by Anne Peek | Mar 18, 2026 | amusement, anger, artistic expression, balance, bully, clearing, communication, conflict, connection, creativity, dreams, earth, expansion, freedom, growth, heart, hope, imagination, joy, life-giving, light, modern life, nature, noise, play, possibilities, rejuvenation, resistance, spirit, the feminine, transformation, Uncategorized, values, vision, women, words, writing
In honor of International Women’s Day and Women’s History Month, I am posting a limerick I wrote in 2018 when Brett Kavanaugh was appointed to the Supreme Court. I revised and expanded it in 2020 when the Senate Judiciary Committee rammed Amy Coney Barrett onto the...
by Anne Peek | Feb 17, 2026 | agenda, anger, archetypes, artistic expression, balance, communication, conflict, connection, creativity, darkness, earth, expansion, freedom, gratitude, growth, heart, hope, imagination, intuition, life-giving, listening, messages, modern life, mystery, possibilities, practice, resistance, self-reflection, shoulds, singing, soul, the feminine, transformation, Uncategorized, values, vision, wildness, women
As you know, most of my art is abstract. When I have painted faces over the years, most of them are cheerful or playful or emanate a spiritual teacher vibe. But not all; there is another group that I loosely think of as angry warriors. Perhaps it’s the Epstein files....
by Anne Peek | Mar 30, 2025 | affinity, amusement, animals, babies, balance, breath, communication, connection, counterculture, expansion, freedom, friendship, gratitude, harmony, heart, hope, joy, laughter, life-giving, light, modern life, overwhelm, poetry, possibilities, rejuvenation, self-care, soul, stories, surprise, tenderness, transformation, values, women, wonder
At Albany Bulb with Elaine Side by side on a log by the bay. Sunlight. Unleashed dogs, prancing through surf, almost exploding out of their skins with perfect happiness. Dogs who don’t know about fired park rangers, or canceled health research, or tariff wars,...
by Anne Peek | Feb 26, 2025 | affinity, aging, balance, beauty, body wisdom, connection, earth, expansion, gratitude, harmony, heart, imagination, joy, laughter, life-giving, modern life, mystery, nature, rejuvenation, self-reflection, senses, spirit, tenderness, the feminine, women, wonder
I’m taking a breather from you-know-what. To ponder a wonder hidden in plain sight. I was probably 40 years old before I ever tasted pomegranate. Pomegranates weren’t available in Minnesota when I was growing up—but then, for us oldsters so many foods we now enjoy...
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 | Jun 14, 2023 | affinity, amusement, artistic expression, balance, beauty, communication, connection, darkness, expansion, freedom, friendship, growth, harmony, heart, hope, imagination, joy, laughter, life-giving, listening, memoir, modern life, mystery, play, possibilities, rejuvenation, Sacred Eccentricity, self-care, self-reflection, spirit, stories, surprise, the feminine, transformation, trickster, Uncategorized, women
Why I Became a Mary Kay Beauty Consultant Just As I Began my Legal Career Because it was the 1980 State Fair and the pleasant woman in the grandstand offered a free facial. Because I was 27 and had never had a facial. Because I was 27, had never worn makeup, and...
“There is a place where words are born of silence,
