Close Calls Defined Close call noun a narrow escape from danger or disaster. Following The Light It was a sunny San Diego afternoon. I drove into my driveway and parked my car. My kids and neighbors buzzed around me. I looked up and saw my neighbor J standing at her mailbox. In her arms, her infant child. Next to her, a shimmering glittering light in the form of a person. I was pulled towards her. Everything around me in sight and sound faded away. As an intuitive person, tha

Why does everyone say thoughts and prayers after a tragic event? Are people who criticize people who use of this phrase justified when they say that thoughts and prayers helps nobody? My thoughts on how to recover after tragedy and put your thoughts and prayers to action. Social Media Is Sending Thoughts And Prayers The Las Vegas shooting news  in which over 58 are reported dead and over 400 have been injured is, as of 2017, the largest massacre in American history. As the ne

Want to know how to effortlessly influence any situation? In this video, Leslie Juvin-Acker explains how. Check it out! Leslie, Inc. offers solutions for finding happiness through one-on-one coaching, mindful leadership retreats, and digital products. If you’re ready to GET HAPPY, check out Leslie’s guide packs. For more tips on achieving your state of happiness, sign up for Leslie, Inc’s weekly newsletter. #meditationalmoment #confidence #selfesteem #spirituality #emotionali

The Need for Spiritual Routines One would think that because I connect to Spirit for my clients that making the time for myself to connect would be so facile. I’m an entrepreneurial mom – I juggle the demands of my own business and the needs of family. Like most parents, I often put them first instead of my own needs. Sometimes, I walk past my altar and say to myself, “It would be nice to carve out just a bit of time to connect just for me.” I often find myself believing that

What Is The Spiritual Law of Non-Interference? Choices. Wrong. Right. Bad. Good. Whatever we call them, we all make them and all lead to different experiences that affect ourselves and others in innumerable ways. As an intuitive, it’s hard to ignore messages from Spirit and those who have crossed over. The internal conflict to give messages to people who may not be ready to receive them is something I have dealt with lately. There is a temptation to just step in there, but it

Do you love being miserable? Just how ready are we to let go of our pain? What are the secondary benefits to holding onto our discomfort? Today, I’m exploring our motivations for being comfortably uncomfortable. There are people out there who love being miserable. I know I occasionally have clients who are addicted to their misery. Are they conscious of it? No. Being The Guest of Honor At Our Own Pity Party Once, a client who was angry and frustrated with the way their life a

Every other week, I buy as many books I can carry from the Oceanside Public Library book sale at the Farmer’s Market. At rock bottom prices for gently used and new books, as a bibliophile, who can resist? I found a Magic Eye book and while standing at the book stand, focusing my eyes and relaxing my gaze, I was able to see the optical illusion found on the page. While staring at the image, the realization popped into my head, “That’s exactly how I receive messages from Spirit

When I sit down with wary or excited new clients and even friends and family who are just beginning to understand my work as an intuitive, the first thing they ask is, “Who is Spirit?” and “Why do you keep saying ‘Spirit says…’?” Spirit Explained For me, Spirit isn’t a ghost, soul, or some random spirit guide out there – while, I can and do connect those – Spirit is more specifically the Holy Ghost or Holy Spirit as many in the Christian faith call it. Or, The Force, as I lik

IN THIS PART 2, EXPERT CAREER COACH LESLIE JUVIN-ACKER DESCRIBES DISCOVERING HER INTUITIVE GIFTS To catch up on the first part of this story, read Part 1. I’ve worked over the last seven years as a leadership and career coach. The career that I’ve built for myself has been, for the most part, very logical and very cut and dry. I built a personal brand for myself as an expert in career and personal development in what is typically a very straight-forward, non-touchy feely worl

Expert Career Coach Leslie Juvin-Acker Describes Discovering Her Intuitive Gifts We’ve all got strengths. Most of the time, we use them. Other times, we don’t. Even if it’s glaringly obvious that we should. I guess it’s time that I come out of the closet. No, it’s not what you think. It’s probably what you and I would have least expected that I would do. But here goes: I’m intuitive. I detest the word psychic because it implies some kind of lady wearing a turban, looking into

Looking for something to give your husband/wife, partner, friends and loved ones? How about spiritual gifts? These are the gifts of joy, communication, peace, hope, trust, contentment, and compassion. For the next seven days, I’m going to examine each spiritual gift and how you can give that gift in your daily life to those you love and to those around you. JOY “Joy is not in things, it is in us” Richard Wagner, 1923 The gift of joy is making ourselves and others feel happy t

Do you ever feel that you’re struggling against change, trying your darnedest to keep things the same? Maybe you want to hold on desperately to your job, or hold onto a great period in your life, or never lose the kind of love you’ve found? What happens when we hold on for too long? A friend of mine said this to me years ago and I wrote it down in my diary. It meant something to me, hopefully it will mean something special to you, too. Life is change, a great big river. Somet