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Friday, January 23rd, 2009
The poet asked, “what if the mightiest word is love?”. The song writer sang, “all about the love again.”
And that’s what it felt like—this day marking a new shift in consciousness—as I watched the activities this week surrounding President Obama’s inauguration throughout the day and evening. I felt it, I saw it on the faces [...]
Blue Bird Visitors
Wednesday, December 24th, 2008I’ve just had the most wonderful Christmas Eve visitors to my little mountain top! A flock of Eastern Blue Birds just lit outside my office loft windows (looking west into a “blue” silhouetted mountain ridge). This is only the third batch of “songbirds” that have called on me in the month or so of being [...]
Being Flexible: Children at Weddings
Sunday, November 9th, 2008Little boys seemed to be everywhere at my nephew Matthew and Lindsay’s outdoor October wedding. Her two nephews — Eamon, six, and Brendan, four — and Matthew’s one and a half year-old nephew, Harrison, especially enjoyed the lawn’s open space to run and play.
Toddler Harrison needed a bit more “looking after,” although I understand that [...]
Passionate Musings
Wednesday, September 10th, 2008Musing on what I’m “passionate” about has been swirling in my life lately: researching and writing books (and getting them published!), creating products that bring an abundance of spirit to all, readying to move in to my little “green” cabin on my magical “bed of crystals” mountainside, being in the glory of these beautiful western [...]
By the Numbers: “Counting” Gratitude
Friday, August 8th, 2008 If the only prayer you said in your whole life was, “thank you,” that would suffice.
-Meister Eckhart, 14th century
Numbers play a big part in planning a wedding: the size of the guest list, how many attendants to have, the price of the reception, the size of your wedding’s carbon imprint. Whether it’s [...]
THE MAGIC OF COLLABORATION
Saturday, July 26th, 2008
Several people have asked recently how I came to make my OPEN YOUR HEART Meditation CD. So I’ll share the story as told in one of my newsletters last fall with brides-to-be in mind…but for everyone to enjoy!
Last August I was in Ashland, Oregon — an artistic community in the high desert region of southern Oregon — [...]
FRAGRANCE & CONNECTION
Thursday, June 12th, 2008I love how a certain scent can bring a sweet distant memory into focus. On a walk the other morning, the smell of honeysuckle took me on a childhood journey of adventure with my father. I remembered how we would pick armloads of wildflowers in the piney woods of our Alabama farm, and then surprise [...]
HOW DO I RELAX?
Wednesday, May 21st, 2008I recently participated in one of those giant bridal extravaganzas where dozens of vendors displayed their wares and services to several thousand assorted visitors: future brides with various support teams in tow. The fancy hotel ballrooms were bustling with brides-to-be of all shapes, sizes, and expectations (with upcoming weddings in a couple of months to [...]
Weddings (or Life!) as a Cliche
Tuesday, February 26th, 2008[Originally written for my Notes from Cornelia newsletter, especially for brides, but with a message for all women!]
How to create a wedding — following the appropriate protocol and traditions — that is not a cliche? How to plan a ceremony and reception that does not become a cookie-cutter formula with the character, soul, and intimacy [...]
Love & Renewal
Saturday, February 9th, 2008When I travel to other parts of the world, I’m interested in the sense of community in the towns and villages I visit. I notice the relationships between men and women and discover a great deal about a culture from their wedding and marriage customs.
The other day I was reminded of a trip in 2004 [...]