Putting Things in Motion

Putting Things in Motion

Working with the Solstice Squeeze I’m finding the collective energy climate as well as the Holidaze to be lending itself to folks spacing out.  I’m accustomed to seeing some zombie-like behavior in my fellow humans, but it seems that in the last couple of weeks,...
Fortune Cookie Wisdom

Fortune Cookie Wisdom

  After a somewhat challenging Thanksgiving, my son and I went out for Vietnamese, one of our favorites. Comfort food, for sure. There, a fortune cookie imparted wisdom that I desperately needed after the holiday mayhem. Who knew that a fortune cookie could frame...
Sexuality and the Sacred Feminine

Sexuality and the Sacred Feminine

Welcome to Week Three of the month-long Carnival of Creative Mothers to celebrate the launch of The Rainbow Way: Cultivating Creativity in the Midst of Motherhood Lucy H. Pearce.  Today’s topic is Creative Inheritance. Do read to the end of this post for a full...
9 Days in the Desert-the Need for Retreat

9 Days in the Desert-the Need for Retreat

I just returned last week from a 9 day spiritual retreat and vision quest in New Mexico, where my family spent a considerable portion of our  7-year odyssey ; time away is time well spent if you are interested in having perspective on your life. It takes being outside...
Teaching my children to be happy

Teaching my children to be happy

I am learning how much I want my children to be happy. Of course, many of us want children to be happy; we want to protect their innocence and joy, as we wish someone had done for us.  I think the instinct to be protective of children is a good one…until we start...