by Anne Peek | Feb 10, 2021 | affinity, amusement, artistic expression, grumpy, heart, imagination, laughter, life-giving, modern life, nature, pandemic, play, possibilities, rejuvenation, self-care, self-reflection, Uncategorized, vulnerability, words
The pleasant shifts in the air I felt a couple weeks ago seem to have fled in recent days. Quite patient until now, today I’m tired of pandemic precautions. Longing for travel. Tired of winter. Maybe I am undone because the vaccine and the increasing sunlight...
by Anne Peek | Nov 25, 2019 | amusement, connection, gardens, life-giving, nature, poetry, possibilities, the feminine, Uncategorized, wildness, women, words, writing
In numerous cultures around the world bees were sacred, associated with the Divine Feminine. Archeologists have found images of bees, bee priestesses and bee goddesses dating back millennia. This came to mind in September, when at the women’s workshop I attended on...
by Anne Peek | Oct 29, 2019 | affinity, autumn, balance, beauty, body wisdom, breath, clearing, connection, creativity, darkness, earth, expansion, freedom, Halloween, imagination, life-giving, listening, magic, mind, nature, possibilities, practice, rejuvenation, seasons, senses, silence, singing, soul, spirit, the feminine, wonder, words
I’ve just returned home from several enchanted days on Lake Superior. My greedy mind — muted for awhile by movement, story, song, beauty, affection, and silence — now wants to read mail, catch up on national news, make necessary appointments, resume tasks set...
by Anne Peek | Aug 30, 2019 | affinity, amusement, beauty, childhood, connection, earth, hope, life-giving, nature, play, possibilities, senses, silence, spirit, surprise, vision, wildness, wonder, words
Wonder is the heaviest element on the periodic table. Even a tiny fleck of it stops time. Diane Ackerman After five days up on the North Shore I’m noticing that words for a blog are hard to find. Lumbering along rocky beaches, comforted and exhilarated by booming...
by Anne Peek | Jan 7, 2019 | affinity, artistic expression, balance, beauty, body wisdom, breath, communication, connection, creativity, harmony, heart, imagination, life-giving, listening, mind, modern life, nature, possibilities, rejuvenation, self-care, senses, silence, solitude, spirit, Uncategorized, vision, vulnerability, words, writing
I’m hanging in a wordless space, even as I write these words. Recently home from a family trip on the Oregon coast for the holidays, I’m savoring all I saw and heard there: my family, of course; and also blustery winds and rain; thundering waves; squawking...
by Anne Peek | Dec 6, 2018 | affinity, amusement, artistic expression, balance, breath, creativity, foolish, heart, holidays, imagination, laughter, life-giving, play, poetry, possibilities, rejuvenation, self-care, surprise, Uncategorized, words, writing
Life has been intense lately. Amidst the dark and cold and holiday hullabaloo (and provoking world and national news), many people I love are going through very tough experiences right now. So I decided to give my sore heart a break with a little playtime. The result...