I often swing between two of my favorite quotes. Both are by powerful teachers and both are true yet they are not easy to take at once- like two flavors that seem at odds with each other. But we have to keep trying because when we are able to digest both these gems together, they have the potential to transform us. The first is the famous quote by Marianne Williamson: “Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It

Some six years ago I sat with a dear friend sharing sadness and secrets from my soul on a bench beneath a tree at a retreat center in California. We were both participating in Anodea Judith's weeklong workshop on the Psychology of the Chakras. Anodea had asked us to dig deep, feel , and share from the heart with a classmate who she designated was a "guardian angel." My "guardian angel" was a lovely woman from Los Angeles, Gail Johnson, whom I had recognized as a soul friend