Gratitude and generosity
Reblogged from Bright, shiny objects...:[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q3WpPyYz_hI&w=630&h=385] Today, many people in these United States will be feasting on thoughts of gratitude. I...
View ArticleEnough
It’s a topic that comes up in almost every workshop I give- living in the present and leaving the past behind. The pull is so strong. It’s one we all know and one we tend to understand better with...
View ArticleLeonard Cohen, Risk and Sharing
I wasn’t sure if putting this into a class I was teaching was the best thing to do but I’ve been following Leonard Cohen’s work since I was girl and the second I saw it I thought “that’s it!”. Still,...
View ArticleFoundling
I lost my way In summer’s underworld of story- Watched trust turn to truth And wept prayer less in December snows. And when I found my way I knew- Destiny had held me up for grace When there was...
View ArticleFeminine Power Adance
Belly dancing is one of the most ancient dance forms there is and its cultural and psycho-spiritual significance can’t be over stated. This is about feminine power- period. So when I was asked if I’d...
View ArticleChristmas Spirit, Sons and Yearlings
He was about 3 years old and it was the Winter Solstice. I was at the kitchen table arranging bowls of popcorn, suet, string and cranberries. I asked him if he’d like to help me thread them. Might not...
View ArticleIn the Spirit
Have a magical holiday season everyone- filled with the spirit of giving!Filed under: Blog Tagged: Christmas Spirit
View ArticleMantra for Peace- Tina Turner
I just watched this and thought how it’s about more than peace; it’s about hope and the spirit of the season. Filed under: Blog Tagged: change, Christmas Spirit, hope, peace
View ArticleNew Year Windows, Solitude and Mystery
Summoned* ‘What have I ached for? What have I ached from? The moments When I risked the here and now To reach everything else, The moments I stopped just believing my life away And started living...
View ArticleSpeak No Evil
If anyone were to ask us if we lie, most of us would answer in a nanosecond filled with indignation “of course not!” But, for as much as we like to believe we always tell the truth, research shows the...
View ArticleStorms of Old Stories
I watch storms nearing But once they’re here, I listen. There’s something about Sky and air becoming strangers That I can only hear When my eyes are closed. Each storm’s a story- A conversation About...
View ArticleCreativity, Courage and Critics
The creative process isn’t for the feint hearted. It takes courage to put something into the world that wasn’t there before. It’s a risk. It’s hard. So how can we manage all the uncertainty? How can...
View Article50
She doesn’t touch those memories, Not really, Net yet. They’re things she hides away, Never talks about, and hides from. They’re miles of shore lined years Marked by uncertainty, settlings and...
View ArticleChange and Habit
“So, why is change hard?” Are we really creatures of habit? The short answer is yes. Can we change that? Again, the answer is yes. Think of it this way- habits are things we’ve learned to do. We...
View ArticleKeep to the Light
I always thought if someone asked me point blank how I found my back into the light filled places in my life, something profoundly spiritual would immediately come to mind. It didn’t. This did: I...
View ArticleDownload “real” for FREE
“Read an Ebook Week” from Smashwords is on from March 2-8. It’s the perfect time to download “real – Coming of Age- Keeping our Soul”. To get your free copy of “real” click here...
View Article50
She doesn’t touch those memories, Not really, Net yet. They’re things she hides away, Never talks about, and hides from. They’re miles of shore lined years Marked by uncertainty, settlings and...
View ArticleMissing Pieces
“I just want to find all the missing pieces of me and fit them back together again”. And there wasn’t a woman in the room that didn’t know what she meant. We disown so many parts of ourselves in the...
View ArticleSoundless Things
I need to listen to soundless things - Small shelters of everyday wonder and comfort Playing hide and seek Around the corners of my days Waiting to be found Before they disappear “home free”. Today I...
View ArticleOlder Women*
We don’t think of ourselves as older women before we reach our late 50’s. At least I didn’t. Some part of me thought 40 would last forever & that was just fine. I wasn’t haunted by the idea of...
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