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 […]
We made it, dear ones. And gratitude flows, right to the bottom of my calloused, middle-aged, ugly-toe feet. A few weeks back I got a message from the Universe to take it easy. To stop all the moving and shaking and doing and makin’ it happen. To walk away from the imperative to be more, […]
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 […]
Hope you’re not overly full of LEAPing today. This extra day is a bit of magic, really. And so are you. I’m a big fan of Carl Jung’s mystical genius. His Red Book, a gorgeously illustrated journal of his travels through the underworld of his soul, was written between 1913-15. But the messages so clearly fit […]
I’ve just come off a 3-day slump in which I faced down the fear monster. Again. Fear is one of the joys of making a major life transition, especially in midlife, when we have more to lose. Fear of the unknown. Of criticism. Of risk. It can honestly feel like you’re on the road to Mordor. Black […]
Joy and I have always been close, but from now on I’m letting Joy RULE. I live for it, seek it, grow it, follow it, listen to it, teach it. I’m hopelessly devoted to Joy. If you’re navigating a lot of changes, coping with loss or anxiety, Joy is not so easy to cultivate. We often get crabby, […]
Tomorrow, December 24, 2011 is Christmas Eve as well as the new moon. BAM! Double the symbolic power for newness: birth, nativity, newborns, new dreams and creations. And New Years coming up. Have you ever done a New Moon manifestation ritual? It’s a new one for me. I plan to make room amongst the holiday madness […]
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 […]
How do you handle fear when it grabs on and doesn’t want to let go? I’ve been wrestling with growing pains as I step into a new creative business. It will challenge me and bring together all of my gifts. I’m thrilled, but extremely slow to Come. Out. With it. Call it resistance, lizard brain, […]