Ahhhhhh, summer. I have been beginning my mornings with a giant slice of watermelon so juicy I have to eat it with a napkin tucked beneath my chin. Mint black tea warmed by the sun. Epic amounts of basil destined to become pesto. One hundred and eight Sun…
Hi friends, Last Thursday, the day after my birthday, I wandered down to the beach to sit at the edge of the water and pull tarot cards for another trip around the sun. Somewhere between the waves and the cards, it dawned on me just how close my…
Musings Long before corporate big daddies like Target, McDonald’s, and banks got involved in Pride by slapping rainbows and the slogan love is love is love on everything, Pride was a riot. It was a battle cry for liberation, a fight against police brutality, a big F.U. to…
Spring is fast upon us, the birds are singing a little louder, the crocus flowers has braved the in-climate weather and poked through the snow to put on a show, and within us a restlessness is occurring in our behavior. The clocks have sprung us forward and this…
Back in early December, Matt and I took a trip to the North Country to see some really good friends. Most of the time was spent indulging in the moment. Indulging in friendship and family – good meals, good booze, good talks, and good wholesome fun (face painting,…
I am writing you, after spending an extended weekend, with some of the most important women I have in my life. These women (me included) play wholeheartedly within the range of friendship – meaning – we love big, we hold each other up, we push a little, we…
A few days after Thanksgiving, I felt a knock on the door to my heart, I opened the door, and there stood a stranger. I invited this said stranger into my house and realized that the stranger wasn’t strange at all, but quite familiar – it was my…
So Hum The definition of a mantra in Sanskrit is combination of two words, manas (mind) and tra (tool), literally translating as “a tool for the mind”. It is a word or sound repeated again and again to help aid in meditation. A mantra can be anything that helps you stay…
My new morning ritual is to start my day with the spiritual teacher, Anne Lamott, an author, grandmother, and Sunday School Teacher. I love her because she is a great storyteller. In one of her stories she says, “If you want to help kids fall in love with…
Growing pains are described as crampy, achy, muscle pains that occur in the legs of preschoolers or preteens. To me, theses pangs seem kinda unfair because right when you are on the precipitance of ‘getting it’ and/or understanding who you are and the life you have come to…