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We live in a magical world. If you don’t think so, just look around you; look at the intricacies of a spider’s web (Her mother dies giving birth to her – so how does she know how to create that? Where do the designs come from?) Look at the glory of a sunrise; at the... Continue Reading →
“Let the rain kiss you. Let the rain beat upon your head with silver liquid drops. Let the rain sing you a lullaby” ~ Langston Hughes When my daughters were small, I remember a day when I had taken them out for lunch. While we were inside eating it started to rain. This wasn’t just... Continue Reading →
You probably know the story of the chrysalis effect – how the lowly caterpillar transforms itself into the soup of possibilities out of which emerges the butterfly with its capacity to fly. But every butterfly cats a shadow, for being a butterfly comes with a price. What is the first thing that comes to mind when... Continue Reading →
Go confidently in the direction of your dreams! Live the life you’ve imagined. ~ Thoreau It’s going to happen. One morning you are going to wake up and realize that today is the first day of forever. It will happen when you are ready for it to; this first day of forever. It will happen... Continue Reading →
“A circle is the reflection of eternity. It has no beginning and it has no end - and if you put several circles over each other, then you get a spiral” ~ Maynard James Keenan You have heard, I am sure, of the circle of life. Anyone who has watched the Disney Classic “The Lion... Continue Reading →
Once again its spring and I’m getting my front garden ready for planting. It’s not a big patch, but I always like to take the time to make something unique and unusual out of it; something unexpected. But even the simplest of changes requires some hours of work turning over dirt, removing weeds and getting... Continue Reading →
The whole universe is based on rhythms. Everything happens in circles, in spirals. ~John Hartford~ You’ve heard I am sure, of the circle of life. Anyone who has watched Disney’s “The Lion King” has found their eyes misting over at the beauty of that opening number. And while the concept of life renewing itself is... Continue Reading →
“Life Begins at the end of your comfort zone.” Neil Donald Walsch. In spite of what every teenager on the planet thinks, it is really almost too easy to find yourself a niche. It may not be the niche that you thought you would fill when you were 18 and the world was your oyster. ... Continue Reading →
Redefining the Misperception of Love and Light I suppose that I should apologize for not being one of those kooky new age fluff bunnies who skulks around under random pieces of furniture collecting negative energies and dispelling them with love and light and a trilling song to small animals a’ la Snow White. I’m sorry,... Continue Reading →
Seven Steps to Creating a Spiritual Life Do you sometimes feel that you are living someone else’s life? A life that is not genuine or authentic? Do you yearn for something more than what you have? Do you find yourself longing for a life that is full of purpose, of meaning; a life where you... Continue Reading →
It has been said that the path to spiritual enlightenment is like climbing a mountain. This mountain has been climbed before and those who have successfully reached the summit describe the views from the top with such awe and wonder that those who have not yet scaled its heights are inspired to begin (or continue... Continue Reading →
I walked out my front door this morning and was confronted by the exotic and mysterious; a world where routine had been replaced by the shimmer of possibility and where everyday ordinary objects had been transformed into etheric shadow-selves; appearing and disappearing as if they were no more substantial than a mist. Actually it was... Continue Reading →
“There are some minds like either convex or concave mirrors, which represent objects such as they receive them, but never receive them as they are.” ~ Joseph Joubert When I first started college I had a full-length mirror that I had hung on the back of my dorm room door. Having a mirror there... Continue Reading →
Mastering the Emotional Storm Surge: Five Steps to Emotional Mindfulness There are moments in everyone’s life when, no matter how mindful you are of your surroundings; no matter how determined you are to be rational; a passionate wave of emotion seems to sweep you away. Anger; fear; lust bitterness; the emotion itself is not important. ... Continue Reading →
My grandfather taught me to play chess when I was a little girl. I couldn’t have been any older than six, for I wasn’t in school yet and we’d play during the day in between his patients (he had a home office medical practice) with a wooden chess set that he kept in a... Continue Reading →
There was a cricket in my basement last night. I know, because I heard him singing. There are spiders in my basement too. In fact, there are studies that have shown that you are never more than ten feet away from a spider (some studies say three feet). Luckily I am normally able to go... Continue Reading →
THE ARTIST I am the artist and the art. My life is a canvass And I stand before it, tools in hand Creating a world within a world within a life Wielding the brushes of belief and intention Brushes dipped in the pigments of emotion and experience Smoothing in highlights of happiness and love And... Continue Reading →
To see a world in a grain of sand, And a heaven in a wild flower, Hold infinity in the palm of your hand, And eternity in an hour. ~ William Blake Learning to listen to that still small voice inside your head; that prompting that tells you whether or not the decision you are... Continue Reading →
Look around you. That’s right, I’m talking to you. Stop what you’re doing right now. Put down your pen; your iPhone; your preconceived notions of what your life is supposed to look like and take a look at what it actually consists of. Is this what you were expecting? Be honest now, it’s just... Continue Reading →
I am haunted by moths. All summer and autumn long they find me. Every time I enter my bedroom after sunset I am greeted by moths fluttering against the outside of my bedroom window; clinging to the screen; drawn by the promise of the warmth and light inside. They fling themselves against my window pane... Continue Reading →
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