Hi Lisa,
YOU DID IT! Have a lovely weekend at home. Under the stars must have been incredible to observe.Tonight is the first chance I have had since Jan. 25th.to be on the computer. I just came home from the hospital-was admitted through ER for severe Divoticulosis,Whew..
Reading your wonderful chat is such an uplift. Blessings to you and your family.
Have a lovely Valentines Day. Kindly, Kathy

Dearest Lisa...

I hope your retreat brought forth all the "tools" you need to create the next stage of your life. I am sure whatever you do in future,will be using your gifts to assist us, on both sides of the "divide." You seem to thrive on chaos, and barely have time to breathe! Thankfully, you have Kevin & Charlie to "ground" you.

I, as do many others, would treasure a reading. My goal is having one that might provide advice and answers concerning a joyous, secure, positive future for my 4 year old granddaughter, Lia, who is my "ground."

Knowing this is not possible, I entered Lia on your healing list, as a means of assisting her. She has no critical, physical ailment. She has been in torment, for more than a year, over what she has described as mental and sexual abuse by her non-custodial mother and mother's boyfriend.

Prior to being on your list, Lia would cry and beg not to go with her mother. On her next visit to mother, after being put on the list, Lia decided to fight the exchange. She kicked, screamed, and refused to go, loudly protesting that mother does bad things to her. She was outside, in our street, all our neighbors hearing her!

She changed from being forlorn and pathetic, to being an impressive activist on her own behalf. I don't know what, or who "got into her," but she has been a fiery protester since. We have legal battles to go, but she seems very determined to not remain a passive victim. Mother has unbelievably stopped forcing the visits, stating, "I don't want to have a "screaming mess on my hands."

Having exhausted every hotline and Family Service avenue, federally and in 2 states, we have found no solution for her, since we have no physical witness to the instances she describes.

Unfortunately, overburdened Family Court systems across the country are glutted with false allegations of abuse. The courts are becoming more and more unwilling to take claims of child abuse seriously, particularly if the child is a party in a custody case. Even more doubtful, as is ours, is the very small percentage of cases where father has physical custody, and mother is the alleged abuser.

During my search for assistance, I found ChildHelp in April,their officially dedicated month to honor child abuse victims. They could provide no help with our particular situation, but the moral support from their phone counselor was a small bright spot in a very dark cloud. Unlike a lot of the children involved with ChildHelp, at least our little one has family members to provide support, who attempt to pull her from the depths.

It is honorable and inspiring of you, and Kevin to align yourselves with this organization of help and hope. Everyone who "knows" you will come to understand that though physical injuries may heal, mental/emotional imprints may never fade. They will realize, from your voice, what can be done to help victims of abuse, and how to change laws so perpetrators will be more effectively stopped, bound over and punished.

Bless you for your wisdom, insight, guidance and hugs!

Angela

Thank you for your sharing. I am just on the first steps of my journey, and I find you to be a wonderful guide on my path. Will check out Ojai soon.
Donna

Lisa,

Thank you for taking time to share, especially after only just arriving home!

I really need to understand how to meditate. Can you tell us what you think about God at some point? I remember hearing Sylvia once do a reading where she talked about Jesus. I am a believer in God and Jesus, but I also believe in spirits, ghosts, orbs etc. and I don't have a clue how to connect what feel like two different faiths...if that makes sense. A lot of my "Christian" friends would say I am totally off base.

If you have a book or website you'd recommend for any insight, that would be oh so nice :-) I'm comfortable that the two can co-exist, I would just like to know more. Ha! Like everyone else probably ;-)

Hi Lisa and Kindred Spirits,
People need to remember that even when things seem so bleak and hopeless, that they are resilient and can adapt to new situations and use them as an opportunity to expand themselves into a new life role. I am not saying it is a "piece of cake" to go through bad times, but to keep in mind that if we can just ride out the crap and not give in, we can use that life experience to evolve into a stronger human being. I became so depressed when life took things away from me that I thought, "I can't do this, it is not who I am, it is out of my comfort zone, I don't like it, and I don't want to go on!" But I always did hang in there blow, after blow. Even through my husband died suddenly, an investment company took all of my money, my house was foreclosed on, cancer made a "guest" appearence, and to add insult to injury, my family thinks being overweight (and I AM!) is the "biggest sin" (Forget being fat AND POOR!) I hung in there! I also eventually learned that pride was pretty darn useless too! I worried so much about what the neighbors thought if they knew I was getting kicked out of my house, and it ate away at me day and night! I thought I could not take the humiliation of what they thought of me because of it; so I tried to hide it. That attitude just added to the enormous pressure and depression I was feeling. I finally acknowledged the "elephant in the room" and started telling people what was happening to me. I wasn't looking for sympathy, I was freeing my mind of the terrible confines of pride. I soon found out that when I opened up and was honest with others, not only did I feel better, but it opened the door for others to be honest with me with their situations too. I don't think these homey sounding sayings came about without good reason. Even though they sound rather trite, I realised after an ephiphany, or two of my own, that someone must have suffered some heavy duty stuff in order to have come up with them. (It's just too bad they sound so much like a sampler!).
Now, I try and roll with the "punches" and take each new trial as a challenge to do something positive with it, be inspired by it, and not let it keep me a terrified, immobile prisoner in its grasp. Don't get me wrong, it IS a really difficult battle to keep up a positive attitude, but it is so important to win that battle and not let it take you down.
I just picked up a book by Melody Beattie called, "The Grief Club, The secret to getting through all kinds of Change." I am eager to read it, because the author has been so helpful to me in the past with her co-dependent books. I don't doubt she will also have some very helpful insights into grief, (that so very powerful emotion). She says, "We wait for life to be like it was, then one day we get it: Life as we knew it is gone. It's never going to be the same again." "Welcome to the Club: "The Grief Club."
Grief comes in so many forms; it is not the sole domain of death; it is any aspect of life that throws you a major curve and causes you to make drastic changes. I wish you all the strength to let yourself be the victor over the crap life piles on, and no matter how heavy it gets, ride it out, because the next beautiful thing that happens to you will make you really glad you did!
We are all in this together!!
Hugs,
Cheryl

Lisa,
Welcome home and how nice to hear that your time was fabulous. I am sure it was one of the hardest things to go and do but so so cleansing also.
Your post this morning was wonderful as usual:)
deezie

Wow! What a great retreat! Peace!

Lisa,

This is so weird - as you headed toward your journey, you got me thinking about doing a retreat. So yesterday, I started investigating them on the Internet. The one I was drawn to was the same one you went to. I had no idea where you went until your posting today and e-newsletter.

At any rate, I'm not sure if I'll go through with it. The whole concept kinda scares me.

Glad to hear it went well for you!!!

Lisa - Welcome back...I'm sure it was an amazing retreat! Life takes us all on different paths. Sharing your experience with us...your ups, your downs, and taking the steps to face your fears and move forward leaving them in the past is an inspiration to us all!

Life is for living, loving and giving, moments for sharing, enjoying and caring, with lessons for growing, every day showing, your path is your choice, give it your voice, the direction you take, you choose and you make, don't fear the unknown, move forward when shown, give your vision life, enjoy - remove strife!

Lisa,

You go Girl! What a wonderful experience you had at the retreat!
You are right on when you talked about embracing the hard things life sends us sometimes. You have to go through it, learn the lessons, grow spiritually and them you can use that experience to help others.
We live in a world of instant gratification. Everybody wants a quick fix. How wonderful it was that you could slow down time and connect with your core self.

I am off to check out the web site you mentioned!

P.S. Glad you are back! I look forward to your blogs everyday and I missed them!

Debbie TX

Dear Lisa,

Hello and Welcome back! I am so pleased to hear that your personal retreat to Ojai was so sucessful for cleansing your soul, clearing up confusion and discovering much needed answers, Thank you for sharing your spiritual journey with all of us. I live in Ojai and have heard of the Ojai Soul Arts but I have never personally been there, But it certainly sounds like a wonderful place to relax and reflect, I am glad to hear that you enjoyed yourself so much. Fortunitly, You had picked the perfect time to visit Ojai as the weather is once again turning cloudly and overcast. Were you able to visit our little town while you were here? If not, I hope that you will return someday as Ojai is a charming little town to visit. If you do ever return, I would love to show you around and take you for a nice relaxing lunch at one of our charming restaurants. Again, Thank you for sharing your retreat with us ... Be happy, Stay healthy and be kind to yourself.

Love,
Bobbie

Hi Lisa!
I'm glad you enjoyed your experience at the retreat! Sifting through the good and bad stuff can be tough, but definitely worth the effort.
I love your comments on teaching, as I am an educator myself. The most important thing I like to impart on my students, is that we are all life long learners. Sometimes students assume that because you're a teacher, you know everything (especially the little ones!) and they are often surprised when you tell them, you don't know something. I just tell them that no one can know everything, and if we come across something we don't know, we will try to learn it together. I think we as humans need to approach life this way. There is such a drive for perfection, that it can drive a person insane!
Thank you for sharing your journey with us in this blog, it's such an inspiration:)

Welcome back, Lisa!
Wow! You just validated everything that happened to me as well! It just gave me more validation as I wrote that. I, too, now know so much more about myself! It isn't as painful anymore and I know what I have to do and where I have to go from here. You are so right about it being the "journey"....we just can't hold all that confusion and pain. It breaks our "vessel" if we do and we do not perform well in anything! By your going, it urged me to go. Even if it was a different place, the results were the same. So amazing!
Thank you Lisa for your guidance that I most likely would not have if not for you! I understand why I didn't get a reading from you, but that hug and meeting you in San Fran made it all so perfectly clear! It was like a huge church bell went "ding!".
I am so happy for you and your retreat and for mine as well. I thank you, my Angels and my Guides.
Peace, love and light,
Cynthia

Hi Lisa,wecome back!

I have a huge question to ask you concerning my daughter Angel.We recently moved into my partners apartment and we have both detected alot of activities.We have a labrador and just a few weeks ago he has been staring at Angels wardrobe and barks at it.Sometimes he runs out of the room like a mad dog.Anyway,my main concern is that she has started talking to the wardrobe and says its her best friend now.She has not seen what she is exactly talking to as its always hiding.Am so worried that she is talking to something she shoudnt be talking to eg demon.She and i have a gift of seeing at times and hearin footsteps.Now that am pregnant,my senses have really sharpened and i always know when they're around.Starting to hear voices and am just trying to make out what they are saying.Can they harm my baby too?How can i protect my family? By the way, i live in Belgium,brussels.

Hi Lisa,wecome back!

I have a huge question to ask you concerning my daughter Angel.We recently moved into my partners apartment and we have both detected alot of activities.We have a labrador and just a few weeks ago he has been staring at Angels wardrobe and barks at it.Sometimes he runs out of the room like a mad dog.Anyway,my main concern is that she has started talking to the wardrobe and says its her best friend now.She has not seen what she is exactly talking to as its always hiding.Am so worried that she is talking to something she shoudnt be talking to eg demon.She and i have a gift of seeing at times and hearin footsteps.Now that am pregnant,my senses have really sharpened and i always know when they're around.Starting to hear voices and am just trying to make out what they are saying.Can they harm my baby too?How can i protect my family? By the way, i live in Belgium,brussels.

Hi there.. welcome back, the aura around your words is much brighter.

I checked out the websight on the retreat, it looks beautiful, a bit pricey for my average joe/single mom budget (we need to start one where us poor folk can hang out LOL) but it looked like it would be the place to go for some introspect. Me? when i need introspect i just put the dogs outside and sit down with a tequila sunrise... may not work in quite the same fashion...but i sure feel better after a couple! LOL

What i am going to say kind of goes back to an earlier post of yours which i responded to, and it was about no matter if you know a person or not, you touch thier lives.. teach them... effect them in some way.

We are all in each others lives for a reason.. WE post on here for a reason, YOU post on here for a reason, WE are ALL touching and teaching and drawing from each other, through our words, although the miles may be many between us.

What i, or someone else may say, perhaps makes no sense to most.. but there may be ONE person who reads it, who may be guided or comforted by those words.... who can take a piece of wisdom away from it.

It is funny you posted this today as I was at the store, and because of an incident i wont bore you all with, i was thinking how i perhaps "precieved myself" to be more important, that what i have been, to others.

I thought.... "If I died today, how many people from my past, whom i have considered myself important to, would actually mourn." You know.. you question your importance to others.. well, maybe you dont, but i do sometimes when i am feeling a bit insignificant....

then i came home.. logged onto your sight.. and here are your words... teaching me... and wether YOU know it or not.... your words reminded me (taught me) that we all touch others in ways we may not realize .... making me understand that no matter if things are shown outwardly or not... if even one infinitesimal piece of information you have given, reaches and makes sense to someone.. then you have succeeded.. they have learned from you.

Glad you are back, i know i kinda missed your daily posts... was sorta lonely around here :(

Am so happy you had the experience you had, I am sure your energy is lighter and you breath a little easier now... hang on to that feeling when things get tough.. and welcome home!
ally

Hello,

I stumbled upon you and your show on iTunes yesterday. I downloaded the season and it was quite interesting. I'm currently knee deep in crafting my own mediumship and watching your show was helpful. Thank you so much, I feel I took a little something to ponder from each show.
Enjoy the day!

dear lisa, my brother is past over on november 2001,it was my most beloved brother end I he is alway on my mind. can you say something from him, sorry dad can not reayd verry good inglish its becose I'm from belgium.

Hi Lisa,

My wife and I will miss your show on Lifetime. We do look forward to your book. We are excited you will be in Illinois for a book signing.

I read that when alzheimer's patients pass their spirits may be confused, and therefore not pass over. I'm worried since I have a parnet with the disease.

Hey lisa, yay, i'm so happy you're blogging again and I'm so glad you had a nice time. I've had my share of confusion, and I love reading what you say about it all. I'm sending alot of love your way, and I hope you have a wonderful day today.
Melissa Elliott
www.myspace.com/myfriendsaturn

I'm constantly teaching others in what I've learned throughout life. If people listen or not I can't tell. I've had to learn through my many hard knocks like Cheryl in the above post.Lisa started a very good beginning concerning this subject.My biggest challenge has been getting the young people to spread their wings and fly. If you don't take a chance then you risk being stuck and asking yourself 20 years later why you never did this or that.What I think is important is to never count yourself out in regards to age,sex or color.We all come from the same mold.What makes us different is how we react.

Hi Lisa,
SO glad you had a wonderful retreat. How restful and knowledge filled. I will be attending my first Spiritualist Church service tomorrow and can't wait. Am a bit nervous, but also very excited. Wish me luck!

Hi Lisa,
Welcome back!! I hope you had a safe drive back home! I got February Newletter and seen some wonderful pictures I loved the sunset picture the colors were amazing. I have a picture that I took of a sunrise out in the middle of the ocean.I had to take a picture that morning something got me up when I got the picture developed I notice something strange yet a feel of hope, trust, protection and happiness come to me just looking at the picture what I notice was 3 angels in the center of the sunrise just floating in the air with long gowns like they were doing alittle dance. The funny part nobody can see them when I show this picture, the only person that noticed them was my daughter godmother who pointed out in the picture where they were.So when things don't go so well for me I pick up that picture and a smile comes right back at me. I remind myself that I am not alone that they will always be there to help out no matter what issue I'm in!

Mirella C

Hi Lisa,

This is my first time writting on these comments and it actually took me some time to figure out how to make a comment. I get your news letters everty month. And I check my email everyday to see if I get something from you. I never really believed in mediums. But when I watched you show I was amazed by you.I have wrote to the address at the bottom of each news letter I gert in hopes that maybe I could get a reading with you. I was trying to get to the expo your having in LA but its to far for me. I live in Northern Cal so its an 8 hour drive for me. I am struggling with my fathers death. He's been gone for 4 years and each year it seems to get worse for me. I cry and cry more each day. It's effecting my life and my 5 year olds life. I'm trying to move forward and move on but gor some reason I keep holding on. I bought your healing tapes and I listen to it in my car everyday. I wanted to meet with you or talk with you to maybe get some closer so I am able to move forward in life. I'm 26 and its putting a hold on me. So if there is any way you can help me at all possible it would mean the world. I will continue to writw to the company in hopes to get a reading with you. Money is not a problem.

Julie, Ukiah Ca