by Anne Peek | Nov 14, 2023 | affinity, animals, artistic expression, balance, beauty, breath, communication, connection, creativity, darkness, dreams, earth, expansion, heart, hope, imagination, intuition, life-giving, light, listening, memoir, messages, modern life, mystery, nature, overwhelm, possibilities, rejuvenation, shadow, spirit, stories, surprise, transformation, vision, war, women, wonder
In the last few weeks I’ve come across a surprising amount of fascinating information: —a story about how bison on ancestral lands made discoveries that fulfilled an ancient prophecy; —research documenting how dying people in hospice care often experience dreams and...
by Anne Peek | Oct 14, 2023 | balance, conflict, connection, darkness, death, earth, expansion, growth, harmony, heart, hope, imagination, light, modern life, overwhelm, possibilities, shadow, tears, transformation, values, vision, war
So much war energy everywhere now—not just in countries with long histories of conflict, but also wars on virtually every front: about our relationship with the earth; about how, and whose responsibility it is, to feed, house and care for each other; about who has...
by Anne Peek | Jul 17, 2023 | affinity, artistic expression, balance, beauty, birthdays, communication, connection, creativity, darkness, earth, gardens, heart, home, imagination, intuition, modern life, nature, overwhelm, rejuvenation, self-care, singing, vulnerability, writing
Are all summers a jumble, or is this one particularly so? A jumble of activities and experiences, a jumble of emotions—even the weather has been a bit of a jumble. One of my delights this month is finally returning to swimming after a 5 month hiatus. The peaceful...
by Anne Peek | Mar 21, 2023 | agenda, artistic expression, balance, body wisdom, breath, listening, modern life, overwhelm, rejuvenation, self-care, shoulds, vulnerability
Sorry, no blog this month–I just don’t have the energy. The past couple weeks held a clump of things that together have sapped my physical and emotional energy. Just temporary, but I want to honor my need for a break. Staring at this watercolor...
by Anne Peek | 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...
by Anne Peek | Aug 17, 2020 | aging, ambiguity, childhood, conflict, connection, heart, memoir, modern life, overwhelm, self-reflection, shadow, stories, transformation, vulnerability, women
Fifty years ago this week my mom nearly died in a terrorist bombing in St. Paul. Just weeks before my senior year in high school. I want to tell the story, to mark the anniversary, to make sense of it after so many years. But I’m not sure I can make sense of it. Mom...