Author & Sacred Life-Artisan
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
I’ve been giving a great deal of thought to the nature of the passage of time. Recently an old addage has become truth for me. It’s been said, The older one becomes, the faster time passes.” When I recall the summer days of my childhood, time seemed to stretch far beyond the limits of the rising and setting of… Read More
On Saturday, January 21st, women (and men) across the country will march in solidarity. To quote the mission and vision for The Women’s March on Washington: We stand together in solidarity with our partners and children for the protection of our rights, our safety, our health, and our families – recognizing that our vibrant and diverse communities are the strength of our… Read More
It’s been a week since our thwarted hopes for the long awaited arrival of the paradigm shift (a return to balance through the feminine) unleashed a torrent of emotions including disbelief, panic, rage, and grief. The dying patriarchal systems have, for the time being, experienced a revival. Within the ensuing chaos I hold fast to the belief that something “other”… Read More
We are living through a season of shifting paradigms, climate change, and global, personal and spiritual evolution. In short, this is a era of planetary transformation. We are traveling through space and time as we experience the paradoxical death of patriarchal contructs and the birth of expanded human consciousness. Perhaps, like me, life today causes you to feel unsettled and… Read More
I am reissuing this updated post as it seems timely in light of the current state of our nation and the world. Recently, Kay Adams, journal therapist and author invited me to a dialogue regarding Holy Outrage. You’re invited to listen. (This recording is © Center for Journal Therapy d/b/a Journalverse, an online learning community of journal writers and facilitators… Read More
Recently, I’ve been inspired to read the journals of several of my favorite writers: Virginia Woolf, Sylvia Plath, and Susan Sontag. The takeaway from my reading is a renewed heartfelt understanding of the subtle and profound powers of women’s wisdom. When a woman takes the time to record her thoughts, feelings, and daily experiences within the pages of her journal,… Read More
I am experiencing a time in my life when I feel God’s presence within my heart and spirit calling me to go deeper and inviting me to something that at the moment, is ineffable and undefined. It is Lent and I am living in a gray colored, paradoxical season of unsettledness. Yet, I sense an indwelling peace. I am longing… Read More
New Year’s Eve invites me to reflect upon the past year as I prepare to step through the portal to 2016. I will spend time today journaling with a series of questions. I share my questions with you for your personal reflection. On this last day of 2015, the title I give to the past year is… In 2015 my… Read More
I believe the timing of when we arrive and depart this world are anything but random. Each life is a silken, resilient, and sacred thead woven as part of the eternal web of human existence. We are interconnected within God’s great cosmic weave. Each lifetime impacts history and herstory in untold ways. When physical life ends, there is a ripple… Read More
