The Truth My Bones Know
It is the season of hot, white blooming things--honeysuckle, jasmine, gardenia… The light this time of year, the air and the scent that weighs heavily on the breeze transports me back across a lifespan of deep, sensual awareness. It carries me from hopeful innocence to the anxious stirrings of adolescence and into mid-life where I... Continue Reading →
Family Finds Us, Even When There is No Blood to Make the Connection
The last time I saw her to talk to her, it was Christmas Eve and I was in a hurry to get on the road because I knew that tunnel traffic could stretch my 45 minute trip to my brother’s house into far more than an hour. I was delivering my end of our long... Continue Reading →
When to Blossom
Last summer while trying to make a very difficult decision, the strong message that was coming through by way of Runes and Mindfulness and Inner and Outer Counsel was: Separate, Cleanse, Blossom. Specifically, “All dark corners must be cleansed.” I didn’t completely understand it at the time, I only knew that I was in pain... Continue Reading →
Transforming Me
I write backwards. It’s much easier for me to write the outline after the ideas have flowed and the words have arranged themselves. Could I grieve backwards, too? I’ve waded through sorrow following an inner guide, and now I’m organizing the healing, logically, through theory and knowledge. Of course I believe my way is how... Continue Reading →
Help, I Have Done it Again
This is me, forest bathing, with less hair and wider hips. Nope, I am not showing you the hips. But I will show you the healing in progress. I have been here many times beforeHurt myself again todayAnd, the worst part is there's no-one else to blame ~Sia: Breathe Me* Last fall, I was feeling... Continue Reading →
Three Little Joys
A mindfulness practice called “See, Hear, Feel” can be used as a walking meditation. Noting your surroundings can help ground you in the present moment. See The reflection of water moving on the trunk of a tree. In the distance green the shade of everything new. Hear The breeze lacing itself through tender new foliage... Continue Reading →
Into the Forest I Go…
Yes, John Muir, into the forest I went to lose my mind and find my soul. And that was enough for today.
Internal Luminosity 