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Charlapalooza 2.0 is open for suggestions!!!

May 11, 2015
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Awesome Charlapalooza banner!!!Welcome one and all to Charlapalooza 2.0!!!  Charlapalooza is a blog game where a challenger and I take suggestions of topics on which to write poems.  Begun on myspace circa 2006, we're resurrecting the game for Mind Key. To see some of the old suggestions and poems we wrote way back when, check out my warning post from last week.  This week my challenger is Danielle Rose. She and I will be writing poems based on your suggestions.    We have decided to go with a website called Formsite for both the suggestions and the voting.  I've embedded the code below to allow you to suggest right here in the blog.Whew!  This is so much more darned work!  (Mostly for Danielle.  Even though this is called...

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In a Nutshell: On Mothers

May 8, 2015
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“The true value of a woman shines when she is one with herself and others.”The Real Emancipated Woman  by Tamara RokickiWho hasn’t felt frustrated with their mother?  Haven’t we all at some moment or another?In Make sure the kids wear coats: A Mother’s Day Blog, Charla Dury writes her feelings about a “helpful” suggestion her mother made one freezing Colorado morning. "Was it possible that my mom actually thought that, after my 17 years as a mother, I wouldn’t know to put a coat on my kids when it was cold?"Despite certain difficulties, Charla recognized the power of Mom.  "My mom was the glue that held our family together and I feel like, without her, we’re all adrift in our own oceans, wrapped up in...

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The Goddess Connection – Mothers and Maeve

May 7, 2015
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We are all mothers in some way or another, whether we have children or we don't. Like it or not, as women we are caretakers and nurturers. We live in a world where few of us are impervious to the mommy realm. In the office, you may be the one everyone turns to for a mint or an Advil. You may be that one friend everyone turns to for advice, a listening ear, or a phenomenal recipe for a spinach and artichoke dip. Gardening, painting, writing, working - creations can give us a sense of motherhood if we are lucky enough to engage in what we love doing.​No matter what kind of mothers we are, in the rigamarole of female life it is easy to forget three elements needed...

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Make sure the kids wear coats – A Mother’s Day Blog

May 6, 2015
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Kids walking to the bus in the snow“Make sure the kids wear coats,” my mom said.I sat there speechless, the cordless phone in my hand, watching the 6 AM news.  The weather guesser was predicting 15 degrees with a -3 wind chill.  Was it possible that my mom actually thought that, after my 17 years as a mother, I wouldn’t know to put a coat on my kids when it was cold?  “OK mom,” I said after a few beats.  “We will.”******At the time (nine years ago) I was so angry with her.  How in the ever loving hell could she think that we wouldn’t put a damned coat on our kids when it was cold?  Did she think that we were so irresponsible...

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The Real Emancipated Woman

May 5, 2015
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“But Mom, you don’t work,” is what I heard from the backseat.It was the answer given to the recap of my day as a reason for my exhaustion.  I had done five loads of laundry, picked up the dry cleaning, cleaned up the home and planned dinner.  We were heading home, where I’d spend the next few hours cloning myself to help with homework, start supper, walk the dogs and put those loads of clothes away.“Dad has a job and you don’t,” she continued innocently.  I was stunned.  I thought about those words for a long moment.  You don’t work.  Is that how the children really view me? I thought.  As a jobless mother who sits at home watching TV, painting my fingernails and occasionally...

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Saving our children from Mother’s Day?

May 4, 2015
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A few years  back writer Anne Lamott wrote an article for Salon.com which has since gone viral.  Today’s post is my comments to her article.  I’ve included some of the original article here, but feel free to click on the link below to hear the whole rant.   http://www.salon.com/2010/05/08/hate_mothers_day_anne_lamott/I did not raise my son, Sam, to celebrate Mother’s Day. … Mother’s Day celebrates a huge lie about the value of women: that mothers are superior beings, that they have done more with their lives and chosen a more difficult path. … I hate the way the holiday makes all non-mothers, and the daughters of dead mothers, and the mothers of dead or severely damaged children, feel the deepest kind of grief and failure. … It should...

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In a Nutshell: Faeries- Our Magical and Spiritual Companions

May 1, 2015
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There’s something magical around us and we experience it every time we observe a sunset or walk through an open field carpeted with dew-kissed grass. This week, writer Danielle Rose beautifully brings to light the mystery of that magic:  Faeries.  As May 1st approaches, Danielle finds it appropriate to talk about Beltane, or May Day, one of the photography by Kely Luzio-Cardonafaeries primary holidays.  In Faeries for Beltane she explains what the term Faerie means by re-introducing two previously published articles.   She explains, “[Faeries] embody the magic behind the science of things. They are the reason the flowers bloom, the snow glistens, and the waves crash upon the sand. ”    Danielle also includes another fresh take on faeries. Artist and tattooist Scarlet Sinclair says, “To me ‘faerie’...

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Faeries and humans together

April 30, 2015
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Are the faeries here to help us?  The opinion differs depending on the person.“I don't think [the fae] are here to help us, although they sometimes can be helpful to have around,” faerie artist Soso Erlenkamp said.  “All in all they are not very philanthropic and why should they be? Humans have not been very kind to them for a long time.”  The fae tell Soso that the magic is disappearing from the world and they want us to recognize and understand this.  It’s not only the magic that the fae themselves possess, Soso said, but also the magic that keeps our world turning.  Perhaps it is this reason, above all, that faeries have made their way back into our minds and our hearts, despite being...

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Advice for seeing faeries

April 29, 2015
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photo by Kely Luzio-CardonaPeople often ask how I see faeries.Like most things, seeing faeries (at least for me) is a good measure of faith and imagination. The imagination being the place where creative beings such as the faeries who paint the sunset or drop dew on the flowers live.  Faith is believing your gut when it tries to convince the heart that these stories—this imagination—is something more than flight of fancy.There are always signs when the faeries talk. Some people get the chills, some hear the voice in their head change in pitch or timbre.  Sometimes the signs are more subtle—diary entries that mimic subsequent events, or dreams that come true.  Sometimes the sign is as simple as a song on the radio at just...

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What the faeries think of us

April 28, 2015
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Photography by Kely Luzio-Cardonawhat is a faerie, and why not call them fairies? Learn more HERE  There are many beliefs on who the faeries are and how they view humanity at large.  What is their role in this world, and what is their role in our lives? Faeries are in large part energy, but they also live in part in our world, on Earth.  In fact, they cannot live without Earth, and it is their duty and their purpose to keep earth spinning.They also believe it is our purpose in living here - to work with them to keep the world turning, to keep it happy and healthy for it is our mother and our child in turn.  Shame on us, they say, for not...

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Faeries for Beltane

April 28, 2015
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Artwork by Brian FroudWhat is a faery?There are many definitions and belief systems for faeries and their role on earth.  A common thread through most stories and beliefs, however, is how Beltane, or May Day, is one of the faeries primary holidays.Because May Day (May 1st) is fast approaching, I thought it appropriate to share some thoughts on who the faeries are, what their role is in our lives, and how we can try to contact them as the days draw closer to one of their favorite festivals… which also happens to fall on a full moon this year.As I wrote in a November blog, Faerie, or faery, is a broad term for the millions of different kind of elemental spirits that live with and...

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In a Nutshell: Connection

April 24, 2015
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This week our bloggers spoke on connection and what it means to them to be connected.  Mind Key IS connection - a way for people of all walks of life to find their personal path to health and enlightenment.  As a community we bring together the resources and support to make that happen.As member Dr. Kevin Hall of Do Well Be Well says in Connected through Community, “I think that we are all affected by everyone that we meet and interact with, and that sometimes they mold or reshape our way of understanding things."In large part this happens because no matter who we are or where we live we all have common experiences as human beings. These experiences are what gives teachers...

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Nature Connectedness

April 23, 2015
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Photo by Helminadia RandfordThe history of humankind is impossible to understand, or even validate, without acknowledging the evolution of man in the natural settings.  Since the beginning of time our ancestors relied on nature to provide them with physical sustainability, spiritual awareness and a holistic connection. The direct connection which humans and nature have shared for centuries can’t be ignored, but should help us reevaluate the benefits of it while living in a world so embedded in technology. The modern world has been enriched by the technological advancement of global connectivity, managing to connect billions of people around the world with the simple click of a button.  This process, which enables us to view a virtual tour of the Grand Canyon while chatting on Skype...

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Connectedness – The Human Experience

April 22, 2015
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Have you ever been sitting in a movie theatre and felt a kinship with the character on the screen?  Ever had something hit a little too close to home? Have you read a book and wondered how they knew what was going on in your head?  There’s a reason for that.  I’m going to call that reason “The Human Experience.”No matter your station, your race, religion, sexual orientation or creed, if you have “this” experience, “this” will almost inevitably happen.  Cause and effect of the human kind.  Human experiences encompass birth through death and everything in between and they are fact.If you live to a certain age, you go through puberty.  Male or female, puberty is hard, no matter what. If you are in...

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Community as a source of connection

April 21, 2015
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The Mind Key Community is not only a source of talent, information and guidance, but it is a community of support.  Each member believes that some form of connectedness is important for our journey as human beings.The method of connection to community differs greatly from person to person.  Community is more than just the sum of the individual relationships within it, and as a whole functions as a higher vibrational energy.“Humans crave (and need) to be connected to each other, to the environment and to community,” writer Charla Dury said. Charla enjoys sharing her life and her views on life through her writing, using her blog as a place to open dialogue and stay connected to others.Healer Vera Remes volunteers.  She also stays connected through...

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The meaning of Connection

April 20, 2015
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    Being connected is the ultimate reason Mind Key exists.  It’s a community and a resource with the intention of closing the gap between people and knowledge, emotion and each other.Merriam Webster defines “connection” as: “a situation in which two or more things have the same cause, origin, goal, etc.”     Throughout history, humankind has relied on connection and community for survival, living in close proximity to neighbors, staying in the same family home for generations.  The United States of America would not exist if not for communities that traveled across oceans with limited supplies, then learned to live in the wilderness together, raising their communities together, and often relying on no one but each other for many years.    Today we live in a global community...

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Tamara Rokicki on Minute Novel – Writing as inspiration

April 17, 2015
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by Tamara RokickiThere’s a spiritual connection that comes from writing and it harbors a strong inner enlightenment.I began writing at a very early age.  I wrote about everything—stories of fairies, fashion tips, recipes, Tamara Rokickimanga, personal journals and eventually what turned out to be the beginning of novels.  Thinking back to the early years of my life, I see that writing wasn’t just something I learned to enjoy over time.  There wasn’t a particularly enlightening class in elementary school that prompted me to love the art of writing.  It was something emblazoned deep inside my core even before I could steadily hold a pen in my hand.  It was my life connection to something higher.   I often see myself as lost inside a venue of...

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Why I’m having such a good time this April

April 16, 2015
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Writing has always been my expression and release.  Even more than that, it acts as a form of manifestation.  I remember being in my twenties, reading through stories I wrote in high school and college featuring heroines with attributes I could only wish for… and discovered that I had become those women.  Later in life I wrote and recognized that my angels and guides were speaking to me, quite clearly, through the “fictional” words I wrote. Today, as a mother of two young girls, a freelance journalist, and the founder of this fledgling community, I struggle with writing - specifically with writing for myself.  There rarely seems the time to do it, and when the time is there, my energy (creative or otherwise) is low. ...

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My Views on the Camp NaNoWriMo Challenge on Mind Key

April 14, 2015
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Me.NaNoWriMo has been a thorn in my side since I started blogging years ago.  My writer friends would say Join NaNoWriMo, Charla! Join NaNoWriMo, Charla! Just the mouthful should have told me how difficult this challenge would be.I don’t write novels, which is the main focus of NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writer’s Month) but I do write.  I write personal stories on my blog.  Every once in a while I throw in a bite of fiction or a puff of poetry, but personal stories and experiences are my forte.  So I figured I didn’t qualify for NaNoWriMo.  I mean, why would I?  I can barely find time to readnovels, certainly not to write them!   But then I joined the Mind Key Community.  Being surrounded with so...

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The Camp NaNoWriMo Mind Key Challenge

April 9, 2015
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I have undertaken an amazing adventure.Yes, yes, relaunching Mind Key is an amazing adventure… and please don’t think I’ve dropped the ball on this yet.  We have a wonderful community built, and we are all working together (which is incredibly inspiring) to create a blog worthy of what you expect from a community dedicated to creativity, inspiration, connection and growth.  Meanwhile, we’re looking to add new members and creating a calendar of events that couldn’t possibly leave anyone wanting for things to do.  There will be more to come in upcoming days, including fantastic contests, online and live classes, and possibly a radio show.As part of this I want to introduce you to a fantastic contest that simply couldn’t wait.  The amazing adventure I’ve mentioned...

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Welcome to the New Mind Key

March 20, 2015
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Career, Creativity, Currency, Energy, Health, Lifestyle, Relationship

Once simply a novel, Mind Key has blossomed into The Mind Key Project - a hub of knowledge and resources, a community of practitioners and artists, and a calendar of events aligned with connecting people with each other and with their goals and dreams. Why “Mind Key”?  The term was chosen because we each have the potential within to create the life we want.  There’s no healing, no reality, no dream that is beyond our reach… but finding the resources to bring these things to fruition can be difficult.  Especially in a world full of “nos,” “can’ts” and “impossible.” It is my belief that nothing is impossible, if only the space is created for it to happen.  That space begins within our own bodies, our minds and...

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How to get rid of pesky energy

January 14, 2015
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Yesterday I talked about how the Rarr has been cropping up in my readings.  He is not positive or negative, he simply represents energy… pure unadulterated energy.  The problem with energy, however, is it tends to want to find places to ground.  The bright powerful human soul, encased in a chemically charged, earth-bound body is fantastic grounding for energy that has no idea where to go. (To learn  more about the Rarr and unwanted or negative energies, click here.)Here are a few suggestions for how to avoid, and shake the Rarr when he static clings your way:1.) Ground.  Always ground.  Grounded energy is recycled by Mamma Earth, and by other balanced energies.  Put down roots, breathe deeply, meditate, play in the dirt, eat a steak and...

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Clearing out unwanted energy

January 13, 2015
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I love the inspiration that Among the Realms Radio provides.  They truly discuss some pertinent and timely subjects.  Tomorrow night they will be talking about negative energies, what they are and how to avoid and protect against them.Artwork by Brian FroudImmediately I was reminded of the Rarr.Recently the Rarr has been coming up quite often in my readings.  He is not positive or negative, he simply represents energy… pure unadulterated energy.  The problem with energy, however, is it tends to want to find places to ground.  The bright powerful human soul, encased in a chemically charged, earth-bound body is fantastic grounding for energy that has no idea where to go.Sometimes this energy represents negativity, like when someone encounters a spirit consumed in anger.  This can...

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