Color Amid the Snow

by | Feb 20, 2023 | artistic expression, balance, beauty, cranky, creativity, earth, grumpy, harmony, imagination, life-giving, listening, nature, possibilities, rejuvenation, seasons, self-care, senses, Uncategorized, vision

I’m cranky today. Snow on either side of our driveway is piled about crotch-high, the remains of numerous snowfalls since the beginning of the year. This winter in the Twin Cities has already been one of the snowiest of all time. Yet the weather service predicts...

Searching for Words in a Fog

by | Jan 21, 2023 | agenda, amusement, artistic expression, balance, childhood, communication, creativity, fool, freedom, imagination, inner critic, laughter, life-giving, mind, play, poetry, possibilities, resistance, seasons, self-care, shoulds, stories, Uncategorized, words, writing

There once was a woman of age Who struggled to honor a page With some nourishing words Ones that sang, flew like birds, But alas! She was never a sage. (And such hopes are so often a cage.)   Plus it’s winter, it’s cold and it’s dark, And her mind must be locked...

Solstice Blessings

by | Dec 19, 2022 | affinity, animals, artistic expression, beauty, body wisdom, breath, communication, connection, darkness, earth, heart, holidays, imagination, life-giving, light, messages, mystery, nature, possibilities, rejuvenation, seasons, senses, silence, spirit, Uncategorized, winter solstice, wonder

I’m posting a little early this month to honor the winter solstice, and to send love your way during this holiday time.   The longest night of the year. Sitting still in the darkness what might I hear? Do the stars warble? Does the candle whisper a message?...

Angry

by | Jun 28, 2022 | agenda, anger, archetypes, balance, body wisdom, breath, communication, conflict, connection, cranky, creativity, darkness, earth, expansion, hope, imagination, intuition, life-giving, listening, messages, modern life, noise, overwhelm, possibilities, practice, rejuvenation, resistance, self-care, self-reflection, shadow, soul, spirit, tarot, the feminine, transformation, Uncategorized, values, vision, vulnerability, women

I’m angry. You know why. I bet you’re angry too. Plenty of reasons in the news, and more every day. Hard NOT to be angry about something these days. My anger is deep. Feels centuries old. I think it IS centuries old. At times my fury creates hostile, venomous...

Generations and Generations

by | 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...

Color and Line

by | Mar 2, 2022 | ambiguity, artistic expression, balance, body wisdom, communication, conflict, connection, creativity, darkness, dreams, heart, imagination, intuition, life-giving, listening, possibilities, self-reflection, senses, shadow, soul, spirit, transformation, Uncategorized, vision, war, words, writing

There are several topics I intend to explore here in the coming months, but the war in Ukraine has dissolved my words right now. I’m so weary of eons of glorified dominance and control. Which leaves me sadly subdued. When I’m not weary, I’m angry. Or in some kind of...