by Anne Peek | May 29, 2022 | archetypes, clearing, communication, conflict, connection, crying, heart, hope, imagination, intuition, listening, self-reflection, senses, shadow, spirit, surprise, tears, tenderness, transformation, Uncategorized, values, vision, vulnerability, war
Memorial Day. An experience I had in 2015 on a spiritual tour in Ireland popped into mind. I haven’t thought about it for a long time, yet it was one of the most powerful experiences I had there. And it is asking to be told today. About two-thirds of the way through...
by Anne Peek | Apr 1, 2022 | affinity, artistic expression, body wisdom, clearing, conflict, connection, counterculture, cranky, creativity, dreams, earth, expansion, foolish, freedom, growth, heart, intuition, joy, life-giving, light, listening, modern life, nature, possibilities, rejuvenation, Sacred Eccentricity, self-reflection, shadow, shoulds, soul, spirit, transformation, values, women, wonder
I have never listened to anyone who criticized my taste in space travel, sideshows, or gorillas. When this occurs, I pack up my dinosaurs and leave the room. Ray Bradbury The...
by Anne Peek | Sep 5, 2021 | affinity, artistic expression, clearing, connection, creativity, earth, expansion, freedom, life-giving, nature, possibilities, rejuvenation, seasons, self-reflection, senses, soul, spirit, transformation, wildness
Aaah…the wind has returned. My shoulders relax, my mind stills. I hear the ssshuush in the treetops; watch the flickering light in the leaves, a myriad of greens tossing in the breeze. Follow an occasional leaf or stick or seed as it twirls free to the ground. Notice...
by Anne Peek | 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...
by Anne Peek | Oct 16, 2020 | aging, ambiguity, amusement, artistic expression, autumn, balance, clearing, crying, darkness, expansion, freedom, growth, home, life-giving, listening, nature, pandemic, play, poetry, possibilities, rejuvenation, seasons, self-care, self-reflection, senses, shadow, surprise, tears, Uncategorized
Autumn Haiku Sprawled on sunny ground Crunchy leaves and dusty grass Scent of fruit and death AEP 10/9/20 Fruit and death. The scent of autumn, and what comes to mind as I clear out the house we’ve lived in for nearly 30 years. Finding things long forgotten,...
by Anne Peek | 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...