during tonight’s walk, a beetle met up with me along main street and flew parallel right by my side for nearly an entire block. it was curiously odd, and undeniably amusing. the thought of others catching sight of my enthused communication with an insect didn’t even cross my mind…not until now, anyway.;) instinctively, i finally uttered a small “thank you”—for what i’ve garnered in the way of information and connection… Keep Reading
alive.
(for tonight’s river play…and welcoming how alive the “little things” make me feel…) ALIVE dream of gypsy travel catch fireflies spit fruit seeds create love create anything sip in sunsets ~celebrate~ take in the words of other souls…{and then let them go} cultivate astounding affairs with books dry your clothes out in the sun amuse yourself dance until you are dizzy revel in ridiculousness focus on the path that you… Keep Reading
a pinch of intro
(the first few paragraphs of what i’ve been working on, and then a hop and a skip to the very last bit {of the intro}……) “there is no greater agony than bearing an untold story inside you.” —maya angelou I spent several years, trailing these two initial experiential “fire starters,” simply sitting with and acclimating to changes within and around my life and myself. While still retaining my naturally happy… Keep Reading
the kettle is always on
i ran outdoors this morning to corral yard~strewn books and blankets, keeping them dry from this light rain, and felt the air in a different way. not in scent or in direction…rather, in the way i took it in, and in the way it took me in. less incidental. more focused. a near sharpness to a sonorous, aimless drift… i am exactly where i wish to be. most recently, i… Keep Reading
expectations {and} reality
The healing power underlying a person’s thoughts and expectations has flown largely under the radar and focus in the realm of Western Medicine, and so I was intrigued (yet not surprised) when I stumbled upon an abstract of a study the other day, entitled “The Effect of Treatment Expectation on Drug Efficacy: Imaging the Analgesic Benefit of the Opioid Remifentanil.” Researchers discovered (what many people, especially those who are acutely… Keep Reading
hindsight musings
i used to work in a small arboretum/research area during college. occasionally, during my lunch break, i would take my lunch over to the hospital and “people watch.” while it’s been years since i’ve ventured inside a hospital, i’ve always been intrigued by the kaleidoscope of energy that swirls around them—love, trust, hope…loss—quite the brew for psychological & behavioral study. (for much the same reason, i also enjoy airports.) one… Keep Reading
life: inch by {incredible} inch
today, emory wrapped up her kindergarten year—and for someone who really doesn’t care whether she attends a public school, i have unraveled into a quiet, contemplative bundle. it all began with a dvd presentation, yesterday, in her classroom. parents lined up in kid~sized seats to watch their children’s first year, from the schoolroom perspective, in the company of clever and emotionally-fit music. clips of the kids standing alongside a ruler… Keep Reading
transgressing boundaries…
I remember myself as spirit and as human. I remember the past. I remember the future. I remember ways of living and of being across many lifetimes. I remember how to communicate with the natural elements that pattern our physical presence. I love and remember you as a wise and beautiful soul. I encourage us—you and I—to continue expanding our individual perceptions of oneness and wholeness until we, collectively, reach… Keep Reading
create your community
“the Earth is going to soon go through a great purification and humanity can make the decision as to how extreme this purification will be.” —hopi prophecy the past few nights have been filled with intense dreams and visions that make sense of the past, of the future…and of the road connecting the two. for those of us who came through this physical life (this time around) to aid in… Keep Reading
tapes & time
my 1980’s saturday morning routine is a gem forever burnished in my mind. top of the list was watching “smurfs.” magic coupled with very small, one room, round mushroom houses and communal living—yes please! …intriguing how little core interests actually morph over the years.:) next, i would set up the small, gray/silver, one-cassette player (that my parents gave me for christmas one glorious year) in front of our singularly spectacular… Keep Reading
the year behind…the year ahead
2010 hooked my interest at ‘hello.’ it forced me to step up, to leap and bound in areas of soulful progress that has both frightened and delighted me. it continued unveiling tucked away abilities that i had (and hid) as a child and it pushed forth, to a place that cannot be ignored, the task of sorting through and organizing them all in a way that makes sense to me,… Keep Reading
Oil in Gulf~ WE are responsible!
Despite my managing to avoid the news for the past 10-or-so years, I’ve been adequately kept ‘in the loop’ regarding the on~goings of the BP disaster in the Gulf—and, like many others, my heart hurts. Years ago, I learned to put these types of disasters (acute ones, such as this—and the more ongoing, under~the~radar type of destruction that has been accumulating for years) in the back of my mind, simply… Keep Reading