Family doesn't have to be the one that we were born into, we can create our own. Yes of course we have a blood family which to many of us are important and we cannot do without, but there are also those people in our lives that we consider as family.

Some of those people are miles away like my best friend Janey and then there are those that are close to you, and may live with you, who are not blood relatives but they are still family.

These people are important to us in every way. Sometimes it's those that are the blood relatives that let us down. We may expect too much from them or they just don't care, it's sad but very true. We have all had our own ups and downs with family, I know I have, but I still value them and their opinions but I don't live by their rules any more, I have created my own.

As the saying goes, "You can choose your friends but you can't choose your family" it's very true. But actually when we are in spirit we do choose the family we are born into. Many people will think "Why!!" but you are born into the family that can teach you the lessons that you need to learn, and then you can move away from them when you need to.

We are our own individual person and you have to live your own life. I was having this conversation with my hairdresser today and she is a born again Christian and she was telling me a story how her son didn't like God one day. Her attitude was fabulous as she said, it's up to him to believe in God if he wants to I can just show him the pathway and then he can decide. I thought that was wonderful.

she was allowing her son to decide. It's hard and so many times we want to protect our kids, but we have to let them find out the truth in their own way. And they will given time. Just stand back and they will realize. We cannot protect them from everything in the world, they have to fall down and we can help pick them up, but if they didn't fall would we really be helping them grow? it's not only a lesson for them, it's a lesson for us.

So for me it's a special time with family. Myself, Kev and Charlie all had a moment tonight reaffirming how we felt about each other and we had our own family celebration. It's the family that we choose to have around us in life, that will be there for us always, and it's so special! I live with my special family, and I am also spending time soon with other parts of my family, so I just felt I needed to honor them today.

Tomorrow we are leaving to meet the founders of Childhelp and present them with the check for the donations... once again thank you to everyone!

Have a great weekend!

Sometimes my life is so consumed by work that I forget just how far I have come and how far we as a family have come.

Tonight, Kev and I went out with our dear friends who I just adore. Elaine is like a mother to me, I often joke that I am her 3rd daughter... but I walked in consumed with work. on the way there I was trying to tell Kev about what happened today and I couldn't think straight. Immediately Elaine said... "Ok what's up!" So I mentioned the hurdles that Caroline and I had been faced with she immediately ordered me a glass of wine and the days issues melted away!!

We were chatting tonight about life and health, and after my stress moment, I sat back and honored really how much I have healed in my life and what we as a family went through. I was in and out of hospital 8 times in 3 years, it was crazy but we got through it. Of course there were bad times when I was in so much pain I couldn't move but then there was the good times, for instance... Janey (oh how I miss her... i'll call you chick over the weekend..) it was her birthday and I had already bought her perfume so I was all set. It was like I knew I was going to be taken in again, and of course I was. she came to see me on her birthday and I gave her her present. I was feeling fantastic that day, and Janey was so happy with her gift she puffed her perfume on her and next thing I know, it made me nauseous... I curled back into the hospital bed again and felt sorry for myself! She felt awful, but for me now, I look back and laugh!!

And when I was diagnosed with cancer on my birthday... again I look back now and embrace it... and think what a birthday present!!! But actually it was because it was a sudden shock, I had already had my first encounter with spirit by then, but I still wasn't really convinced. I went to a healer and she suggested I read a book... "You can heal your life" by Louise Hay.

I didn't want to read it, but eventually the healer bought it for me and I read it, re-read it and then did all the exercises and WOW did it change my perspective on things. I couldn't believe it. I finally had a faith that I could heal myself and my thoughts do have some effect on my life. So I followed this book religiously and it worked... in less than a year the cancer had gone.

But what is more amazing for me, is that in little over a weeks time I will be meeting the woman who inspired me to change my life and heal myself.... I am meeting Louise Hay!!! Oh my life!!! I sit here and I want to shout it from the roof tops!!

because even though I was ill within the last 5 years I picked up that book and started healing myself again.... it was just incredible. I always said I would thank that lady in person and soon I am going to have the chance!

We can all heal ourselves. this is my personal belief and it's because I have been a healer for so long that I have seen it. But it's our own emotions and stress that cause illness. Our aura can only protect us so much and if we do not cleanse it, reenergize it or look after ourselves it will eventually turn into disease. Thats' why I am almost obsessed with crystals as I know the healing qualities they have and to have a Citrine close to my skin, is like a dose of Hormone replacement for me... no hot flashes!!! (For those of you who don't know, I am menopausal, hysterectomy 2 years ago!)

I used to and somewhat still do, hold my emotions in my stomach (hence the hysterectomy) I didn't realize it an bottled so much inside, and believe it or not that was where all my problems were. But now I know that I can highlight it and deal with it so much better. It's worth looking at your body and finding where you hold your emotions and then you are able to deal with them.

I feel like I am sort of all over the place with this blog as I had one intention that developed somewhere else and then I started to realize how excited I as at meeting Louise Hay... oh I am like a kid!!

I suppose I just wanted to let you all know that you can heal your self, you can be positive and influence things in your life, you can influence change in your life. And also remember what comes around goes around... You put a request out their into the universe and it could come straight back at you... like me with Louise Hay!

Ok It's bed time for me. We are meeting with the founders of Childhelp over the weekend and presenting them with the check for half of the money that we all raised for the bike ride a few weeks ago.

Some of the members of the site are going to do a healing circle on Saturday at noon, Pacific time. Just a moment to think about someone or some people who need healing... you don't have to have special healing qualities but just a moment of thought... try it, you may enjoy it!

Happy Friday and have a GREAT weekend!!!

Lisa xx

It's been a day of Spiritual indulgence with Kate and Ian. Ian has finally come around to the idea that there can be a spiritual existence, and spending 2 weeks with me, who couldn't eh!! But seriously he is transformed and we sat in the Zen gardens of Dr. Teas, on Melrose, while Laura quite happily played wit the stones and we sipped tea, under the shining sun of California. (Sorry to rub it in girls from UK!)

we went to the Bohdi tree to get some books, and crystals. I can never walk out of there without a basket full of books and crystals. Both Ian and Kate came out with a crystal heart and then we went to experience some real crystals at Crystalarium. What a place. It's where I got my big white crystal which is featured on the show from. I love that place and with everything from spheres and seats and wands and tumbled stones, it really is a crystal lovers paradise!

I have been searching for a Citrine Sphere, about the size a mini basketball for ages... finally today I saw one. It was divine! and it should be at $14,000!!!! WOW but beautiful to look at.

It was an emotional farewell as always when my friends leave us, but I armed them with lots of goodies for the journey and also for Ian to continue believing that when his hands tingle near crystals or when in meditation it's not his circulation that he needs to get checked it's his healing qualities!

so next is my Dad who arrives next week... I wonder if I can have the same impact on my dad that I did on Ian!!! it should be fun trying!!! ha ha ha

Indulging Spiritually is one of my favorite things! I love sitting in water gardens thinking alone or with Kev and Charlie, feeling like a little kid in the crystal shop which is like Disney for a kid or just sitting quietly in a book store with like minded people.

Finding the space and the tranquility we all need just to switch off from the world and be who we want to be. Allow our mind, body and Soul to come together and relax. it's so important.

Just remember that, if you body is calling for you to rest and recoup then listen to it... it's trying to tell you something!

I have added some more tour dates to the shows and appearances page, so check them out!

Have a fun day and remember to listen to that body, it's trying to tell you something!

With love

Lisa xx