Sometimes Sometimes we find ourselves in frames of mind, that for whatever reason we just cannot put down. Move through. Set aside. Try as we might. We are fully caught up… In the stories that have us en-tranced. In the meaning we are making whatever it is – our feelings, the circumstances, our loved ones – have. In the steadfast and abiding desire for that “it” to …
Stepping out of the shower
“You are not alone.” These are the words I heard echo through me as I stepped out of the shower this morning. It is easy to think, to believe that you are my love. You have but a single suit of sinew, bone and flesh. You have an entire constellation of emotion, thoughts, curiosities, experiences – an entire reality – …
The Longing for Belonging…
Longing for home… Most of us have an inner longing for home. An indefinable, yet deep and concrete yearning for belonging. To a place. A person. A group. A family. A Tribe. We humans are after all herd animals. Belonging is a Universal Need, like love and safety, that every one of us has. At one point in history this need was more …
Expect the unexpected
Expect the unexpected – in a good way. This, dear one is my most current mantra. The phrase, “Expect the unexpected” had been rolling through my mind for a bit. Then in a conversation a dear friend used it and she added “in a good way. ” It stuck. This particular exchange came as I was attempting to look back …
New Year Blessings: Unfettered and Unfiltered
Hello lovely, As the last few hours of 2017 unwind I am sitting quietly in a cabin in the woods on an island in the Pacific Northwest. My daughter’s cat is keeping me company. The sun is making a rare and very welcome appearance warming me through the window and I am taking some time to look back before I …
Opening to the Light and Blessings of Solstice
Hi there lovely, It is Sunday afternoon – the last New Moon of 2017 is tonight here on the West coast. On Thursday – here in the Northern hemisphere it is Winter Solstice – possibly my favorite day of the year. This longest night is always the welcome pivot point of the year – heralding the return of the light. These last weeks, every time I “look” …
On hate, love and a way forward
There are big underbelly issues being discussed here in the US. What has been hidden is coming out – into the open. Into the conscious awareness of every citizen and non citizen alike. Like the festering wounds they have been, sliced open, uncovered, being attended to. Humans – each of us members of this global community – are being challenged in our beliefs, …
A powerful shearing way
Hello Dear One, This note is a tad bit unusual. Partly because I have begun writing it on my iPhone as my laptop is far away being repaired. I have never done this before – write a newsletter on my phone. I actually didn’t even know I could! I am learning this past week to master the art of the work around. So here we are. My first attempt …
A loving and firm “No” to nonsense
Inner Reflections… Something I have spent a great deal of time pondering, writing about and quite frankly – for much of my life struggled with as a mother, a lover, a friend, a human – is the habit of making others needs and desires more important than my own. This has arisen mostly as a knee jerk and automated response within the context of …
Wildly. Deeply. Madly. In Love.
Hello lovely… Are you ready to go on a small and lush little journey with me? Woooosh! Away we go. … This summer is the summer I have dubbed, “The Summer of De-Light.” A summer deliberately infused with the spirit and scent of adventure. A summer of Short. Sweet. And Done. A summer of vast and endless horizons – both inside and out. …