Author: Laura Hillkirk

  • Letting Go

    The accident and concussion brought a stillness to my life I hadn’t experienced in a very long time. The stillness was like being in a forest with no wind. The only thing I could hear were my thoughts. My intuition was on pause and my mind filled with memories, the not so good kind.  The…

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  • Dream Big

    Four short years ago I had just entered the workforce after being a stay at home mom for 11 years. I was working part time as a secretary and was well into my healing journey. During this time my intuition came back with a clarity I had remembered as a child. I say came back,…

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  • I am unafraid

    As I reflected on this week 4 years ago it feels like decades. My life changed in ways even four years ago I could not see coming. (You can read about that day here https://lifenofilter.com/2019/10/04/425/ ) The word that comes to mind is fear. Four years ago I was just starting to understand my intuitive gifts. I…

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  • Resilience, the trophy no one wants

    My parents divorced when I was 5. I vividly remember the day my Dad left. After the divorce my Dad will start to walk away from his children entirely. People say oh kids are resilient, they adjust. I mean they do adjust but isn’t that just survival? We adjust because we have to in order…

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  • Keeping God Laughing

    Three years ago my life would change in ways that on this day in 2019, I could never fathom. You can read the details in this blog post. Today as I reflect on that day, I’m recalling the fear of being seen. The fear of being wrong. The fear of how people would judge me.…

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  • We are both

    Above is an excerpt from “The Thunder: Perfect Mind”. It was sent to me from a friend and each time I read it, it evokes a fire within me. A reminder of all that I am and all that I have been. A message of forgiveness, grace, and clarity. The big bold sign from the…

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  • What was and what can never be

    Grief is hard, we all know that. What I think no one talks about is how much grief changes you. The change is drastically different for each person. Not only does it change people but your life changes so drastically. When I lost my best friend there was the grieving of her presence. There was…

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  • Remembering the dark

    The past few days I’ve been thinking about times of darkness. My reflecting on my past was inspired out of gratitude. That sounds odd to be grateful for the dark, sad, and overwhelming times from my life. My gratitude is for my survival. The remembering is a stark reminder that pain and suffering is a…

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  • Not a man in the sky

    I often get asked if I believe in God. As if somehow the idea that I believe in something greater than myself somehow collides with who I am and what I do for a living. Sometimes there is a shock in the face asking the question “Do you believe in God?” when I reply, “yes…

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  • Small town living

    Small town living…. As a kid I couldn’t appreciate or understand the gift of being raised in a small town. As a young kid it was freedom, we rode our bikes everywhere from sun up to sun down. Not a cellphone or parent in sight. We would bounce from park to park, yard to yard…

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