Am I going mad? You’re mad, bonkers, completely off your head. But I tell you a secret. All the best people are. Alice in Wonderland My son and daughter-in-love dressed up for Halloween this year… again. It may be their favorite holiday. Witches and brew? Cackle-cackle… Vampires and pirates? Let me drink your blood, Cap’n!Continue reading “Down The Rabbit Hole”
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We’ve Got HEAT!
Patience is not the ability to wait, but to keep a good attitude while waiting. not me – until a few years ago Here’s the deal. With Mars as my chart ruler and all the way up there in the 10th and 11th houses, well, patience is going to be something I learn not somethingContinue reading “We’ve Got HEAT!”
What The Leaves Are Teaching Me
Everyone must take time to sit and watch the leaves change. Elizabeth Lewis I could leave it at that. Time. Sit. Watch. The leaves are changing color and I am blessed to hear their message: slow down, sit with us, watch us go from green to yellow, red, orange, brown. Aren’t we magnificent? Why, yes.Continue reading “What The Leaves Are Teaching Me”
Me. Brave.
I’ve been doing a lot of brave shit lately. I prefer the quiet, behind-the-scenes life, thank you very much God and well shit you had other plans and here I am freakin’ “out there” and being vulnerable and raw and real and authentic af. And, well, it’s been a damn lot. But each day, itContinue reading “Me. Brave.”
What Is True Love?
True love is damageable but not breakable. Luke DeVita Today I uploaded a podcast. It’s been a minute since I ventured into podcast-land… life got busy and the Universe had other plans. Lots of heart stuff I had to yet allow to bubble up, feel, alchemize, transform… and I am in process (always) but feelContinue reading “What Is True Love?”
Introducing Lindy
Never say there is nothing beautiful in the world anymore. There is always something to make you wonder in the shape of a tree, the trembling of a leaf. Albert Schweitzer Trees. They are my best friends. I personally selected the above tree – called Lindy – about ten years ago. We had to hewContinue reading “Introducing Lindy”
Here. I. Come.
What will you do with this one wild and precious life? Mary Oliver This is one of my favorite quotes and is speaking to me bigly in this particular season of my life. I have SO MANY TABS open right now. The creativity is flowing and the courage is right behind it, pushing and tossingContinue reading “Here. I. Come.”
Happy 30th, ThirdSon
Swiggity-swag. ThirdSon’s fave quote So let’s be honest. He’s my favorite child. Just ask him. 😉 Here’s why he thinks he’s my fave… he came out crying thirty years ago. Red, pissed off, scrunched up, and crying. He continued to cry for four years. Not a typo. Four years. He cried for four years. Four.Continue reading “Happy 30th, ThirdSon”
The Bravest Thing
We think that holding on makes us strong but sometimes it is letting go. H. Hesse I did a very brave thing indeed. I signed up for a half marathon a few months ago… not brave. For me. I’ve raced many… this morning, the day of the race, I backed out. I. Backed. Out. Me:Continue reading “The Bravest Thing”
Lonely? Sad? Try This…
I have learned that there is more power in a good strong hug than in a thousand meaningful words. I have found myself hugging more lately. It’s not been intentional, but as I wander into the next season of my life, I seem to crave more human contact. There’s just something about a hug. IContinue reading “Lonely? Sad? Try This…”
Writing Every Day Down 