Author Archives: Chris Vera

For your holiday consideration

The holidays are coming. Don’t stress yourself trying to make things “normal.” Protect your energy and embrace a different kind of year. Let’s be mindful of our situation and how we can help in small ways. The homeless are still hungry. The lonely are still suffering. We can’t help them all, but we can helpContinue reading “For your holiday consideration”

A Society of Broken Healers

There’s a saying that those who can’t, teach. This theory works especially well, ironically, in healing. Many of us have been hurt badly in so many ways. By our parents. Our partners. Our friends. Ourselves. Those whom we entrusted with everything. I was unhappily married for 12 years before I realized I was experiencing abuse.Continue reading “A Society of Broken Healers”

Transmissions to the Mystic Nebula

Poetry is my oldest voice. Its my lifeline to my own emotions. My childhood involved a lot of fear, which translated into a lot of anger. It was hard for me to say what I wanted to say. But what I needed to say always came out clearest to me in poetry. Each poem IContinue reading “Transmissions to the Mystic Nebula”

Calling All Dark Lights

What’s a Dark Light? Someone who has seen the darkness. Someone who has experienced incalculable loss. Someone who has felt indescribable pain. And passed through the terrible veil without losing their light. A light they now share with others to help them grow, to persevere and someday again to thrive. They’re healers, empaths, writers, artists.Continue reading “Calling All Dark Lights”

Eulogy for my Grandfather

My grandfather was a humble man and he would have had mixed feelings about being the center of attention today. On one hand he would have appreciated having everyone he loved here in one place. He loved connecting with others. On the other, he was never big on talking about himself. To a young boy,Continue reading “Eulogy for my Grandfather”

Three Pillars of an Outstanding Relationship

Hi, all. Its been a little dream of mine to publish an essay on one of my favorite mindful e-zines, the elephant journal. The essay represents some of my thoughts on how I see compatibility in relationships. Have a look at Three Pillars of an Outstanding Relationship and tell me what you think! I’ll explore other ideas aboutContinue reading “Three Pillars of an Outstanding Relationship”