Last night I watched the documentary “Becoming Chaz”, which is a documentary about Chastity Bono’s journey to becoming Chaz Bono. While we could discuss at length the issues facing the Transgender community (all worthy of deep discussion), today I am compelled by soemthing else–BEing and ONEness. The story that is echoing through my head is […]
What’s under there?
I tripped into something today that I would like to share with you. It is from Mark Nepo’s book “The Book of Awakening”. Beneath most headaches is a heartache. Often we find it easier to think our way around things rather than to feel our way through them: What can we do to pull ourselves […]
Random Confessions
Here we are. It’s mid January. We are smack-dab in the middle of resolution follow-through and continuing to navigate through the crispness of winter (for those of us who live in the great, white north). Random Confession #1: I have had a hard time getting out of my PJs since I spent two weeks on […]
The Gift of Horror
While cleaning my closet today (which came after cleaning my basement, pantry and crawlspace) I found a book I was planning to read. As I brought it out of the closet, I absentmindedly opened it to a page, and it said: The encouraging thing is that every time you meet a situation, though you may […]
Say Yes Until…
Is your tendency to say “yes” first or “no”? I challenge you to get conscious of your dialogue when you are asked something directly or are contemplating it internally. Does the dialogue start with “Yes and”, “Yes but” or “no and” or “no but”? and why does it start with each of these? Ask yourself […]
My Body Just Felt Like Crying
When you cry, where does the ignition come from? Is it a thought in your mind? A memory trapped in your body? A physical sensation of pain? Do you hold it back, or resist the urge? Do you get busy getting strong and impermeable? Do you transform your sadness or urge to cry into anger […]
Voice from the Past
Today I participated in an off-campus trip with my daughter’s classroom. We are being immersed in teaching from the past and the future. While looking at some “artifacts” (or quiet-reading wearing museum gloves, and handling old books), I came across this handwritten note. It was in the margin of a 1930 copy of “The Merchant […]
Love This Life…
I want to share with you the manifesto from a company called “Love this Life”. I was introduced to it by a friend several years ago, and it sent my heart pit-a-pat. A clothing and jewellery company with these beliefs at its core??–it had me at hello! Love this life… is about celebrating the moment […]
Perfectly Imperfect
This year I have started making animals out of socks and gloves. Some of the wee people in my world will be getting these treasures for Christmas. They are stuffed with love, and my kids enjoy watching these animals develop from a pile of socks, thread and stuffing. The buttons came from my grandma’s collection, […]
