My dear friend, whose daughter is also a contributor to EMERGENCE, generously gifted me with a hard copy of the book. It prints out so beautifully. I sat in the room full of Christmas lights and quiet after everyone was gone last night and savored the delight of turning pages and revisiting the words and... Continue Reading →
Happy Birthday, Sister. Underneath our Christmas Tree—Always.
internalluminosity.com/2020/12/24/remembering-spirit/ Mostly for Family, mostly for ritual and certainly for my silly sister who worried that she could be forgotten, I offer this little reading from a year ago when things were a bit stranger and a bit more isolated. Everything often enough still feels so hard and in some ways even harder. But little... Continue Reading →
Traditions can can be tricky. They help us create deeper meaning but they can also set us up for despair—getting ensnared in expectations and chasing emotional experiences from the past. I remember when I first became conscious of this as a young teen and I wondered where that magical feeling I used to have at... Continue Reading →
I’ve been trying to let go of my struggle with the struggle. I know that I am far from alone as all this challenge and uncertainty drags on. Some more cognitive work around this is in the ponder pot. In the meantime, read on to the next post for my emotional take. Maybe it will... Continue Reading →
“Find your magic.” The message comes printed on holiday kitsch and illustrated on oracle cards shuffled and turned only when a certain sensation moves about your fingertips. But even the sparkle of the little joys you have, for so long, openly received and appreciated has gone hollow filled instead with an ache that pulses and... Continue Reading →
Sometimes you’ve just got to let go of some of your rules (no Christmas before Thanksgiving, don’t turn to stuff for happiness…). Mom just loves Christmas (she has no Christmas boundaries!), and I got her a new twinkly white tree last weekend. She spent the next few days fluffing it up and adding some ornaments,... Continue Reading →
After a pretty funky weekend, The Museum of the Moon at ODU’s Moon Festival was the perfect soul balm. I felt like I was in the party I imagine to be happening on the full moon where doggy Roxy and Sister Sandy are listening to music and enjoying delectable treats out in a moon lit... Continue Reading →
I’m sharing a sample here of one of the pieces I have in Emergence. I wonder, do you see yourself? It is our hope that, by sharing the stories of many gifted and 2E women, you might find your reflection in a place or two. It is our belief that you will probably find many... Continue Reading →
