Do you have a little one inside you? Does she feel scared, lonely, or worried even though things are generally ok? Tomorrow is my birthday, so I’m remembering being that little one… so dependent in all ways. How can we give ourselves what we needed most, and did not get enough of? This spring I shared Spark Story at […]
It’s nearly 2017. With all that’s happening in the world, things can sometimes feel unbearable. What can we do? Remember these Five Secret Ways of the Heart. Remember to Breathe, or Die In moments of stress or fear or anxiety, or when people act like total ______, when everything seems too much or goes wrong (it’s […]
Last week girls a gaggle of 8-11 year old girls descended on our property for our annual Summer Spark Day Camp. I learned as much – or more – about Spark than the kids. Not by leading, but by following. The intention is to prepare preteen girls for the social-emotional challenges that can pop up […]
So apparently, I’m human. I can’t always execute all of my high-falutin’ aspirations. Like to make a video for 30 days leading up to Dec 21, 2012. Real life gets busy. Even if my Spark loves to create, to express. That grand idea came from my PlateSpinner persona. He spins a bunch of plates in […]
On Day 2 of this video series, Thanksgiving, I felt so in love with my life: my husband, the beauty of where we live, the woods, the mushrooms I harvested, even the weeds. And then I woke up. To a pain in my ankle so sharp I could barely hobble home. I sat on the […]
Like many women, I long to amplify my voice, to make a difference. That’s why I’m in Tara Mohr’s PlayingBig course. Yet there’s another part of me that doesn’t like it one bit. I made this video – and lullaby – for any of you with a similar Pushme-Pullyou thing going on. One part is […]
I love big, important questions: What’s it all about? Why am I here? What is the shape and color of what I’m supposed to be giving, sharing, doing? How shall I spend these precious moments? Living in America in a time of vast cultural and economic wealth, there’s a downside of too many choices. Like 500 varieties […]
I recently dove into a big volunteer project, co-leading an initiatory process for young women leading to a solo experience in nature (a Vision Quest or Vision Cry). Learning to face your fears is one of the truly heroic tasks of initiation. Sometimes you’ll face real scary things, like snakes, bugs or animals. More often, it’s […]
If you’re a woman in the midlife shift, you’re often overwhelmed. Then comes the holiday frenzy, tearing us away from the natural flow of winter, when we crave extra sleep and quiet. While we may enjoy aspects of the holidays, the demands of gifting and socializing can knock us off balance and turn us into […]
I’m not perfect. Yay! Why am I so friggin’ happy about this? Because I no longer need to try. To celebrate, I am CREATING and RELEASING a new song nearly every day for a month. These songs aren’t perfect. They are handmade, on my iPad, with only my voice and the VoiceJam app. They speak directly from […]