Where’s The Peace?

Life comes from you and reflects back to you. The other day I was experiencing a bit of a rough patch. Emotionally, high-low and feeling so raw; mentally, the dryer called my brain wouldn’t stop tumbling; physically, I ached into the marrow of my bones. I mean, sheeeesh. I called out, “I just wanna feelContinue reading “Where’s The Peace?”

Losing Control & BECOMING

We’re BECOMING more human… we’re EMERGING from caterpillar-to-mush-to-butterfly. We’re experiencing all the drama, the depths, and the desires. We’re alchemizing, transmuting, and transforming. Welcome to your life! Daughter called in a panic last night. Snow on the highway and she skidded. It wasn’t like last year when she lost control on the 219, doing aContinue reading “Losing Control & BECOMING”

Massage Anyone?

Me: How you feeling after the catheter was removed? Her: Awful. I just feel drained. Me: I’ll be right over! how I responded to BFF’s post-surgery blues And not only did I pop over for a visit… I brought massage oil. Because nothing grounds us into our bodies and relaxes us more than a footContinue reading “Massage Anyone?”

New House Vibes

Jinx and Charcoal have survived the transfer from Kinney Street to the new house… I’m feeling much better now, Mom! SecondSon We started welcoming kitty-cats into our hearts when FiveBeautifulSouls were just ThreeBeautifulSouls. It’s been one of my best ideas to date. 😉 We’ve nurtured kittens, puppies, cats, dogs, snakes – eek! – yes snakes,Continue reading “New House Vibes”

Peace Starts Here

The capacity for getting along with our neighbor depends to a large extent on the capacity for getting along with ourselves. The self-respecting individual will try to be as tolerant of his neighbor’s shortcomings as he is of his own. E. Hoffer FurButt Gia and LilFurButt Peaches… two peas in a pod… enjoying an eveningContinue reading “Peace Starts Here”

On Patience – and Labor

Patience is not sitting and waiting, it is foreseeing. It is looking at the thorn and seeing the rose, looking at the night and seeing the day. Lovers are patient and know that the moon needs time to become full. Rumi Sister has asked me to create for her a long sound bowl bath onContinue reading “On Patience – and Labor”

SACRED PRACTICE

The body never lies. I was having an anxiety attack. It wasn’t a big one, and I was doing my very best to control it, understanding it, reason with it, push it into the corner and coax it back down in the basement. Because I had company. And having a panicky episode is messy andContinue reading “SACRED PRACTICE”

Yay But Nay

Having a child is like wearing your heart outside of your body. Erma Bombeck SecondSon bought a new house. We went to see it today. I love it! He loves it! The house itself needs work, yes, but it’s definitely worthy of being called Home. The land on which Home sets upon is DIVINE. IContinue reading “Yay But Nay”

Memory Lane

A LIGHTWORKER’S CREED I am a Lightworker I awoke so that others may awaken I learn so that others may also learn I transform so that others may also transform I lighten my load so that others may change theirs I learn to see so that others may also see I forgave myself so thatContinue reading “Memory Lane”

First Snow!

The first fall of snow is not only an event, it is a MAGICAL event. You go to bed in one kind of a world and wake up in another quite different, and if this is not enchantment… then where is it to be found? J. B. Priestley Yes, it snowed for the first timeContinue reading “First Snow!”