by Licia Berry | Jan 10, 2010 | Licia's Observations
…cause I’ve been called one! Seriously! The town we used to live in, small as it was, had several churches. There is a meeting of the spiritual leaders of those churches called the Pastoral Alliance. And, as it goes in small towns, there is not a lot to...
by Licia Berry | Dec 4, 2009 | Licia's Observations
Everything we shut our eyes to, everything we run away from, everything we deny, denigrate, or despise, serves to defeat us in the end. What seems painful can become a source of beauty, joy, and strength, if faced with an open mind. Every moment is a golden one for...
by Licia Berry | Dec 3, 2009 | Licia's Observations
I wrote this back in 2006, when I was fiercely examining how to reclaim the holidays as my own delightful invention, rather than something belonging to someone else that I was trying on. Many of us seem to blindly follow the crowd, as if in some sort of trance, when...
by Licia Berry | Nov 24, 2009 | Licia's Observations
a story about searching for one’s lost tribe Wingapo Cheskchamay (“Welcome, All Friends” in Powhatan language) I share this excerpt from my book with you now because I have lately struck a chord in some of my posts….there are others besides me who do not feel...
by Licia Berry | Nov 24, 2009 | Licia's Observations
“When a woman tells the truth she is creating the possibility for more truth around her.” -Adrienne Rich There is something about having an audience that provokes an artist (of any kind, whether writer, musician, visual artist, actor, etc.) to rise to the...
