said “It’s time for a change!” But the more I learned about the Mac the more I resisted. It was so expensive! And learning how to use a computer and its software was more than daunting. And for what? To do what I already knew how to do already? My inner obstructionist threw down the gauntlet and said “No way! We’ll do without this and take the conservative approach, thank you very much!”

So for the next three years I did try to do without it and didn’t find another graphic design job as a result. I changed direction, decided to apply my paste-up skills to creating paper quilt fine art pieces, joined an artist cooperative in downtown Santa Cruz (Artisans Co-op) and dove into the project of trying to make it as a fine artist. And I might have succeeded IF I had access to the inexpensive print technology available today and could have created prints of my most popular pieces instead of doing them all by hand. But high enough quality inkjet printers were not available back then and, even if they had been, I would have needed at least some computer literacy to take advantage of it.

So instead I struggled along, just barely breaking even on supplies and other art-related expenses while doing co-op shifts for other artists for money to contribute to my shared living expenses. Then in 1989 the unthinkable happened. The Loma Prieta earthquake hit just as I was getting a large number of pieces ready for a show and every one of those pieces fell, the glass in the frames smashed, and all the work was ruined. Not only that, the downtown area of Santa Cruz was devastated. Artisans Co-op was in rubble and everything inside was lost as well. Some of us tried to carry on by selling anything left in a temporary downtown tent pavilion but for me and many others too much was lost. My then-husband lost his business in the quake, too, and I needed to find another way to make some money pronto!

A couple of weeks before the earthquake my husband’s business partner had shown me how to do “cut” and “paste” on the new Mac they had in their office. I don’t remember why but I think I had softened up to the idea of using computers by then. A few weeks later I applied for an earthquake relief job doing graphic design at the Downtown Association. Apple had just donated a couple of toaster Macs for the effort and nobody knew how to use them. They said that if I knew how to turn the computer on and do cut and paste the job would be mine. As it turned out that’s all I did know how to do. I got the job and learned everything else I needed to know with their blessing paid on company time. I loved using the Mac, I learned all I could, and that led to getting the very best conventional jobs I ever had. I never regretted anything about learning to use the computer except how long it took to hop on board.

Lately I've been doing fierce battle with my inner obstructionists again. There are several choices I need to make and various possibilities I could follow but my inner Obama is outshouted by my inner Republicans over and over again. It doesn’t matter that I remember the folly in holding out -- it just makes the battle worse. It doesn’t matter that almost everyone would agree that the status quo has to be improved. Even the slightest suggestion is vehemently objected to and blocked as if Satan had just walked into the room! I don’t want to change! I don’t want to do anything different even though I know I need to! Worse, not even Paul has been able to help me because I don’t want to do anything anyone suggests. Damn it, it costs too much (financially, in terms of effort, or just emotionally) and what if it’s all a waste of time?!!! (At least that's how it seemed until early this week.)

My inner guidance suggested Vine. Vine flower essence is not a flower essence I would ever think I’d need. It’s for people with a strong inner will and drive to succeed. Okay, that does describe me. And Vine people do pretty much always wind up in leadership positions in whatever organization they’re in which tends to describe me, too. But this is where the description veers into another realm. When an out-of-balance person with a Vine attitude gets into a position of authority they tend to force their will on others. They are awesome at getting the job done but they’re ruthless and act primarily on the basis of selfish purposes instead of for the good of all concerned.

When a Vine personality is in control they lead with an iron fist. They demand obedience from those they deem to be their underlings and when they lose position refuse to allow an outsider to take the lead if there's anything they can do about it. They have an inflexible authoritarian mindset, think they know what is best for everybody, and will wreak havoc with any institution or person who pushes an agenda they aren’t in charge of... even if it sounds like something they used to say they’d be open to in situations when they were in charge. Again, I know it sounds like I’m talking about Congress but it’s an inner Congress we’re talking about here!

The Vine attitude comes from fear — fear of not being in charge, fear of going through whatever hell a person wants to avoid or whatever hell they've already been through again. In particular, it’s the fear of being under someone else's tyrannical insensitive thumb. A lot of times some incident or longer term condition earlier in life taught them to fear others and seize the reigns of power in order to create the strongest defense possible. The tools they gained can often be used skillfully. For instance, many people who need Vine learn to notice what the weak link is in any situation and how to exploit and manipulate it to their will. Used lovingly and with awareness the same training can be given to the service of helping people and organizations focus on what would make the biggest difference in their situations by mending those weak links (as a spiritual counselor, teacher or consultant in a good frame of mind can do). Vine flower essence helps a person align themselves with a Higher good, their Higher Self, God, the good of all. It eases the great fear a Vine person may have taken on, allows them to relax their inflexibility and allow for input and guidance from outside their more limited point of view.

I grew up with a family member I wished had been given Vine flower essence. He grew up in a very authoritarian household himself in the middle of the Great Depression. I’ve strived to live counter to his influence most of my life but since going through our own Great Recession misadventures I have no doubt how he developed his fear-based point of view. We internalize everything from our families of origin even if they frequently lie dormant much of the time. Like me, you might think you could never be a person who could benefit from a flower essence like Vine... unless there comes a time when your inflexible inner authority figure takes control, attempts to obstruct every move you make, and wreaks havoc with your life.

A true leader inspires the troops. When they supervise a team they look for ways to empower people and help them rise to their full potentials. I decided to try Vine flower essence for myself earlier this week and the first thing that happened was a decidedly more peaceful idea about a decision I was trying to make. Instead of seeing a potential disaster at every turn I suddenly realized without a doubt that if I presented my work in a straight forward way the people who were ready and able to enjoy or make use of it it would recognize that and respond positively. In other words the obstructive pattern I was most recently grappling with just went "poof" and went away! I notice the fears tend to come back quickly so I'm continuing to take this essence regularly throughout the day but I'm fascinated and looking forward to experiencing its full effect.

-- Sheryl Karas M.A.

Do you need to gain insight and work through inner conflicts in your life?

• Set up a spiritual counseling and healing session or schedule a series of sessions to work through your issues step by step! We work in-person (in Chico, CA) or by telephone or video via Skype anywhere in the world.
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• Add flower essence aromatherapy into your healing! I don't currently use Vine flower essence in any of my ready-made flower essence aromatherapy formulas as it would not normally be applicable to the majority of of flower essence users. On the other hand, I could add it to a formula if this article rang bells for any of you.
www.mamaloveproducts.com

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WAKING UP IN THE GREAT RECESSION MORMON DESERT

Our recent memoir is still for sale in book form on our website at  http://www.healingcommunication.com/myproducts/Waking_Up_In_The_Great_Recession_Mormon_Desert,_Book_by_Sheryl_Karas_with_Paul_Hood.html 
Or download the pdf version with color photographs to read on your computer FOR FREE! http://www.healingcommunication.com/myproducts/WAKING_UP_FILE.html

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WHERE TO FIND OUR VIDEOS

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YOU CAN FIND OUR ARTWORK...

In our joint Etsy shop... http://www.etsy.com/shop/PaulnSherylArt
In our new prints and poster Etsy shop: http://www.etsy.com/shop/FutureSoBright
Beautiful Photographic Prints by Paul Hood... http://PaulHood.imagekind.com/
Beautiful Photographic Prints and Artwork by Sheryl Karas... http://sherylkaras.imagekind.com
Art notecards, T-shirts, mugs and other gifts featuring our images... http://www.zazzle.com/paulnsheryl*
On our brand new Facebook Page... www.facebook.com/paulnsherylart

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JOIN US ON FACEBOOK

We post little tidbits of inspiration and fun, information and news about what we're up to, things that don't fit in the newsletter and things that do. And it's an easy way to interact with what we post through comments and possibly discussions from time to time. Look up "Paul Hood" or "Sheryl Karas" or both. Mama Love has its own page. That's at http://www.facebook.com/MamaLoveProducts. Our artwork also has a brand new page at www.facebook.com/paulnsherylart. Become a Fan and be sure to let other people know about us, too!

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THANKS FOR ALL YOUR REFERRALS!
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September 2012 Newsletter

"Talia", © 2012 Sheryl Karas & Paul Hood

Hello Everyone!

We are still in a rather collaborative frame of mind (see our last newsletter) so we both decided to try our hand at writing this newsletter. Enjoy!

Sheryl and Paul

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COME TOGETHER, PEOPLE, RIGHT NOW
Part 1

Time to write the newsletter and I can't think of anything but politics. C'mon, Sheryl, think up something uplifting related to spiritual growth! But there it sits: the 300 ton elephant and donkey in the middle of the room, trumpeting and braying loudly, too!

Sigh. Alrighty then, I guess that's what needs to be addressed! How are you all doing with that peace of mind thing these days?! I know that for me, it's a daily battle -- sometimes I'm transcendent enough to call it a "practice" -- to notice the fear and sometimes absolute outrage that the rhetoric and name-calling and misrepresentation of the truth brings out in me. To notice and acknowledge it, to bring myself back to center, and choose how and if I intend to respond. Should I participate by signing petitions, donating money, posting to Facebook, etc., etc.? And how much and how long? I bring myself back to center as often as I can. I'm reminded that the fate of the entire world is not up to me, that I can do my part and then go back to the painting I've been working on or flower essence aromatherapy product making or -- hell, let's be honest -- watching "The Big Bang Theory" on TV at least part of the time. I can let go, let others take on the job, rejoice that I'm not alone, rejoice even more that WE, in general, are not alone. We can let go, let God after choosing what part we intend to play... and then do so!

It takes courage, honestly. I was reminded of that in my fortune cookie today: "Fearless courage is the foundation of victory." Trust in the process takes courage, perhaps as much as fighting for something or constantly giving it your all. In the world we as a society are inclined to make, allowing there to be room for the other person's point of view is an incredibly courageous act. To allow someone to show their true colors, to see what they do when caught in the act, to recognize that even the ones we believe are in our court are not infallible, to allow them to be human and, perhaps, pick them up when they fall.... all these things test our faith in process. To vote despite our insecurities about what we notice takes courage.

Paul's fortune cookie said " Everything you are for empowers you."  When I'm inclined to go to battle against something I wind up depleted, angry, scared and resentful. But if I do something -- anything -- in the service of what I'm for I feel good.  So since I always intend for this newsletter to impart something uplifting or empowering that's what I think I'll share.

What is the end result you want to create? The one that most promotes the highest benefit for all concerned? Let that serve as a guiding light for how to be and what (if anything) you want to do.

--- Sheryl Karas, September 2012


Come Together, People, Right Now, Part 2

It’s been very difficult to get my mind out from under politics this week to even think of a topic unrelated to politics. The fact of the matter is, life goes on. Each of us has to decide how involved in politics and the political process that we’re going to be, and I am not belittling that. In fact I’m more politically active now than I think I have ever been.

While I’m not sure how possible it is to keep politics from separating us from each other — from friends, family, or even from people whom we’ve never met in person — I think it’s very important that we try. Nobody can be completely objective, and so it’s all the more important when we’re being bombarded by media images and messages to remember:

“Before you judge a man, walk a mile in his shoes. After that, who cares? ... He's a mile away and you've got his shoes.” -- Billy Connolly

Ok, so that’s the Scottish version. Pragmatic, eh? Or maybe a little too descriptive of our political process after all, which I'm trying pretty desperately to turn my gaze away from. Anyway, after the potential divineness of the next few months, we’ll all have relationships to maintain and so I think it’s important to remember that underneath it all on a basic level we probably all want the same things, human things, right? And that’s the place where we all connect. Go deeper and maybe we’re talking about soul level things. That’s a place where I think we have even more in common, not just with each other but with all creatures, plants, the air, the earth, the cosmos. Where we all came from and where we shall return. So. . . while we are all currently being somewhat molded into a binary version of political existence maybe a good exercise would be to recognize our singularity first, and deep within that singularity lies the connection to the infiniteness of existence, and that’s who we really are, where no reductive labels will stand.

-- Paul Hood, September 2012

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Our collaborative efforts continue in our art this week as well. The photo accompanying this newsletter online shows Sheryl hiding behind a current work in progress. It combines a photograph by Paul turned into a painting by Sheryl. It's actually a melange of digital photography, acrylic paint, collage and potato printing which will eventually receive an acrylic top coat resembling encaustic. An exercise in allowing a melding of two artistic choices -- painting and photography -- to create something that brings out the best of both worlds.

Another collaborative effort on our part feels appropriate for the times we live in now. Remember our memoir "Waking Up in the Great Recession Mormon Desert"? Seems like that's a potentially ironic title these days! (depending on your point of view) The physical book is still for sale on our website but the book is also still available to download and read on your computer for free! Please feel free to do so! http://www.healingcommunication.com/myproducts/WAKING_UP_FILE.html

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WHERE TO FIND OUR VIDEOS

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YOU CAN FIND OUR ARTWORK...

In our joint Etsy shop... http://www.etsy.com/shop/PaulnSherylArt
In our new prints and poster Etsy shop: http://www.etsy.com/shop/FutureSoBright
Beautiful Photographic Prints by Paul Hood... http://PaulHood.imagekind.com/
Beautiful Photographic Prints and Artwork by Sheryl Karas... http://sherylkaras.imagekind.com
Art notecards, T-shirts, mugs and other gifts featuring our images... http://www.zazzle.com/paulnsheryl*
On our brand new Facebook Page... www.facebook.com/paulnsherylart

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June Newsletter 2012

© Copyright 2012 Sheryl Karas

Hello Everybody!

LIFE LESSONS ON THE PATH OF AN ARTIST / SPIRITUAL COUNSELOR AND HEALER

I’ve been diving into the world of paint after many years of doing photography and digital art alone. It’s been a long courageous journey actually, a long winding road starting in childhood. I’ve always wanted to make my living doing art and actually did have a career as a graphic designer and book cover art creator for 25 years before making the choice to switch to spiritual counseling to provide a much needed balance to the artistic life. But the choice to paint has only been briefly touched before. And, as I said on a recent Facebook thread, I never expected it to be such a personal growth experience.

“It SO is!” several fellow artists chimed in. Every choice is, really. Every time we begin something new little chimes go off in our psyches. It can be nice chimes: “Finally, I’m doing what I always wanted to!” Followed in close succession with all the inner criticisms and hopes and fears familiar to our family patterns. Or, perhaps, if we’re open to it -- lessons learned and discoveries made. I’d like to share one or two of that variety right now.

My favorite life lesson -- it must be a favorite because I seem to need to revisit it over and over -- is letting go of the need for perfection and complete control. Good graphic designers get in the habit of controlling every detail of what they do. Computer programs are so good at this kind of thing. Don’t like a color? Change it in an instant! Move something a few inches to the right? No problem. No, no, that’s not right--move it back! No problem again.

Unfortunately, there is no Command Z on a paintbrush, just the tedious prospect of painting over what you did and trying again. That’s not so much fun so it would seem easiest just to keep things simple, keep the choices safe and barely be challenged at all. But something in my soul had other plans.

First I bought the largest canvas I’ve ever painted on -- 30” x 40”. Then I decided to collage a texture on part of it with torn rice paper and use heavy impasto texture gel with a palette knife to get even more dramatic effects--none of which I had ever used before and wasn’t sure I liked once I got started. Then, to top it all off I decided to create a rather garish underpainting in bright pink, yellow and baby blue. Keep in mind this is a forest scene and you’ll understand why the choices made me freak out. The inner perfectionist could not win! At least not easily, especially when it was thwarted at every turn by some inner imp who kept wanting to try something new.

At one point I was attempting to very slowly, carefully and precisely add bright pink textured gel with a palette knife to a thin tree trunk and discovered that, at my level of experience, it simply could not be done. So I let go of precision and started to more freely slap it on and the result was kind of cool. More random, less precisely controlled, allowing for possibility and I ended up with something that more closely approximated the effect I wanted all along. Only better because more than a little serendipity made its way in. Huh, let go, let God? (What a concept.)

But does letting go of control mean letting go of being in charge altogether? That’s the next lesson I’m in the process of learning. Once I got over the shock of it I found myself enjoying the bright yellow, pink and blue from a modern art point of view. Kind of David Hockney-like, if you’re familiar with his work, especially his paintings of trees. But while I like these color choices from an inner child point of view (the imp who took over, I presume) ... I know I won’t be able to put this piece out with pride if I settle for this beginning as an endpoint and let the painting be in charge instead of me. The adult me keeps feeling hamstrung by the colors even though I know they were originally only meant to be an underpainting. I just wanted to paint over the whole thing and start over. But then Paul reminded me that, since I was on the verge of painting over everything anyway, I could use the opportunity to really loosen up and try anything first. Just get wild and creative while taming the colors down. See if I can salvage the thing by not giving up too soon, knowing that if I can’t get to the point of succeeding I haven’t lost anything but a few afternoons and some tubes of paint.

So that’s the next step. To let go, allow for possibility while continuing to choose the general direction in which I intend to head (or be led).

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WHERE TO FIND INFO ABOUT OUR SPIRITUAL COUNSELING AND HEALING PRACTICE
http://www.healingcommunication.com

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WHERE TO FIND MAMA LOVE

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WHERE TO FIND OUR VIDEOS

http://www.youtube.com/user/healerteam

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YOU CAN FIND OUR ARTWORK...
On our brand new Facebook Page... www.facebook.com/paulnsherylart
In our joint Etsy shop... http://www.etsy.com/shop/PaulnSherylArt
In our new prints and poster Etsy shop: http://www.etsy.com/shop/FutureSoBright
Beautiful Photographic Prints by Paul Hood... http://PaulHood.imagekind.com/
Beautiful Photographic Prints and Artwork by Sheryl Karas... http://sherylkaras.imagekind.com
Art notecards, T-shirts, mugs and other gifts featuring our images... http://www.zazzle.com/paulnsheryl*

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JOIN US ON FACEBOOK

We post little tidbits of inspiration and fun, information and news about what we're up to, things that don't fit in the newsletter and things that do. And it's an easy way to interact with what we post through comments and possibly discussions from time to time. Look up "Paul Hood" or "Sheryl Karas" or both. Mama Love has its own page. That's at http://www.facebook.com/MamaLoveProducts. Our artwork also has a brand new page at www.facebook.com/paulnsherylart. Become a Fan and be sure to let other people know about us, too!

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January 2012 Newsletter

"Soar!" by Paul Hood, Copyright 2011

Happy New Year! Happy 2012 to all of you!

As we head into the new year a lot of people's thoughts turn naturally to what 2012 will bring. The end of the Mayan calendar has a lot of people worried -- we're not among them -- but Sheryl, for one, does anticipate a great year of possibility. As ALL years / days are, of course! Every moment is a potential beginning. But human beings do tend to organize ourselves by the calendar, and collective beliefs and intentioning have great power. . . so what do we wish to create at this time in history and in our personal lives?

Before jumping in it might be worth noting that collectively we'll be celebrating the Year of the Water Dragon this year. Celebrating. Dragon years are often about success and opportunity. Coming together is what a Water Dragon can bring -- Harmony, one of the greatest Chinese virtues, is associated with a Water Dragon year. Other possibilities include conflicts of sorts as some things fail and fall apart so other, more beneficial, changes can take place! If you're part of a situation that has to be improved that's a great thing, provided, of course, that you can go with the change about to come. One word of advice from our own experience of rapidly changing life situations: LET GO! Believe in the possibility of an even better outcome than you can see right now and allow it to come.

We just moved again, by the way. Yes, AGAIN! We're still in Chico, CA but this time we moved to a much larger, nicer place right next door to Paul's dad who needed a great deal of caregiving attention in the past couple of months. Imagine: we all needed a place as close as possible and one opened up by the time we needed it RIGHT NEXT DOOR. We also really needed more space and always like to have an outdoor seating area and close access to nature and we manifested exactly that, too. A nature preserve is just a short walk away and a nice view of the Sierra foothills is practically outside our door.

Back to the coming year: a few shake-ups are likely to occur (as is often the case in a volatile election year) but not without a little fun. Focus most of all on how fun it will be to manifest what we'd like next. And "wouldn't it be great if. . . " Seriously, we don't ALWAYS seem to get what we want. Many of us have suffered great losses. It can be very easy to lose faith and think things like intentioning doesn't even remotely work! But sometimes what we need most takes a certain amount of footwork -- reshuffling the deck (which can seem almost catastrophic when you're in the midst of the shuffling). But then. . .an opportunity comes along you would not expect that you needed to be in a different place or mindset to accept. A new set of priorities soon emerges, one you would not have taken on in your previous circumstances. Or perhaps you just get to start anew and try again.

The new year reminds us to take time to look back on our lives, assess, reevaluate, pay attention to what has worked and what we'd like to do differently, to imagine what we'd like next, and intend it to come forth. A little advance planning, goal-setting and following through is often beneficial but don't be at all surprised if a lot of things just make sense to do-- like getting up every day anticipating positive shifts and intending the best all along the way.

-- Sheryl Karas, January 2012

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JUST FOR FUN: a recent example of instant manifestation Paul shared on Facebook this week. In his words:

"Things we've said this week: 'We should get another of these white plastic lawn chairs to go on the front porch. . . was nice to get that stereo as a gift, but I wish the interface was more user friendly. . . well, that plunger with the weird clear plastic handle barely worked, what's wrong with a plain wooden handle (me) and we should probably have a toilet plunger (Sheryl).' So on a short drive today we were given a white plastic lawn chair, drove a little further and saw two plungers on the sidewalk-- a regular and a toilet plunger (both with wooden handles) -- and when I pulled over there was a stereo receiver right next to me with nice simple buttons (Fisher RS 605, circa 1988). Crankin' the tunes right now in my headphones."

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HAVE A SESSION!
The beginning of the year is always an excellent time to get some clarity on your life and support to create positive directions. Our spiritual counseling practice is up and running in-person in Chico, CA and, as always, by telephone (or Skype) all over the world. Our prices continue to be affordable with bottom of the sliding scale rates available to everyone regardless of income while we're in the process of getting re-established in a new place. http://www.healingcommunication.com/How_to_Make_an_Appointment_with_Spiritual_Counselors_and_Healers_Sheryl_Karas_and_Paul_Hood.html

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GET A COPY OF OUR LATEST BOOK FOR FREE
In solidarity with the 99% movement we are still offering the PDF download version of "Waking Up in the Great Recession Mormon Desert" FOR FREE to anyone who wants it. The print version and Kindle and Nook versions are still for sale but we want to see the message in this book carried far and wide so get yours by clicking here and send this link to anyone you think might be interested: http://www.healingcommunication.com/WAKING_UP_FILE.html

This book (in print form) and Sheryl's other books are available for sale at http://www.sherylkaras.com.

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WHERE TO FIND MAMA LOVE

http://www.mamaloveproducts.com

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WHERE TO FIND OUT VIDEOS

http://www.youtube.com/user/healerteam

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YOU CAN FIND OUR ARTWORK...

in our joint Etsy shop, on Imagekind and Zazzle.
http://www.etsy.com/shop/PaulnSherylArt
Beautiful Photographic Prints by Paul Hood... http://PaulHood.imagekind.com/
Beautiful Photographic Prints and Artwork by Sheryl Karas... http://sherylkaras.imagekind.com
Art notecards, T-shirts, mugs and other gifts featuring our images... http://www.zazzle.com/paulnsheryl*

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JOIN US ON FACEBOOK

We post little tidbits of inspiration and fun, information and news about what we're up to, things that don't fit in the newsletter and things that do. And it's an easy way to interact with what we post through comments and possibly discussions from time to time. Look up "Paul Hood" or "Sheryl Karas" or both. Mama Love has its own page. That's at http://www.facebook.com/MamaLoveProducts. Become a Fan and be sure to let other people know about us, too!

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Related articles

• October News (healingcommunicationnews.blogspot.com)
• September Newsletter (healingcommunicationnews.blogspot.com)

August 2011 Healing Communication News

Hi Everyone,

WE HAVE A NEW BOOK! It's called WAKING UP IN THE GREAT RECESSION MORMON DESERT and we'd like you all to have one. This has been a long time in the making but we think it's worth it and the great people who reviewed an advance copy of it seem to agree. For example, David Spangler who was the previous director of Findhorn and has sometimes been called the father of the New Age movement had this to say:

This book is a winner. It has everything a good book should have: suspense, excitement, pathos, joy, laughter—-lots of laughter—and great characters you care about and can genuinely root for! And it's non-fiction! But what it has most is love and wisdom. Profound, heart-opening love and wisdom. It is hands down one of the best books on spirituality and its role in meeting the challenges of our time that I have read. And did I say that it's funny, too? Be good to yourself and read this book. Be good to your friends and buy them a copy. ~ David Spangler, author of FACING THE FUTURE and SUBTLE WORLDS: AN EXPLORER'S FIELD NOTES.

We're the "great characters", by the way. The book is a memoir and it follows our path from our original home in the beautiful New Age, ultra-progressive town of Santa Cruz, CA to a predominantly ultra-conservative Republican Mormon community in the eastern Arizona high desert. The timing is immediately after the election of Barack Obama and the passage of Proposition 8 (the law repealing gay marriage in California). The result is at turns poignant and funny and eventually leads to a spiritual wake-up call that shows the importance of connecting the political and the personal in our task of developing spiritually on the planet.

Read more about it and get your copy here.

It's available as an inexpensive instant pdf download or as an autographed physical book, both directly from us. It is also available on the Kindle and soon other places as well. The only places you won't find it (yet) are in bookstores because we can't afford a big print run and can't get the wholesale price low enough. So, hey, now you know that all the profit from the sales of these books goes directly to us.

And that leads us to another thing we wanted to say...

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It Takes a Village to Get the Word Out About a Self-Published Book

And we could use your help. Maybe you're not interested in this book but certainly there are a few people on your list, in your book clubs, or in your communities who would be. Tell them, would you? Forward this newsletter or give them this link: http://www.healingcommunication.com/myproducts/Waking_Up_In_The_Great_Recession_Mormon_Desert,_Book_by_Sheryl_Karas_with_Paul_Hood.html

Who Would Be Most Interested?

• Memoir lovers, and lovers of true-life adventures.
• People curious about us.
• People who love storytelling mixed with humor and philosophy.

• Self-employed people.
• Artists and writers.
• Alternative health practitioners.

• Gays and lesbians, their allies, people who support gay rights.
• Santa Cruz folks, Californians, people from Arizona.
• People making community online, marketing their goods and services online, or those attempting it.

• People who care about community, love, peace, and social justice.
• People concerned about the horribly polarized political scene, and what might shift things.
• People living through their own Great Recession sagas.

• Spiritual but not religious folks, New Age thinkers, meditators, Hindus, Pagans, Buddhists, progressive Christians, Jews, Mormons and anyone who cares about freedom of religion (or freedom not to have one).
• People who still care about life purpose and wanting to contribute to the highest good of all concerned.

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Sessions with Sheryl and Paul

We're continuing to offer our services separately as well as a team and continue to offer people (old clients or new ones) an opportunity to have a session with one or both of us at the bottom of our sliding scale regardless of income. Money is tight for a lot of people and we always have wanted to make our services as accessible as possible (while making a living, too). We're also offering short email consults which are especially useful for inexpensively trying our work out without committing to a longer session right away. Click here to make an appointment with one or both of us now.

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Our Joint Etsy Shop...

is filling up with great photos and artwork from our new book. Check them out at http://www.etsy.com/shop/PaulnSherylArt

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Where to Find Mama Love Flower Essence Aromatherapy
http://www.mamaloveproducts.com

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Where to Find Our Videos
http://www.youtube.com/user/healerteam

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Join Us On Facebook

We post little tidbits of inspiration and fun, information and news about what we're up to, things that don't fit in the newsletter and things that do. And it's an easy way to interact with what we post through comments and possibly discussions from time to time. Look up "Paul Hood" or "Sheryl Karas" or both. Mama Love has its own page. That's at http://www.facebook.com/MamaLoveProducts. Become a Fan and be sure to let other people know about us, too!

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November Healing Communication News

River Corner by Paul Hood

Hi Everybody,

It's been a long time, we know. We're still in great transition, currently in Massachusetts in a strange little place called Turners Falls. Our internet connections are sporadic -- I'm writing this from a laundromat with wifi -- and that makes us extremely focused on what we need to be doing now and not on the things we've done before. Hence, the utter lack of email communication! People who have joined us on Facebook will have read what we want to share in this email but after I wrote this last night we both felt it was time to open the lines of communication back up and draw you all in, too.

We came to Massachusetts in the strangest of ways. We got guidance to come here for "long term success". We, at this point, believe we needed to be given a few lessons. Not the fun kind...we hear there's some kind of intense Pluto transition (transformation and rebirth after examining hard issues from our pasts). But we're here now and making use of it. If we wind up here so be it. If we don't... please understand it was a step of benefit on the way for all concerned. We've already been given opportunities to help other people here locally in-person through what we've learned.

Sharing that succinctly in written form, so far, isn't so clear. Key thoughts: the importance of putting your physical needs first in order to preserve the ability to do what you're here to do. Too many healers and people called to spiritual service (ourselves included) put the greater mission -- one's life purpose -- first. So be it... and yet what we do on the material level is equally important. The intersection of heaven and earth, bringing the Godhead down, the material aspect of the spiritual depends on a solid connection with ALL that is. Physical existence, not just transcendence, is essential given that we are meant to BE HERE NOW.

Yeah, we can talk the spiritual rhetoric. But who says you can't transcend your existence as a used car salesman? Who says you can't light up someone's life with a smile and kind word while working at McDonald's? We're struggling with this right now. Jobs that reflect that kind of experience we believed we were here to find have not been easy to find. So we're examining a lot of past beliefs we've carried while trying to do what needs to be done.

Some sharing from what we've posted on Facebook:

Standing at a crossroad metaphysically, standing at a crossroads on the street, I saw a sign for local public access TV and said "Paul, let's go over there!" We met a couple of guys hanging out in front of the building. One was a black wheelchair bound man who identified himself as a Cherokee chief who said something we needed to hear at that moment about using conventional means to gain entrance and the ultimate freedom to do what we're here for. He handed us a baggie of Herkimer diamonds which he called a blessing and "seeds of light". He asked us to "plant them", to plant the seeds of light wherever we go.

True story. It happened here in Turner's Falls this week.
Turners Falls is a strange place, a place in extreme transition .... just like Paul and me (which is probably why we wound up here at this point in time). In 1676 Captain William Turner and his men massacred 300 Indians who were camped there, presumably this was near a sacred place. Was Turners Falls cursed after that?

People here think so. The grand plans intended for this spot by white people -- as evidenced by the very beautiful churches and now historic buildings-- never came to pass. Others were tried and failed. There are abandoned mills, boarded up buildings. Turners Falls was once called the "Bucket of Blood" because of the level of violent crime and alcoholism here.

About five years ago local community members, spurred by a movement to revitalize the historic district, asked the Cherokee chief we met to help facilitate a Reconciliation Healing which many of the town people attended. Since then (and actually slightly before when the idea was still being conceived) everyone says the town has started to come back to life. Town people ALL agree "Turners is coming up." It's not hard to see that the dour character of the place has glimmers of light breaking through. There's now a beautiful art gallery of photography with world class exhibits, a restored opera house with lots of wonderful community theater, new community centers of all sorts, a move to revitalize the area through arts, culture and community intervention. You can see the revitalization starting to happen. The rebirth is in full swing but its also clearly still ramping up.

Spirituality and intent in action but you need to focus on that in order to stay involved with the magic. The rest of what you might see could bring you down!

I guess that's what I wanted to share with you (and for me) during this time of extremely challenging transition so many of us are going through. Focus on those glimmers of light, water them, reconcile with what's been broken, allow the healing to take hold.

-- Sheryl Karas M.A.

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Spiritual Counseling and Healing Sessions

PLEASE bear with us during this time. If you don't live near Turners Falls we might need to talk with you via skype in a cafe or someplace else. We will probably need time to set something appropriate up in advance (so no last minute "can you help me right now!" types of calls). But we are open to what's possible...feel free to give us a call.
http://www.healingcommunication.com/How_to_Make_an_Appointment_with_Spiritual_Counselors_and_Healers_Sheryl_Karas_and_Paul_Hood.html

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Mama Love Flower Essence Aromatherapy

I have perfume with me now so I can and will fill orders at least for a couple of more weeks from this location. Check out my website at http://www.mamaloveproducts.com to make a purchase for yourself or for the holidays for someone you love!

Or contact the retail stores that carry my flower essence aromatherapy products instead:
http://www.healingcommunication.com/mamaloveproducts/stores.html

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We Have Books and Art Available Online
Healing Communication Press: http://stores.lulu.com/store.php?fAcctID=1759553
Art notecards, T-shirts, mugs and other gifts featuring our images... http://www.zazzle.com/paulnsheryl?rf=238549309058651585
Beautiful Photographic Prints by Paul Hood... http://PaulHood.imagekind.com/

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Where to Find Our Videos

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Be a Fan!

We've recently joined the world of Facebook. We post little tidbits of inspiration and fun, information and news about what we're up to, things that don't fit in the newsletter and things that do. And it's an easy way to interact with what we post through comments and possibly discussions from time to time. Check us out at http://tinyurl.com/HealingCommunication . Check Mama Love out at http://www.facebook.com/MamaLoveProducts. Become a Fan and be sure to let other people know about us, too!

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THANKS FOR ALL YOUR REFERRALS!
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