Practicing Being Alert to the “Conspiracy of Improbabilities “ by Marcia Singer, MSW, CHt I’m discovering as I get older (get old?!), that my life can be guided by the synchronicities that come with the turf. By paying close attention to the chance encounters, those elements of surprising coincidence that…

by Marcia Singer, MSW, CHt It was a typical day at Woodland Care Center, except that I had come to work with laryngitis. I didn’t think I was otherwise ill, no virus, no contagion. I needed the work, the money, and I also didn’t want to let anyone down. …

A true story as told to me by Tara’s father, during an interview years ago. It still gives me goosebumps. Angel encounters are told everywhere on earth: are you a believer, like me? For the holidays, fourteen years ago, I wrote a story about Tara Moore, destined to leave our…

Sometimes you wake from the dream world knowing that you’ve been led through a Doorway outside space and time…and your life is changed forever. Sometimes you wake from the dream world knowing that you’ve been led through a Doorway outside space and time, into a reality far more compelling than…

Which one(s) do you inhabit? Are you fulfilled in this “reality?” Reviewing an entry from my journaling, Dec 9, 2017 . I’ve been reflecting at length about my most basic belief system, uncovering for the umpteenth time, conflicts there –or at least, conflicts in the path to arriving ‘there.’ (Including…

Our histories of deprivation reveal lifelong effects (but we can heal…) By Marcia Singer, MSW, CHt Our childhood experiences of touch — pro or con — can last a lifetime. Being held and comforted, cherished and appreciated gives children room to grow, discover and develop into a happy, caring, responsible individuals. Conversely, being touched often with anxiety, hesitancy, embarrassment, disgust (as in changing a soiled diaper)…

By Marcia Singer, MSW, CHt Want to have a magical experience? In my youth, Perry Como sang to me, “Catch a falling star and put it in your pocket,” save it for when I need some magic. I grew up trying potions, charms, incantations: “Star light, star bright…” Nowadays I prefer natural magic — employing…

by Marcia Singer, MSW June 21. Arizona House Speaker Rusty Bowers (R) was testifying to the Select Committee, Rep Adam Schiff (D-CA) questioning, his composure professional. I want to blurt, “Serves ya right for backing Trump!” But as Bowers continues, I become more sympathetic –all those scary pressures to “do…

One hundred and thirty-seven — if I count the small cigarette butt pieces strewn along the sidewalk. And this is just the number I’ve noticed, and just on the trip back, walking home from buying my newspaper one recent Sunday. Most of the discarded butts are lying in the gutters…