Today I am 50 years old. 50 years of living and learning on EarthSchool. The election happened less than a week ago and I feel like I am slowly moving through a waking dream. It is an interesting experience to be so focused right now on grounding, breathing, getting my bearings, remembering what is important, […]
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Picture above is my dog Little Man who is always dreaming! I don’t often remember my dreams. My husband does a lot of dream work and has done this for years and is able to vividly recall details, symbols and ideas and uses this to work in the subconscious. These are his mornings. Mine are […]
Human beings are a fascinating combination of fragility and resilience. I have the privilege as well as the ongoing heartbreak of witnessing this in many arenas. I see the fragmentation of soul, spirit, mind and body in those who have been subjected to a horrific act of violence and/or repeated acts of violence whether that […]
I lie down on the floor and breath and just allow myself to be swallowed whole by love. It feels almost as though there are living, breathing currents beneath me as my breath rises and falls and my heart over flows. I am almost overwhelmed by gratitude and the acute awareness of how love and […]
I have felt lately like I am being swallowed whole by the overwhelming fear, mistrust, divisiveness and polarization that is our current state of affairs. This state is unlikely to reverse unless courageous beings grounded in compassion, peace and love show up committed to building bridges, cultivating relationships, listening deeply, witnessing the suffering of […]
The hardest thing ever ( least for me), is committing to the ongoing process of my growth, transformation and healing. Having a great deal of experience in living in denial, self numbing and self destruction, it seemed merely the act of waking into new life (which started as a huge kick in the ass about 20 […]
Mother’s Day brings up a whole gamut of emotions. For those who have lost mothers and feel the pain of grief and separation. For those who have had mothers who suffered with mental illness and/or addiction and grew up in homes with violence and pain, this day can be confusing and overwhelming. For those who […]
I have never in my adult professional life applied for a job through an advertised opening of a position. I have always created my own work and for most of my life that has been an interesting, frustrating, amusing, challenging and largely fulfilling helluva ride! In our society that defines people by what they do, […]
There is something about being in the body physically for so much of what I do, teaching Yoga, playing and singing with the harp in hospice and also dancing that allows my thoughts at the end of the day to emerge focused, clear and concise. My mind unwinds on the drive home from SFU after […]
This week in my community a public press release revealed the grand jury investigation surrounding the sexual abuse of children by many clergy in the Altoona Catholic Diocese. Not only were the many acts of abuse revealed but the decades long cover up by Bishops continued to leave children vulnerable and those already victimized further […]