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Sober Up – We all have an area in life we can “sober up”. An area of life that may be challenging, dark or we just know that we need to face….accept….and deal with. Maybe it’s as simple as doing something better than we are currently. I had many…I still do…and always will. How exciting […]

A beautiful family with 3 little girls…then in a moment…everything was INTERRUPTED. Life was moving along as planned for Kristine Peacock, her husband, and three daughters when tragedy struck. In this beautiful interview Kristine’s story of heartache and courage will tug on your heart, probably cause you to shed some tears, but in the end..you […]

Pillars of Light and Love – Addiction is rapidly increasing at the High School level and beyond. Addiction to pain medications and alcohol is also on the rise. Jon Cheplak, Author of “Interrupt the Pattern” is returning to Pillars of Light and Love, to present a free one day workshop for teens and adults called “The Addiction Dilemma”. 10am-12pm  Jon […]

Your Circumstances of Life Reflect the Needs of Your Soul – We continue to look outward for our solutions when all we need is within.  We are experience junkies chasing the noise and fillers of society that give us temporary joy…we experience the momentary high…yet without a centering and rhythm with self we revert back […]

All things are temporary, Everything changes One thing you can count on in life is that everything changes.  We like to think that everything in our lives will remain the same and we are very uncomfortable most time when things do change.   We cling to that which is familiar, we even fight for things to […]

Knowing your roots:  Going Deep – When you look at your pattern, what you are trying to interrupt, you must unravel the past in order to get to the root of your behavior.  In many cases we know the pattern but fail to dig deep enough into our past to understand where, when and how […]

Conflict – It is inevitable; whenever you have a relationship with someone, you have conflict at some point.  From time to time you will disagree with the people in your life and them with you,  you can choose to face it head-on, avoid it, or live your life in such a way that you constantly […]

Write what’s killing you inside to get it outside –  Hear what you feel. Journaling is an exercise in being heard.  When we allow ourselves to hear what we feel we now deal with it.  Journaling creates a new rhythm for self to face things safely. Affirm Before Writing “I feel anything I need to […]

Our secondary emotion of anger – We have all experienced anger. Anger is a human emotion; some deny it, suppress it, ignore it, avoid it, and run from it. Others express it freely when ever they feel it, slamming doors, making unkind gestures, yelling, breaking things, even causing physical damage. But what is Anger all […]

Shame – One of the biggest obstacles of change is the shame we feel for what we have done, are doing or experienced in our life. Our ego steps in as a “toxic mimic” or “false image” of protection to keep our darkness hidden for fear of judgment, ridicule, and rejection. We try to suppress […]

Moving Out of Fear – I believe everything we do in life comes from one of two emotions; Love or Fear. If you examine your past and present experiences, thoughts, actions and doings you will come to realize whether you are acting out of fear or out of love. I know it seems very basic, […]

The Magic Pause Becomes a Collection of Magical Moments – Once you become aware, doing the work becomes the challenge No matter how many self-help books you have read, seminars you have attended or counseling sessions you have had, the application of new concepts, or, new ways of being into your life becomes the challenge; […]

Thoughts, Beliefs, and Actions . . . An Exercise to Interrupt The Pattern Take one entire day to actually listen to yourself and what you say to yourself on a daily basis. You will be surprised to find how negative you can be with yourself. Designate a day to take a pen and paper with […]