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a newsletter for our SoulFriends

Featured Article

Ambassador of the Ancestors
by Virginia Lee, Journalist and Author

Malidoma Somé shares a mystical journey
inspired by his African ancestors.

CG: Does everyone have a destined purpose?
MS: From the Dagara point of view, it is impossible to exist in the human world without a purpose. Life is rough enough with a purpose; it's hard to imagine a life without one.

CG: Do we have anything like this in Western culture?

MS: Western culture tries to compensate with tools like career counseling. But even people who have a plan about how they are going to live their lives and what career they're going to have must be supported by some powerful spiritual lineage. There needs to be a sense of cosmic purpose. It's true that Westerners do seem to spend a lot of time figuring out who they are and why they're here. And the search often becomes an end unto itself .... (read more)

SoulSage Spotlight

Virginia Lee
Virginia's Website

As a journalist exploring the human potential movement, Virginia has written numerous articles for the Yoga Journal and Common Ground, interviewing luminaries from many diverse fields such as Lynn Andrews, John Gray, Robert Bly, Carolyn Myss, Andrew Weil, Stan Grof and Ram Dass, to name just a few.

Virginia studied at the University of California, Santa Cruz and has been a passionate practitioner of Iyengar and Tri Yoga for over 40 years. She says: "For me, yoga is a way of life! And as a world traveler, I'm delighted to teach when I live in countries where yoga is welcome."

From 2007 through 2009, Virginia served in the Peace Corps in Ukraine. As a "mature" volunteer, she embraced the opportunity to serve her country while discovering the common humanity shared by us all in the Family of Man.

Other great articles by Virginia:

Isabel Allende: When Magic Met Reality

Hyemeyohsts Storm: Lightningbolt Strikes

Featured Book

Epiphany

"True Stories of Sudden Insight to Inspire, Encourage and Transform"
by Elise Ballard

Actress, independent filmmaker and producer Elise Ballard became interested in the human experience of epiphanies, which she describes as HUGE moments of the most important realizations in people's lives, after she had her own epiphany which caused her to dramatically transform her life. Out of curiosity, she began asking everyone she met: "What is your greatest epiphany in life?" The stories people shared were so profound that she started recording them. Some are available online at her website.

Out of hundreds of life-changing breakthroughs collected by the author, 58 of them have been published in book form. These powerful revelations include those of world-renowned figures like Dr. Oz, as well as those of "ordinary" yet amazing people like Carol Lanning, a fifth-grade teacher, and Christopher Lee, a missionary in Africa. The book groups stories into six sections:  Awakenings, New Directions, Healings, Miracles, Comings of Age and Callings. All are insightful and inspirational.

SOPAStrike

On January 18, SoulFriends joined more than 115,000 other websites in a massive "blackout" to protest proposed legislation in the US Congress. If passed, the bills known as SOPA and PIPA, would have had dire consequences for internet content and online businesses like ours. As a result of the protest, US lawmakers decided to shelve the bills indefinitely.  Visit the Sopa Strike website for informative statistics and a list of participating sites, including ours. We are proud our community was able to make a difference!
Thank you for participating!

~ The SoulFriends Team

Events

Association for Transpersonal Psychology (ATP)

Spirituality & Psychology Conference
Feb 17th - 19th
Join keynote speakers as they examine the wisdom and health benefits available in spirituality.
SoulFriends will be there!

HAPPY
A film by Roko Belic
Worldwide screenings on February 11th

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For Our SoulFriends


A How-to Guide for Career Changes in Mid-Life:
10 Action Steps

Valerie Davis-Rucker
"“It's never too late to be what you might have been. (GE) "

Ancestors
Rosie Kuhn
"Growing one’s self up
is a never ending story."

What Are You Waiting for? Faith Freed
"Resistance to creative expression is a form
of self-destruction.
Sometimes, we have no choice
but to give birth."

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