by Anne Peek | Apr 14, 2018 | balance, beauty, body wisdom, breath, conflict, connection, cranky, darkness, earth, growth, grumpy, harmony, hope, joy, nature, poetry, possibilities, resistance, seasons, self-care, senses, shoulds, spring, writing
I want to post a blog touching on one of my usual themes—wonder, creativity, humor—but today those feel a little scarce. Well, I do feel wonder as I sit today in this blizzard, the worst I’ve seen in many years. And in mid-April yet. I know a few of you are living...
by Anne Peek | Feb 14, 2018 | artistic expression, clearing, conflict, connection, cranky, creativity, foolish, freedom, growth, harmony, heart, hope, inner critic, life-giving, light, listening, magic, messages, possibilities, rejuvenation, self-care, shoulds, spirit, stories, transformation, vision
I had a humbling Aha! moment the other day. Humbling but also freeing. Tom and I have been reading a series of young adult novels, The Lost Years of Merlin. The five book series, which imagine Merlin from about age 9 to adulthood, are fun, full of enchanted forests,...
by Anne Peek | Sep 30, 2016 | affinity, amusement, animals, artistic expression, beauty, bully, communication, conflict, connection, cranky, creativity, imagination, laughter, possibilities, resistance, shadow, subpersonalities
Several days ago, on a cool rainy afternoon up on the north shore of Lake Superior I sat at a cabin table, enjoying the music of the surf and doodling idly. At one point I looked at my drawing in surprise. When my drawing or painting looks like a person or animal, I...
by Anne Peek | Nov 12, 2015 | amusement, artistic expression, balance, body wisdom, clearing, cranky, crying, gardens, grumpy, imagination, laughter, possibilities, practice, tears
I got a big chuckle the other day at Bachman’s. Amidst the decorative garden pots, birdbaths, fountains and plethora of garden statues, a gargoyle captured my imagination. He was cranky. He wasn’t the typical gargoyle, fierce or demonic, not a fearsome gatekeeper...