All posts for the month July, 2016

Becoming Light

So fellow travelers, one of the things I love most about being part of an authentic creative community is the ripple effect of inspiration which runs through the work we share. When I shared yesterday’s post on our community page, I described the experience as “thoughts I have rumbling around the edges of my consciousness start […]

Resiliency, Nets and Webs

So fellow travelers,  with one of his poems today, my friend Tom Atkins made a comment on resiliency. “Life knocks us down. Sometimes we get up again. Sometimes we don’t. To this day, I don’t know where our resilience ends, or why. I don’t know where it begins, or why. I just know both are […]

… on the complexity of ‘all you need is love’

A Big Magic moment when creative hearts and minds connected and wove something of substance. Consider yourselves “Dingled” as we call it. It’s quite a gift.

Parking Lot Zen

So fellow travelers, while running errands this morning, the powerful clouds above brought me to a stop as I crossed a parking lot. Dropping my load of packages at my car, I walked to the end of the lot to catch a clear shot with my phone. Then I stood there for a while taking […]

Zen Moment with a Frog 

So fellow travelers, this morning, one of our resident pond frogs greeted me with a signature banjo-like twang before taking a leaping dive from the rocks into the water. He resurfaced a few minutes later, treading water steadily around the edge until he reached the water lily pads on the other side. He had some […]

Empathy, redemption, and the kindness of letting someone go

Wise words on the dividing line between encouragement and enabling, a line which benefits no one when crossed. Clear boundaries are essential in healthy relationships and group dynamics.

Haiku for Monet

So fellow travelers, I am eternally grateful for those moments when the Light stops me in the midst of life’s craziest hurdles. I had one of those moments this afternoon. Water lilies in Perfect afternoon sunlight  I feel like Monet  As I sat transfixed by the play of light and shadows on my little pond, […]