I’m so excited to share with you this co-creative year-long labor of love. For me, it was a weaving together of a lifetime of contemplation, self-discovery and self-reflection. From the first poem I wrote in Mrs. Bridger’s Field Lighthouse class in the third grade, through many years of personal struggle around identity and finding a... Continue Reading →
Autumn Begins…
This told itself to me last night as I was struggling with a missing sense of joy about the beginning of autumn for so many reasons. And then the first news story I heard this first day of autumn morn was about How we may well be turning a corner and be in a better... Continue Reading →
It’s almost here…
I’m so excited that this year-long labor of love is about to be delivered. It feels a little like magic and a lot like healing. I think it’s going to be a really important contribution to to demystifying the gifted feminine in a way that just might lead to some blossoming. I’ll let you know... Continue Reading →
Empowerment is Light
Happy Women’s Equality Day! It is through rising up and lifting up and holding each other up that we all make gains. Find your power and use it to empower another. This is where your Internal Luminosity is. 💖
Both This and That
I buy outfits for dates I don’t even have prospects for—a little extra feminine, enhancing my eye color…revealing a curve—and imagine the excitement of feeling lovely in my skin as I dress to meet a man who makes things once in shadow seem manageable again . I watch myself with pride solving problems on my... Continue Reading →
I learned to float one summer in Buffalo when I was six. In a relative’s pool at a cookout, a great uncle promised me that he would not allow me to sink. He placed his hand on the small of my back and taught me to relax my muscles while also slightly arching my back... Continue Reading →
Status with Substance
Connecting through books, shared experiences and ideas can be exhilarating. What is your current state of being and doing? Care to share? I’d love to hear! Do elaborate on any of your answers. I’m quite curious, as I’m always looking for new inspiration. I first saw this status list idea on the Read Books’s (in... Continue Reading →
The Healing Power of Loving Creatures
This is my favorite time of day right now—lap full of ducklings before I crawl into bed. First there’s a bit of protest—“how dare you pick me up, human!!” Mealworms sprinkled in the creases of the bath towel on my lap are very persuasive. Then there’s lots of rooting around the the towel to gobble... Continue Reading →
