It is cold here today. I have turned the heat on for the first time this year and sit here in a scarf as I type. It is new and cozy yet feels all too familiar. Change is in the air. The seasons are spiraling. Late summer is folding into fall. Summer clothes will soon […]
Read MoreGlimpse of Spirit #6: Lorelei’s story
“The universe is full of magical things patiently waiting for our wits to grow sharper.” –Eden Phillpotts Lorelei’s glimpse is about remembering your way back to love. Life can be difficult. Sometimes we can feel like we are both burned out and out of options. This glimpse reminds us that there are always options and […]
Read MoreHappy-sad back to school days
My baby went to kindergarten this morning and I am feeling just a little bit sad today. Not wallowing in a gallon of ice cream sad. More stinging tears behind my eyes and a small lump in my throat kind of sad. It is the kind of sad that one only arrives at from a […]
Read MoreGlimpse of Spirit #5: Rita’s Story
Rita is a beautiful and wise woman. She is a retired family physician and delivered babies for many years. She is also a wife, mother and grandmother. Rita has a natural curiosity and her hobbies are varied. She teaches American Tribal Belly dance, rides Peruvian horses and plays the Native American flute. For years Rita […]
Read MoreGlimpses of Spirit #4: Amelia’s Story
“You will burn and you will burn out, you will be healed and come back again.” –Fyodor Dostoyevsky Amelia’s glimpse of spirit deals with difficult days. As you will read, she has been thru a lot over the past three years. The journey within and moments of transformation are often preceded by loss and […]
Read MoreGlimpses of Spirit #3: Erin’s Story
“You have your brush, you have your colors. You paint paradise, then you go in.” –Nikos Kazaantzakis Erin O’Brien sits before me on a lovely sunny morning as we chat over tea. I have long admired her art and her company and I am grateful she is sharing how color and creativity help her […]
Read MoreGlimpses of Spirit #2: Ann’s Story
This installment of “Glimpses of Spirit” shares the story of how Ann moved thru the grief surrounding her mother’s death and in the process, began to glimpse her own spirit. This transformational unfolding will help and inspire many. Please read and share.
Read MoreSummer Afternoon
From Aveen’s article in this month’s “Queen of the Castle Magazine” “Summer afternoon—summer afternoon; to me those have always been the two most beautiful words in the English language.” -Henry James My youngest son, age five, is all boy. As I write this, he wanders in from outside wearing no shirt, camouflage shorts, a […]
Read MoreWriting as personal practice
“One day I will find the right words, and they will be simple.”-Jack Kerouac “We have to continually be jumping off cliffs and developing our wings on the way down.” –Kurt Vonnegut From my article in “Queen of the Castle, May 2014 I am writing a book. Although this endeavor has been ongoing in my […]
Read MoreGlimpses of Spirit #1- Pam’s Story
Pam’s story is an amazing, feel-good example of a selfless gift of love offered to another. It is the perfect way to kick of “Glimpses of Spirit”! There are angels among us. They are our neighbors, our friends and those we encounter in the grocery store. These angels, and this story make me hopeful to be alive.
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