by Anne Peek | Sep 15, 2023 | affinity, beauty, breath, communication, connection, darkness, earth, expansion, harmony, heart, imagination, joy, life-giving, listening, magic, memoir, modern life, music, mystery, nature, noise, poetry, senses, silence, singing, solitude, soul, spirit, surprise, wildness, wonder
One January night, nearly 15 years ago, I heard the stars singing. Leaving the Kona airport on our way across Hawaii island to Hilo, my brother and I climbed far above coastal lights and noise and drove onto the old Saddle Road. Back then, this was probably one of...
by Anne Peek | Aug 16, 2023 | affinity, artistic expression, beauty, body wisdom, connection, creativity, earth, gardens, heart, hope, imagination, intuition, joy, life-giving, nature, play, possibilities, practice, rejuvenation, self-care, senses, spirit, the feminine, Uncategorized, wonder
I’m still living this jumble of a summer, but taking time to pop in to share some of my recent earth offerings. May they nourish you as much as they have nourished me. This one was made the weekend of my birthday, in gratitude for life and family. The following day I...
by Anne Peek | May 20, 2023 | 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
Because I am still recovering from covid and my mind is fuzzy and my body is fatigued, I am reposting someting from five years ago which still feels important to me, and I hope will be useful to you. See you next month with new content… Nearly three weeks ago I...
by Anne Peek | 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...
by Anne Peek | 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?...
by Anne Peek | Nov 22, 2022 | ambiguity, autumn, connection, creativity, expansion, heart, holidays, intuition, modern life, possibilities, self-care, self-reflection, senses, shadow, shoulds, spirit, tarot, values, vision
I’ve always loved Thanksgiving. I loved the food, the emphasis on gratitude and harvest, and the gathering with family and/or friends during a time of increasing cold and darkness. I never believed or highlighted the national myth around the holiday in these...