I currently reside in Palm Springs.  I came here through a series of synchronicities, all amazing experiences.  Not that my story matters now, as I see the Oneness in everything. 

My journey started in Mercer, a small town in western Pennsylvania.  I came forth on my parents' thirteenth wedding anniversary, but I didn't come into this world alone.  My identical twin sister Pam followed me twelve minutes later.  We joined our older brothers, Charles (now known as Chuck) and Stephen (known now as Steve). 

Mom had us at thirty-seven, fairly old to be taking care of four children under the age of four.  Dad, being two years older, left us in Mom's charge to be an office manager.  We lived in the same town as Dad's parents, who lived right across from our church, a Presbyterian congregation, just off the town square.

My life took some twists and turns.  When Pam and I started talking, we spoke our own language, not unusual for twins.  But Pam eventually started talking "normally" and I never made that transition.  I became the twin who couldn't be understood except when Pam talked for me.

Even with speech therapy, I couldn't speak correctly.  Being a smart kid, I did well in school, except for being understood when I spoke.  I started playing clarinet in fourth grade with Pam playing the flute.  I moved to the tenor saxophone in junior high.  Mom played piano and organ, primarily at church for Sunday services.

After I graduated from high school, I went to Thiel College and majored in mathematics.  I, to some degree, followed in my father's footsteps.  Pam went to Carnegie Mellon and majored in Textile and Clothing. 

The summer before my freshman year of college, Mom and I traveled regularly to Pittsburgh to a cleft palate clinic.  The doctors determined the source of my speech problem and determined that surgery would repair it.  To my frustration, the surgery had to be delayed until the following summer. 

I graduated from Thiel College and married Jim, an engineer at a television station in Cleveland.  I moved there and started on an MBA at Cleveland State University and worked part time for a small data services company. 

The data services company acquired by IBM released me from my part-time employment at the same time I found a job through a recommendation of an IBM recruiter.  I started working as a programmer for AT&T Long Lines in January, 1974, in Cleveland, Ohio.

Pam's marriage and mine both ended in 1977.  I moved to Chicago, transferred there with AT&T, to share an apartment with her on the lakefront, just off Oak Street beach and Michigan Avenue. 

I worked with AT&T in Chicago until 1998, when I retired at the age of 46 1/2.  I'd recently divorced my second husband and knew I had other things to do, some combination of healing, teaching, and writing. 

After several years, Thor, my hairdresser -- a very spiritual man -- suggested that I get busy on my book.  I almost finished the first draft in the five weeks between my appointments.  He said, "You're right on track, but I don't see you staying in Chicago.  I see you living in the Southwest."

The next day, my brother from Southern California called with an offer to rent me his geodesic dome in Idyllwild, the mountains outside of Palm Springs.  I quickly agreed, to Chuck's surprise.

I now had to find a healing modality.  I'd tried Therapeutic Touch, but found it too woo-woo.  At the suggestion of my Shiatsu body worker, I spent five days learning Ohashi Shiatsu and found it too hard on my knees. 

Through Dr. Libby, my allergist and a NAET practitioner, I started reading the Kryon books (channeled by Lee Carroll) and found the modality, EMF Balancing, created by Peggy Phoenix Dubro.  As soon as I signed up to learn the technique, my house sold the next day for the third and final time.

I moved to Idyllwild in April 2000 and flew to New Hampshire the following week to attend the class with Dr. Libby.  My logical mind liked the work, even though the training materials needed some organizing on my part.  I started doing the first four phases of the work.  I eventually met a group in Idyllwild who did a different form of energy work.

I lived in a large four bedroom dome with several skylights, with a panoramic view of a valley.  The weather, being at 5200 feet, had seasons similar to Chicago.  Many friends came to visit, but I eventually found Idyllwild to be too far from everywhere.  Driving down the mountain took an hour to get anywhere, and the black ice in the winter made one route extremely treacherous. 

I'd found a writing group through the NAET practitioner who continued Libby's work.  I quickly learned I had a lot of work to do to engage my reader.  Working with Bruce McAllister, and the other writers, helped me tremendously. 

Through a relationship, I left "the hill" and moved to Cathedral City.  After six months, I moved on to Palm Desert for a couple of months, before I finally settled into Palm Springs, for the last five years.

I live with my two cats, Hope and Peace, who traveled with me from Chicago.  I'd needed the allergy clearing because I was tremendously allergic to them.  After one NAET treatment, I no longer reacted to my cats.  It was wonderful! 

I need to thank Norman Lasiter for his love and patience as I've done a lot of work on his website.  Through that experience, I felt compelled to create this site.  His site, with the audio and video, brought challenges my way.  I needed to create a chocolate website and now I had the necessary experience.   Norman sings like an angel and I sometimes go to hear him practice in his framing shop, just next door -- he adds many blessings to my life.

I continue to focus on my writing, healing work, and spiritual journey.  I've found several people important to me.  Many have come and gone as I've learned the lesson they've brought with them. 

Sending love and light,

Patricia