Periodic fasting can help clear the mind and strengthen the body and spirit. Ezra Taft Benson There’s a crazy cool eclipse happening this weekend and my whole being is excited for the energies. Coupled with reconnecting with Sister, I’m feeling pretty darn jazzed. Sister: I’m doing a 3-day fast. Me: I’ll join you. I knewContinue reading “88 Hours”
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Swimming For Life
Swimming is a confusing sport, because sometimes you do it for fun, and other times you do it not to die. And when I’m swimming, sometimes I’m not sure which one it is. Demetri Martin I was thirteen before I learned how to swim. Gah, I was terrified of the water though you’d never knowContinue reading “Swimming For Life”
Celebrating BabySister
Happy 55th birthday to one of my favorite souls. She is among the most intelligent, articulate, ambitious, and gorgeous souls I’ve ever met. Truly a stunning human being… and she’s mine! They placed her in my lap when she was a day old. Only three years old myself, but I loved her already… and moreContinue reading “Celebrating BabySister”
Easy As Pie (uhm, kinda)
Expect to have hope rekindled. The dry seasons in life do not last. The spring rains will come again. Sarah Ban Breathnach Truth be known, it’s been rough. How’s it been for you? My dark night of the soul segued into a dark night of the spirit, thank you very much Higher Self for thisContinue reading “Easy As Pie (uhm, kinda)”
A Message To Young Me
You will say and do and dream and err and triumph over and over again between now and then… enjoy every moment of it. 58 year old me to Young Me Met with a friend today. You know you’re getting on in years when you can say, “I’ve known her for almost 30 years.” Yeah,Continue reading “A Message To Young Me”
Lessons From FurButt
You are the best Mama ever and I will lick your face to prove it. Gia Augustine-Glasier I could write a blog post about FurButt every single day. There’s always something that she’s teaching me. Because she’s so wise and full of hugs and kisses, I figure she comes from Someplace Else like Heaven orContinue reading “Lessons From FurButt”
No Ordinary Spider
Well it seems to me that you’re a little off… it seems to me that we have no ordinary spider. Mrs. Zuckerman, Charlotte’s Web by E. B. White I loved this book when I was a kid. Read it numerous times and I hardly ever do that. Once and done. But oh that Charlotte. IContinue reading “No Ordinary Spider”
It’s Not About You
Don’t take anything personally. Nothing others do is because of you. What others say and do is a projection of their own reality, their own dream. When you are immune to the opinions and actions of others, you won’t be the victim of needless suffering. Don Miguel Ruiz True story from twenty-five years ago: OneContinue reading “It’s Not About You”
Never Say Never
Somebody got a hold of my camera…. 😉 Have you ever said, “aw hell no, that never gonna happen” and then it did? I have… and her name is Giavanna Hope Augustine-Glasier and she’s turning five next month and she gives the best sloppy deer-poopy-smelling breath kisses ever. I can’t love her more. One thingContinue reading “Never Say Never”
The Obstacle In The Way
The obstacle is the way…. oh, how difficult this can be to hear and much more difficult to breathe into and allow. My eating disorder has been the way for me to meet other souls in their pain, their addictions, their symptoms of deeper issues. Without judgment. And others can feel that deep compassion andContinue reading “The Obstacle In The Way”
Writing Every Day Down 