Tag: personal transformation
Published on January 12, 2019
Clearing, De-Cluttering … Claiming, in a New Year
At the beginning of this new year, I am in the throes of cleaning / purging / clearing. It feels a bit like an obsession. As Lady Macbeth would say, “Out, damn’d spot! out, I […]
Published on November 26, 2018
She Rises ….
There is a saying I once heard, we overestimate what we can do in a day and underestimate what we can do in a year. After losing Mike last year, I’d never have believed I’d […]
Published on June 28, 2018
The ‘Wail’ Song
Was it climbing up Flattop Mountain in Alaska, what was supposed to have been our mountain to climb, that sent me over the edge? Was it leaving his ashes in a crevice at the top, as […]
Published on May 17, 2018
Surrender to the Shadowlands
It is gray here. Even as the sun sparkles on the bright blue ocean, there is little impulse other than to sleep or escape into a novel for hours on end. I eat too much, […]
Published on April 23, 2018
Sometimes Our Six-Year-Old Knows Best
Relax. Breathe. Focus. These were the words my friend whispered over and over as I precariously made my way across the slack line for the first time. He whispered them again the second time, as I […]
Published on March 06, 2018
Braver Together
Sometimes we need a hand to hold. Even though we know we can do it, are strong enough, smart enough to do it, sometimes, we somehow, just don’t. Sometimes we need a little extra help, […]
Published on March 02, 2018
Without Him
It is strange the things that trigger the grieving. The other day it was my visit to my accountant to prepare our taxes. Every year for over 26 years we had our ritual at tax […]
Published on February 27, 2018
If I Were to Die Tomorrow….How Would I Have Lived My Today?
Sitting in a room with other beautiful souls, participating in a Kirtan Concert with Bachan Kaur, I let the heavenly music wash over me. Eyes closed, heart open, the songs flowed and danced and invited […]
Published on February 15, 2018
Alaska – A Place to be Reborn
Alaska. The name rises up like a word of power, a word of promise. Pristine, clean, home of the Aurora Borealis. It has called my name, a siren song to my heart, for years. I […]
Published on September 22, 2015
“Skins I Have Worn” Opens October 22!
I can see it in the distance now – the destination. All this journey traveled, this road taken, that scares me witless, yet challenges me to such heights. You, my readers, have followed along […]