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, pandemic, 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...

Fragile

by | Feb 5, 2019 | artistic expression, balance, body wisdom, childhood, communication, conflict, connection, creativity, crying, darkness, heart, inner critic, joy, messages, self-care, shoulds, subpersonalities, tears, tenderness, the feminine, Uncategorized, vulnerability

I’ve been feeling small the last few days. Fragile. Young. Sensitive. I want to be held, snuggled, tended. And I’m tired. And weepy. I’m fighting off a skin infection and I’ve had a busy couple months—that must be it. Why must I always search for a reasonable...

Gift from a Horse

by | Jun 13, 2018 | affinity, animals, body wisdom, breath, clearing, communication, connection, crying, growth, harmony, heart, joy, life-giving, listening, messages, possibilities, self-care, senses, spirit, surprise, tears, transformation, Uncategorized, vulnerability

Nearly three weeks ago I went to a daylong personal growth workshop with horses. Because horses are powerful, gentle and extremely sensitive they are used for confidence building with special needs adults and children, in leadership training and team building and in...