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”
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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”
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”
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!”
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?”
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”
Writing Every Day Down 