Author & Sacred Life-Artisan
August is an in-between space…summer is waning and autumn isn’t visible quite yet. I am eager for fall’s arrival. September always feels, to me, like the beginning of a new year. I remember childhood and “back to school shopping.” It was great fun going to Woolworth’s with my supply list. A new Big Chief tablet, white paste with the little… Read More
A woman must have a room of her own… This wise counsel from author, Virginia Woolf, offers valuable guidance. Guidance that applies to anyone seeking pathways leading to the full expression of her creative heart and soul. I have come to realize over time, that it’s also important for a woman to have a book of her own, her… Read More
All is nearly in place for me to begin to write my next book. My cloistered scriptorium (a small writing space at home) has been tidied and organized. The majority of my 100 plus journals are neatly arranged on nearby bookshelves, awaiting harvesting. A cloth covered notebook stuffed with ideas, possible titles, photos, and other bits of inspiration is also… Read More
Here on the Western edge of the continent, near the sea, it’s impossible not be aware of the daily miracle of sunrise and sunset. Today’s sunset holds a special poignancy as it symbolizes the exhale of 2017. Tomorrow’s sunrise is the harbinger of the New Year, with all the joys, challenges, laughter, and tears yet to be lived. I have… Read More
Wisdom, the fashioner of all things taught me there is in her, a spirit that is intelligent, holy, unique, manifold, facile, mobile, clear, unpolluted, distinct, invulnerable, loving the good, keen, irresistible, beneficent, humane, steadfast, sure, free from anxiety, all powerful, overseeing all and penetrating through all spirits that are intelligent, pure, and all together facile. For Wisdom is more mobile… Read More
Perhaps you, too, have been feeling overwhelmed, heart-broken, and oppressed by the news these last months and especially the last the several weeks. Years ago when I was working very hard in therapy to heal issues from my childhood, my therapist told me… Deep sea divers can’t stay in the depths for extended periods of time. They have to surface… Read More
You must learn one thing. The world was made to be free in. Give up all the other worlds except the one to which you belong. —David Whyte How do we ensure we are living in alignment with our souls’ longings when daily life is overscheduled, fragmented and often exhausting? What does it mean to let go of life-depleting tasks… Read More
My husband and I have been enveloped in the process of moving for the past three months. In the midst of it all, I’ve been challenged to stay centered. I attribute my being off balance to the upheaval and dismantling of my sacred space that was our home. I have come to realize as I age, that beauty in my surroundings,… Read More
The world turns and the hours of daylight increase. Spring approaches and Lent begins. Last weekend I was blessed to spend a retreat day with my dear friend, visionary, and artist, Karen Blessen. Twenty-three years ago Karen and I co-created the book, Be An Angel. Ours is a life-long “soul sister” friendship. Our conversations and Karen’s wisdom always inform and nourish… Read More
Our liturgical calendar offers openings throughout the year to pause, reflect upon and renew our spiritual lives. The opportunity to make an interior Lenten journey begins this year on Ash Wednesday, March 1st. Lent is a time for reflection and preparation for Easter as we contemplate Christ’s forty days of withdrawal and sacrifice in the desert prior to his crucifixion. Lent… Read More
