Recognition

by | Apr 4, 2019 | affinity, aging, beauty, communication, connection, creativity, harmony, heart, imagination, joy, life-giving, listening, modern life, possibilities, rejuvenation, senses, stories, surprise, tears, tenderness, the feminine, women, wonder

It’s a truism that we all affect each other. I am reminded how surprising and nourishing a chance meeting with a stranger can be as I recall fondly an incident that happened several years ago. After Tom and I had finished brunch at a busy local restaurant on a Sunday...

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...

Finding my Way in the Dark

by | Oct 7, 2018 | ambiguity, balance, communication, conflict, connection, cranky, darkness, growth, heart, hope, listening, modern life, overwhelm, possibilities, shadow, stories, the feminine, women

It’s the dark of the moon, sunlight is waning, and my mood is dark. For four years now I’ve not ventured into politics in this blog—I figure we all get plenty of that elsewhere—but it’s been a hard week and I’m struggling. I can only imagine how the many women who...

Pele’s Cauldron

by | Mar 16, 2018 | artistic expression, beauty, communication, conflict, connection, creativity, darkness, earth, imagination, listening, messages, nature, poetry, possibilities, seasons, shadow, spirit, the feminine, transformation, wildness, wonder

Today I’ve been thinking about Kilauea, the volcano on the Big Island of Hawaii that’s been reshaping the island’s terrain continuously since 1983. I’m not sure why. Perhaps because I was there around this time last year… Perhaps because thinking about something...

Being Watched

by | Feb 26, 2017 | affinity, amusement, animals, artistic expression, body wisdom, communication, connection, creativity, growth, imagination, intuition, listening, messages, play, possibilities, self-care, senses, spirit, the feminine, vision, wildness

There’s somebody new at our house and she keeps staring at me. I recently fell for a fluffy creature with a big personality that I saw in a catalog. I loved that she was so unusual that I wasn’t sure what she was. I loved that her pink and gray feathers gave her a...

Fabric, Evolution and Raspberries

by | Jul 31, 2016 | affinity, amusement, artistic expression, beauty, body wisdom, clothing, communication, connection, creativity, dreams, earth, imagination, laughter, life-giving, nature, play, poetry, possibilities, senses, spirit, the feminine, vision, war

I relish poets that turn things upside down and sideways, make me laugh, and reveal truth all at the same time. Ellie Schoenfeld from Duluth MN is one of those poets. In addition to her other poetry I recommend checking out her Barbie poems, which are, like the piece...