Why would anyone move across the country upwards of [insert preposterous, slightly incriminating number of times here] in the name of love…? Well, lots of reasons. Here’s what I’ve learned about love through many sojourns with the most unlikely of traveling companions: a tree.

Ever notice how some houses take on a mythic character in a neighborhood? Especially as children, we characterize houses—and often the people who live in them—as creepy, foreboding, magical or just plain different. What role do you, and your home, play in the neighborhood dynamics?

Although words can breach trust, developing trust requires more than words. If someone broke your trust, look at where they are providing you with a learning opportunity as your energetic mirror. Are there ways that you break promises to yourself? Or let yourself down in your goals towards your betterment as an individual? Are there similar ways you let others down?

We teach cooperation to youngsters; and, yet, it requires some finesse. While personal growth is necessary to enter into genuine cooperation, we must move beyond ourselves to collaborate with others effectively.

How do you interact with others energetically? It’s useful to consider the differences between connecting and relating…

Clearing space with a well-placed “no” can open up time for new growth. Give yourself this gift!

The belongings we keep can provide information on where we allow ourselves to be wholly us, and where we capitulate to others.

We do not enjoy the idea of having other people’s energies mixed with our own. The thought of it brings back childhood concerns of getting cooties from schoolmates. And yet, most of us carry at least a smidgeon of someone else’s energy in our space. Why?