Remembrances
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Monday, June 22nd, 2009I thought you would enjoy this excerpt from my upcoming book, “The Bride’s Ritual Guide: Look Inside to Find Yourself.” Not just for brides, but for all women (and men!) who love matters of the heart!
HOLY BLESSINGS
“Smile, breathe, go slowly.”
- Thich Nhat Hanh
Some brides wear a sapphire ring or pin as their wedding day “something blue.” [...]
Celebrating the Skin We’re In!
Sunday, May 24th, 2009I heard an intriguing interview recently on NPR’s “Fresh Air.” Host Terry Gross spoke with Ryan Murphy, creator of the satirical plastic surgery television series “Nip/Tuck.” The opening line of each episode (taken from the writer’s real-life experience) is by the doctor inquiring of a new patient, “What don’t you like about yourself?”
Hmmmm. Someone having [...]
A Picture of Abundance: Gummie & Violets
Monday, March 23rd, 2009As I headed out for a mountain hike the other day, taking a short cut through a golf course to a favorite rhododendron trail, a grassy slope covered with violets stopped me in my tracks. Oh, wow, it’s really spring! And with that obvious reminder, there also came — in one fell swoop — such [...]
All About the Love Again
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 [...]
Full Moon Blessing
Sunday, January 11th, 2009There have been lots of miracles and challenges in the beginning stages of living in the mountains. For instance, one challenge has been that the abundant and needed rains have washed away most of my new road! But as I told my brothers in Alabama about walking up and down the very steep road and driveway: [...]
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 [...]
Family Wedding Trip
Wednesday, October 22nd, 2008I recently attended my nephew Matthew’s wedding in Angier, North Carolina, near Raleigh. The ceremony was outside on the farm of the bride’s parents…right before sunset, under an arbor built by Lindsay’s father. Chairs were set up in the backyard for a full view of Mother Nature at her best.
In the perfect early October [...]
A New Dress Goes a Long Way
Sunday, September 21st, 2008On an early morning walk recently, with the first glimpse of goldenrod in bloom and the smell of autumn in the wind, I was transported to the childhood ritual of “going back to school” — even accompanied by a knot in my stomach. The twinge came from recalling a sense of regret that the seemingly [...]
WITHOUT LIMITS
Tuesday, August 26th, 2008[Inspired by the recent Olympics in China, I was reading some "memoirs" from my life changing spiritual journey there several years ago. My trip to China in the autumn of 2000 with a group of Qi Gong buddies and teachers was a "break-open" experience for me: I left my perceived 'limitations' as a writer at [...]
Coming Into Your Artistic Expression
Monday, July 14th, 2008The defining function of the artist is to cherish consciousness.
-Max Eastman
If you talk to an artist about their inspiration, new worlds open up! As I continue exploring where our inspirations come from and what it takes to shift our limited belief of what we can accomplish and who we can “be,” I find artist Genie [...]