Licia’s Blog
Update on Jess 4 Months After
Dear hearts, so many wonderful things are happening for Jess and I want to update you! First we want to thank you all again for holding us in your hearts since our lives took an even deeper turn into the miraculous (I didn't know that was possible!) Our lives are so...
Intruder in the Night
Tonight at around 3am (July 26) is the anniversary of a violent experience that unalterably shaped me and my family of origin for the rest of our lives. Strangely, without my conscious intent, I found myself exploring this event this morning. Even if my mind forgets,...
Change the Dream
written on Day 88 - June 21, 2013, Summer Solstice I've been thinking lately about the traumatic brain injury Jess sustained 12 weeks ago and the way we are framing it in our family. Our decision to view it as an initiation into a new life is a way of making good from...
Home
Pulled by some indistinct calling, she walked west, toward the sunset in the open sky above a corn field. She was answering a higher voice that told her to head to her homeland, and to do ceremony to heal her father's lineage. Not knowing what she would be asked to...
Soul Compost – Transforming Adversity into Spiritual Growth, 2012
The choice to make good from her challenges was a decision to “compost” the adversity in her life, growing a thriving, enlivened being full of heart. With a keen eye of observation and understanding as well as startling insights about the evolution of human consciousness, the author shares an inspiring story of finding her way home to herself and to a purposeful, joyous life. Insightful, moving, and courageous, SOUL COMPOST argues that each of us is a Warrior and has the resilience to recover from difficulty to make beauty out of hardship. (Memoir, Inspirational, Feminist – 222 pages)
Claimed by the Earth – with guest writer Jess Berry
Day 78 For those of you who are reading for Jess' updates, the physical report is a good one: his head continues to heal, his brain continues to come online (he will be attending school in the fall here in Tallahassee), and his physical therapy has been stretched to...
Abiding Natural Law
We cannot escape the dual nature of existence. There are some "spirituality" movements that have attempted to transcend the dual nature of existence, but it cannot be transcended while we are in physical form. Not completely. We always have to come back to our...
Vision Quest…Mapping the Story of our Life
I've been going on Vision Quest solo for years. Not the Hollywood-ized or New Age version, but a modern woman/wife/mom taking herself out of her life and going somewhere alone without a plan, putting herself in the hands of the universe for the purpose of cleansing...
Fortunately/Unfortunately … Finding the Blessings in Tragedy
It's my nature to question, to wonder why. This is what has led me down the rabbit hole over and over again to attempt to understand the universe a little better, and to make some sense of my life. I'm glad to say my seeking has indeed helped me to feel the...
Thank You
May 5, 2013 - Day 42 (6 weeks) DEAREST COMMUNITY, My family and I would like to thank you so very much for your love and support during our recent challenge! I'm happy to report that Jess has been released from the neurosurgeon's care, which means that his skull and...