Halloween Trick Becomes a Startling Treat

by | Oct 23, 2022 | affinity, connection, creativity, expansion, Halloween, intuition, joy, life-giving, listening, memories and mementos, messages, mystery, possibilities, spirit, stories, surprise, tarot, trickster, wonder

I hung up the phone one October day in 1976 feeling both dubious and intrigued.  Flattered to be asked, I had agreed to tell fortunes at my brother’s Halloween party since I loved Halloween almost as much as I loved him.  But sometimes Tom’s idea of fun and my own...

A Tall Order

by | Aug 11, 2018 | affinity, amusement, animals, artistic expression, childhood, connection, creativity, decorations, gardens, hope, imagination, joy, laughter, life-giving, magic, modern life, nature, play, possibilities, stories, surprise, trickster, wonder

It’s amazing what you can get on Amazon. Recently, when I was in Lanesboro Minnesota visiting my friend, I learned that the nearby town of Peterson, population 200, had taken up a collection and ordered an 8 ½-foot gnome to honor their Norwegian heritage (and for fun...

On Being Silly

by | Apr 27, 2017 | affinity, amusement, balance, childhood, communication, connection, counterculture, creativity, fool, foolish, imagination, joy, laughter, life-giving, play, possibilities, shoulds, trickster, words

Never stay up on the barren heights of cleverness, but come down into the green valleys of silliness.                                                                                                                    Ludwig Wittgenstein Acting silly is one of the...