An Art Path In a Pandemic

by | Mar 23, 2020 | artistic expression, body wisdom, breath, clearing, conflict, connection, creativity, crying, darkness, growth, heart, hope, imagination, intuition, life-giving, listening, modern life, overwhelm, possibilities, rejuvenation, self-care, self-reflection, shoulds, soul, spirit, spring, tears, tenderness, transformation, vulnerability

Oh my, here we are.   This painting is several years old, but eerily it makes me think of the virus, its stealthy infiltration of our systems and our cities.     The last week has been a hard one for me because I have been awash in fear and grief. Not...

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)...

Respite from the Mind

by | Oct 29, 2019 | affinity, autumn, balance, beauty, body wisdom, breath, clearing, connection, creativity, darkness, earth, expansion, freedom, Halloween, imagination, life-giving, listening, magic, mind, nature, possibilities, practice, rejuvenation, seasons, senses, silence, singing, soul, spirit, the feminine, wonder, words

I’ve just returned home from several enchanted days on Lake Superior. My greedy mind — muted for awhile by movement, story, song, beauty, affection, and silence — now wants to read mail, catch up on national news, make necessary appointments, resume tasks set...

Lesson from a Horse: Part II

by | Jun 3, 2019 | affinity, animals, body wisdom, breath, communication, connection, growth, heart, intuition, life-giving, listening, messages, mind, modern life, possibilities, practice, senses, spirit, tenderness, transformation, Uncategorized, vision, vulnerability, wonder

Last year at this time I went to a daylong personal growth workshop with horses. In these workshops horses are not ridden; participants touch, lead and observe them. Powerful, gentle and extremely sensitive, horses are excellent mirrors because they attune to what our...

Looking and Not Talking

by | Jan 7, 2019 | affinity, artistic expression, balance, beauty, body wisdom, breath, communication, connection, creativity, harmony, heart, imagination, life-giving, listening, mind, modern life, nature, possibilities, rejuvenation, self-care, senses, silence, solitude, spirit, Uncategorized, vision, vulnerability, words, writing

  I’m hanging in a wordless space, even as I write these words. Recently home from a family trip on the Oregon coast for the holidays, I’m savoring all I saw and heard there: my family, of course; and also blustery winds and rain; thundering waves; squawking...

Playtime for a Full Heart

by | Dec 6, 2018 | affinity, amusement, artistic expression, balance, breath, creativity, foolish, heart, holidays, imagination, laughter, life-giving, play, poetry, possibilities, rejuvenation, self-care, surprise, Uncategorized, words, writing

Life has been intense lately. Amidst the dark and cold and holiday hullabaloo (and provoking world and national news), many people I love are going through very tough experiences right now.  So I decided to give my sore heart a break with a little playtime. The result...