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ELKE SPEAKS
The new is created from the old
Modern humans: we're often in a hurry to start the new, move forward, go for our dreams. While this may be positive, in all the rush...

Elke Siller Macartney
Dec 26, 20162 min read
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Lighting up the darkness
Darkness: in this part of the world at this time of year, it's a challenge to be dealt with. And in modern times, rather than slowing...

Elke Siller Macartney
Dec 14, 20162 min read
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Blessings to all caregivers
I’m reaching out to share a group hug with all the people who’ve been caring for a loved one for a long time. You know who you are:...

Elke Siller Macartney
Dec 4, 20163 min read
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Upon putting on my glasses
A few mornings ago, I put on cheaters—eye glasses—to have a better look at the ingredient list of a face lotion I was about to use....

Elke Siller Macartney
Nov 24, 20162 min read
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What do we do now? May I suggest....
In the light of a new day with a new reality in the country I love, I and others are waking up with this question on our minds: What do...

Elke Siller Macartney
Nov 10, 20162 min read
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Let your light shine anyway
I do not usually state anything political in my posts, and today will be no different. What I will state, however, is my feelings of...

Elke Siller Macartney
Nov 9, 20161 min read
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"I'm still me!" Story of Laurie, part 1.
I kept meeting Laurie's mom Jean at monthly guest speaking gigs at a local church. After each service, she'd hug me and say, "We must...

Elke Siller Macartney
Nov 4, 20163 min read
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Time to trust ourselves again
You know you've heard from it: The Voice of Doubt. This is the voice in your head who rocks your faith in yourself by seeding doubt with...

Elke Siller Macartney
Oct 8, 20162 min read
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Life is precious. Be kind to each other.
I visited the Macy's cosmetics department yesterday afternoon to buy my favorite make-up. No, it was not THAT Macy's. Our local Macy's is...

Elke Siller Macartney
Sep 25, 20162 min read
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small actions = Big Impact
It's the little things that can make such a huge difference. For instance: When I am stressed and my shoulders are acting like earmuffs...

Elke Siller Macartney
Sep 13, 20162 min read
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Listening to the Voice in my head
Many years ago, on a cool autumn day in Seattle, I rang the doorbell of a large mansion in a swank old neighborhood. The mansion's...

Elke Siller Macartney
Sep 4, 20163 min read
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When saying "No." also says "Yes!"
Sometimes, a woman has to go on a personal journey with out telling anyone. I didn't want advice or encouragement or sage counsel: I...

Elke Siller Macartney
Aug 31, 20163 min read
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Forgive yourself...for everything. Now.
I confess, I am easily mortified (i.o.w: embarrassed) and way too often. Recently, I've been mortified for the following: Being a space...

Elke Siller Macartney
Aug 9, 20162 min read
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Sneaky acts...of kindness
I fully admit to you: I am a sneaky woman. Yep. Busted. Yet I also admit to confining the bulk of my sneakiness to guerilla acts of...

Elke Siller Macartney
Aug 3, 20162 min read
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A line in the sand
OK then, I know you are most likely taking nice deep breaths in order to cope with the rancor and shouting and bad news of the day. Some...

Elke Siller Macartney
Jul 30, 20162 min read
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Intentional creating, Part 2: Be led by Spirit, and tend to your Human
The last month has been a whirlwind of major personal life changes. A significant income adjustment has arrived, and so sustainability is...

Elke Siller Macartney
Jul 7, 20163 min read
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The "That's for me!" Game, or Creating with Intention, Part one
You know how it can be: when things go sideways, they often do so in a torrent or in multiples. So it had been for a pal who faced down a...

Elke Siller Macartney
Jun 10, 20162 min read
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Something had to give. And it did.
The feelings I had were familiar, dark and somewhat stormy. There was anxiety and tension, and man was I touchy. What was going on in...

Elke Siller Macartney
May 31, 20163 min read
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Why bother? (The baby goose story)
It usually happens when I'm in a hurry... I notice something amiss while I'm out on a walk or biking to errands: Last week it was a...

Elke Siller Macartney
Apr 22, 20163 min read
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Upon Being a Lighthouse
Recently, a client and fellow practitioner asked for help in dealing with living in a region of the US that frowns upon religions other...

Elke Siller Macartney
Apr 6, 20162 min read
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To all world changers and light workers:
To all light-workers, world changers, concerned citizens of the world: Right now, US President Obama is making a speech of peace and...

Elke Siller Macartney
Mar 21, 20161 min read
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The Well-Intentioned Soul Comes to Earth
Sgt. Angel # 444 looked over the group of new recruits and smiled knowingly. "Attention, free souls!" she called out firmly yet warmly,...

Elke Siller Macartney
Mar 11, 20162 min read
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Tips for the sensitive soul: antidotes to mass fear and anger
It's mighty tempting to go there--"there" being joining the ranks of complaints and laments about the lack of courtesy and common decency...

Elke Siller Macartney
Mar 1, 20163 min read
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2 soul retrievals
One never knows when an opportunity for deep, soul healing will happen.... What a busy 4 weeks it's been: not only work-wise, but also in...

Elke Siller Macartney
Feb 6, 20164 min read
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