Getting Into the Swing

by | May 16, 2026 | affinity, aging, amusement, body wisdom, childhood, connection, expansion, foolish, freedom, harmony, heart, imagination, joy, life-giving, listening, play, possibilities, rejuvenation, Sacred Eccentricity, self-care, senses, spirit, surprise, trickster

Even though most of you know I am a playful person, I haven’t been feeling very playful these past months. But Thursday at my physical therapy appointment I unexpectedly amused myself (and my PT). Let me back up.   When you were a kid did you like to swing your legs?...

Playing With Numbers

by | Jun 24, 2025 | affinity, amusement, artistic expression, balance, communication, connection, creativity, darkness, death, expansion, foolish, freedom, gratitude, harmony, heart, hope, imagination, joy, laughter, life-giving, light, modern life, nature, play, poetry, possibilities, practice, rejuvenation, resistance, self-care, spirit, Uncategorized, wonder, words

I believe that when we create, no matter what it is—a meal, a song, a garden, an altar space, a drawing, a knitted scarf, a haiku—we align with, and amplify, the creative life/love energy of our planet. Especially when our creation also feeds our wonder,...

Let’s Rewind and Press “Play”

by | Dec 29, 2024 | affinity, amusement, artistic expression, balance, breath, creativity, foolish, heart, holidays, imagination, laughter, life-giving, play, poetry, possibilities, rejuvenation, self-care, surprise, Uncategorized, words, writing

Happy New Year! As I continue to be immersed in solstice/end of year reflections and holiday activities, I am hoping this blog post from December 2018 will amuse you.   Playtime for a Full Heart Life has been intense lately. Amidst the dark and cold and holiday...

Nuts About Dragons

by | Feb 8, 2024 | affinity, animals, archetypes, artistic expression, childhood, connection, creativity, dreams, earth, foolish, freedom, friendship, heart, imagination, intuition, life-giving, listening, magic, modern life, mystery, nature, possibilities, Sacred Eccentricity, self-care, self-reflection, senses, stories, surprise, tarot, transformation, vision, wildness, wonder

This week begins the Chinese New Year of the Wood Dragon. Generally, I hold only a passing interest in this annual cycle of the Chinese zodiac—it isn’t my culture, after all—but I am thrilled this year. (I admit that I did note I was born under the sign of the Snake...

Refusal

by | 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...

Ode to a Sweatshirt

by | Feb 21, 2020 | affinity, aging, childhood, clothing, connection, expansion, foolish, freedom, harmony, heart, life-giving, memoir, nature, play, possibilities, self-care, self-reflection, tenderness, Uncategorized, wildness

As I reached happily for my well worn hooded sweatshirt again this morning, I wondered suddenly why I feel such affection for it, and for all those I’ve ever had, why I am always on the lookout for new ones to replace those that wear out, and why I am so excited when...