This first line has been telling itself to me for years. It took complete surrender to my own deep winter to learn to hear the rest. The bones presented themselves to me on a recent winter walk, and I knew the whole piece had arrived. IN A WINTER GARDEN In a winter garden when all... Continue Reading →
Happy Spring
On this Vernal Equinox, the need to hold both sorrow for the Earth and the world and Hope felt compelling to me. The sky this evening was a perfect mix of dark and light and blossomy pink. Wishing you some hope and offering to you and asking you to send further out into the world... Continue Reading →
Kinds of Love
Love comes in so many forms—bonds both observable and invisible. I don’t know if there is anything so profound as love of a creature or a tree or a space in nature. Mostly because it requires so much stillness and attention to open yourself to a consciousness of these living things that have their own... Continue Reading →
Still shining bright, Sister Stardust!
I’ll look for you in the full moon tonight! ✨🌕✨ 😌
Being Okay Right Where You Are
*This post was originally written on January 14, 2022 Its my birthday. It’s been a tough day. Work in the current state of things has been exhausting. Yesterday, I finished my 10th day of subbing in a row and those anxiety proboking “Is it allergies or is it Covid?” symptoms that keep cycling through were... Continue Reading →
Magical Murmurings
I’ve been deep in it since I woke up this morning—reading about grief, talking about it and writing about it. It’s a griefy time of year for me—turns out that’s true for a lot of people. What I’m learning about this whole body experience is soul soothing and a lot all at once. I was... Continue Reading →
I’ve been deep in it since I woke up this morning—reading about grief, talking about it and writing about it. It’s a griefy time of year for me—turns out that’s true for a lot of people. What I’m learning about this whole body experience is soul soothing and a lot all at once. I was... Continue Reading →
In Good Company with Friends
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 →
