Kaleidoscope Place of Healing

01/06/2026

"Would've, Could've, Should,ve...."
All Past Tense
All some form of underlying self judgement.....
Keeping you stuck in a cycle of regret....
Today can you bring your awareness to and ask
"Whats here now?"
What do I desire in this moment?
What are the opportunities, the choices that I have in front of me today?
What might you create? How may that bring you a little peace, a bit of joy?

01/05/2026

✍️ We walk not to change anyone’s faith or belief—we walk only to gently raise awareness of peace, mindfulness, compassion, loving-kindness, and unity.

These qualities are already there in each human heart, in all of us, quietly waiting to be recognized and nurtured. They have always been part of who we are.

We do not need to change our faith or belief to cultivate peace in our hearts. We do not need to abandon what we hold sacred to practice compassion toward others. We do not need to let go of our traditions to embrace loving-kindness and mindfulness in our daily lives.

We simply walk to remind ourselves and each other—with deep humility—that these qualities exist within us, that they have always been there, patiently waiting for us to remember.

We hold profound respect and honor for everyone who follows their faith, whatever that faith may be. Different faiths, different beliefs, different traditions—all beautiful, all valid, all capable of nurturing the same essential qualities that help us become more compassionate, more connected, more at peace with ourselves and one another.

Our journey is simply a gentle reminder, offered with open hearts, that beneath all our differences, we share a common longing for peace, a common capacity for kindness, a common humanity that quietly binds us all together.

May you and all beings be well, happy, and at peace.

01/05/2026

Your mind is one of the most powerful places you will ever live in, and yet it’s the one place many people neglect the most. Every fear that has ever held you back, every dream that keeps calling your name, and every version of your future you secretly hope for all begin right there. 🌱

If your thoughts have the power to create anxiety, tension, and storms in your chest, then they also have the power to create calm, clarity, and skies full of light. This is your gentle reminder that you do not have to stay stuck in survival mode. You do not have to constantly prepare for disappointment, loss, or pain. You are allowed to prepare for goodness too. You are allowed to make room for miracles.

You are allowed to imagine peace so deeply that your body begins to feel safe again. You are allowed to picture yourself thriving, winning, and becoming before the evidence shows up. Because most times, your mind isn’t predicting your future — it’s rehearsing it. And whatever you rehearse long enough starts to feel familiar… starts to feel possible… starts to feel like truth.

So be intentional. Choose to practice hope, even on days it feels uncomfortable. Choose to rehearse the life you desire, not the one you fear. Sit with the version of you who is calm, confident, emotionally grounded, loved, supported, and secure. Give your imagination better material, and watch how your emotions, decisions, and life begin to shift in response.

Healing begins the moment you stop using your thoughts to punish yourself for the past and start using them to protect and build your future. You deserve that softness. You deserve that safety. You deserve that peace. 🌿

NOTE: Educational information only. Not psychotherapy or professional mental health care.

01/05/2026

01/04/2026

Gentle with yourself, firm with your boundaries ❤️

01/03/2026

Amen

✍️ Let there be peace on earth—and let it begin with me. Not with someone else. Not somewhere far away. Not when conditions are perfect or when the world finally changes. But here, now, with me.

Peace begins the moment we become mindful of our breath—that simple, sacred rhythm that connects us to the present moment. It begins when we bring awareness to our daily actions, to the way we move through the world, to the choices we make in each ordinary moment.

Let peace begin in the way I speak to myself when I make a mistake. In the breath I take before reacting. In the kindness I choose when patience feels difficult. In the forgiveness I offer when holding onto hurt feels easier.

Let it begin in my home, in the gentleness I bring to those closest to me. In my community, in the compassion I extend to neighbors and strangers alike. In my daily life, in every small choice to respond with understanding instead of judgment, with love instead of fear.

We often look outward, wishing the world would become more peaceful. But the truth is simpler and more challenging: the world becomes peaceful when we do. When each of us takes responsibility for the peace we carry—or fail to carry—in our own hearts.

One person practicing mindful breathing creates ripples. One person acting with awareness transforms their corner of the world. A family practicing peace becomes a refuge. A community practicing peace transforms a neighborhood. And slowly, quietly, persistently, the peace that begins with “me” spreads to “we,” and from “we” to all.

Let there be peace on earth. And let it begin with me—with my breath, my thoughts, my words, my actions, my presence in this world.

This is not passivity. This is the most active, courageous work we can do.

May you and all beings be well, happy, and at peace. 🙏

01/02/2026

Correction: Classes are 10 am to 11 am (not 10 to noon)

Mark your calendars for this Saturday, January 3rd, as weekend QiGong classes commence. Marlene invites you to join her on the 1st and 3rd Saturdays of each month to move some energy! Classes will also continue on Wednesday mornings. 10am-11am. $17 drop-in or purchase a 6-pack for $90.

01/02/2026

Rest. Reflect. Recharge. 🌟🌿

01/02/2026

Symptoms are profitable. Prevention is not.

01/01/2026

This reminds us that while the calendar urges us to start fresh in January, the natural world is still in a phase of deep rest. Its significance lies in validating the instinct to slow down, turn inward, and honor winter’s quieter rhythm instead of forcing growth. It invites a gentler, more nature‑aligned understanding of beginnings, one that starts in the roots before it ever reaches the bloom.

Shamanic Journey Invitation:
“In the quiet of winter’s deep rest, what wisdom do the roots of my being want to show me about the beginnings that are forming unseen?”

This question invites you to journey into the hidden, gestating places within yourself to discover the subtle beginnings that are taking shape beneath the surface long before they bloom.

© DailyShaman/CM 2026

Text on Image:
“The calendar may shout ‘begin,’ but the Earth whispers ‘rest.’ In winter’s stillness, we don’t rush to bloom, we tend the roots, dream the seeds, and trust the slow magic of becoming.

01/01/2026

This image speaks the language of deep winter folklore, where cold is not cruel but conscious, and the forest itself remembers old names.

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❄️ The Old Winter Spirit

In many Northern and Alpine traditions, there is an Old Winter Spirit—not evil, not kind, but ancient. He is sometimes called the Forest Father, Old Man Winter, or simply the Snow Hermit. He is believed to appear during the quietest weeks of winter, when the land is sealed in ice and human voices grow hushed.

He does not rule winter—he tends it.

It is said that when the birds gather upon him without fear, winter will be long but gentle. Birds are the souls of the living forest, and only those who belong to the land may carry them safely. In old tales, if birds nested upon a winter spirit’s shoulders or crown, it meant:
• The forest would survive the cold
• Spring would return in its proper time
• The balance between hunger and mercy would be kept

The figure’s beard of frost and moss marks him as older than villages, possibly older than gods. He remembers when humans first learned fire—and when they forgot how to listen.

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🐦 The Birds in Folklore

Small winter birds—chickadees, t**s, wrens—were believed to be messengers between worlds. They carried prayers upward when the ground was frozen and offerings could not be buried.

A bird resting in a winter spirit’s hand meant:
• A promise of protection
• Safe passage through the dark season
• A reminder that gentleness still has power

To harm such birds in winter was once considered a grave spiritual offense.

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🌲 The Forest Setting

Leafless trees in folklore are not dead—they are watchful. Winter strips the forest to its bones so truth cannot hide. Spirits like this one are said to emerge only when the forest is honest.

Stone and snow together—like in the image—represent endurance. Old shrines were once believed to sleep beneath snowbanks, tended by spirits who ensured they were not forgotten.

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❄️ The Deeper Meaning

This is not a god of punishment.
This is a keeper of thresholds.

He teaches:
• Silence is sacred
• Kindness survives even in scarcity
• Winter is not death, but custody

In folklore, those who encountered him were advised not to ask for warmth, but to offer respect. A bowed head, a crumb of bread, or simply leaving the birds undisturbed was enough.

Because winter spirits remember who honors life when it is most fragile.

And they never forget. 🌨️🕊️

The Crones Grove