A Facebook friend inspired this reflection. She’s been using AI to enhance her photos; creating images that are more beautiful, yet to my eyes, less soulful. And yet, I can see …
Author: Mariel Camilleri
Becoming Real: The Velveteen Rabbit and the Human-AI Merge
“Real isn’t how you are made,” said the Skin Horse. “It’s a thing that happens to you.” In the beloved children’s story, The Velveteen Rabbit, a stuffed toy longs to become …
Dancing with Hygeia: A New View of Health
What if health isn’t the absence of disease, but the presence of something deeper—something sacred? Join Dr. David Chandross, Ph.D., professor and pioneer in the emerging field of Health Design, …
Getting Clear on Your Purpose
Purpose isn’t something you have to figure out. It’s already here; woven into your longings, your gifts, and your way of being. The right invitation simply helps it surface. Getting …
The Masks We Wear, The Selves We Hide
How much of your identity is shaped by the need to be seen a certain way? In this reflection on authenticity, Mariel draws from T.S. Eliot, The Beatles, and her …
Changing the Story: Letting Go of Old Scripts and Making Space for the Life You Want
Some stories live in our bones. Stories about who we are, what we deserve, what’s possible. Often shaped long before we had a choice. Others were handed down by family, …
Community Gatherings
WONDERFUL WEDNESDAYS WEEKLY GATHERINGS Wonderful Wednesdays are weekly community gatherings that nourish body, mind, and spirit through shared meals, meaningful dialogue, and embodied presence. Each week, we come together to …
After the Narcissist: Reclaiming Safety, Self, and the Sacred Ordinary
When you leave a narcissistic relationship—or it leaves you—it can feel like waking up in a familiar room that no longer feels like home. The bed is the same. The …
The Body as Garden: Reclaiming the Capacity to Receive
For many of us, receiving is harder than giving. We pour our energy into others: into care, work, creativity, and survival. Eventually, there’s nothing left in the well. When support …
Stress Is a Signal, Not a Sentence
We often think of stress as something to eliminate, fix, or fight. But what if stress isn’t a malfunction? What if it’s a message—one that our body has been trying …