A Visual Stroll

by | Nov 14, 2020 | affinity, ambiguity, artistic expression, balance, beauty, breath, clearing, conflict, darkness, expansion, heart, imagination, life-giving, light, listening, modern life, pandemic, planning, possibilities, rejuvenation, self-care, senses, shadow, soul, transformation, Uncategorized, vision

    I’m feeling tired and oddly amorphous these days. Coherent thought, linear planning—even “soft” planning—is elusive. I’m trying to be patient as I dance with physical challenges and house clearing that feels endless. Yet most of the time I also feel...

Regarding Baskets

by | Sep 17, 2020 | artistic expression, balance, beauty, childhood, clearing, connection, creativity, crying, earth, harmony, life-giving, nature, possibilities, spirit, tenderness, the feminine, women

“I was told there would be a handbasket.” This meme, popping up everywhere it seems, made me chuckle when I first read it weeks ago. Yet lately it hasn’t seemed so funny. Looking at photos and videos from California, Oregon and Washington have more literally brought...

Brain Jam, Spilled Emotion and a Butterfly

by | Jun 22, 2020 | animals, beauty, conflict, creativity, harmony, heart, hope, imagination, life-giving, listening, messages, mind, modern life, nature, overwhelm, rejuvenation, self-care, senses, surprise, transformation, Uncategorized, vulnerability, wonder

Joy is the gift of love. Grief is the price of love. Anger protects that which is loved. And when we think we have reached our limit, wonder is the act that returns us to love.                                                    Valarie Kaur, See No Stranger   My...

Advice from the Cards

by | May 20, 2020 | balance, beauty, childhood, communication, connection, creativity, earth, heart, hope, imagination, intuition, joy, laughter, life-giving, listening, magic, messages, modern life, nature, noise, overwhelm, pandemic, play, possibilities, self-care, self-reflection, silence, soul, spirit, tarot, vision

Seldom is tarot a subject of this blog, but today, as we enter our third month of pandemic, I felt it was time to find out what advice the tarot has for us right now. So I composed questions, opened my intuitive doorway, and let my hand choose cards from within my...

A Question to Ponder on Earth Day in a Pandemic

by | Apr 21, 2020 | affinity, balance, beauty, childhood, communication, conflict, connection, dreams, earth, heart, imagination, life-giving, light, messages, mind, modern life, nature, pandemic, poetry, possibilities, self-reflection, shadow, spirit, Uncategorized, vision

A Sign (a poem by Connie Wanek)   At the March for Science on Earth Day, 2017   What did it say?” God asked.   Well, first I should describe the day,” Mrs. God replied. “It reminded me of creation, an early tender morning, pure light, the air thin, and...

Deep Rest

by | Dec 26, 2019 | affinity, artistic expression, balance, beauty, breath, connection, creativity, darkness, harmony, imagination, intuition, life-giving, listening, nature, possibilities, self-care, silence, singing, solitude, soul, spirit, vision, winter solstice, wonder

Still resting in the pause of the sun, the eclipse of the new moon, listening to the stars sing in the dark… What is singing to you now? Where is stillness waiting for you? I’d love to hear.   (click on the picture for a sharper view)...