"If a year was tucked inside of a clock, then autumn would be the magic hour." - Victoria Erickson I feel myself turning inward as autumn arrives and displays her majestic hues - the reds, the greens, yellows, and earth tones. Even the light has changed -...
Moments of Ponder & Clarity - "I saw the angel in the marble and carved until I set him free.” - Michelangelo Every person is like that block of stone, there's greatness inside, but it has to be carved out. - This past week I...
When you've upleveled to a new personal best and your body comes undone like the caterpillar that dissolves into mush just to alchemize into the beautiful butterfly it was always meant to be.There's something to be said about the snake and the tarantula when they...
"Behold, I send you forth as sheep in the midst of wolves: be ye therefore wise as serpents, and harmless as doves." - Matthew 10:16 King James Version (KJV) And yet the "original sin" (which was not actually called a "sin" in the telling of this...
"Someone I loved once gave me a box full of darkness. It took me years to understand that this too, was a gift." - Mary Oliver The more I understand about nature - that in order for there to be life, there must be death. In...
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When Love Dies It begins with a hairline fracture One that can't be reset It grows wider, slowly over time The Great Divide. Walls have been erected - No bridges left to cross You've become perfect strangers In a land full of the lost. Does wisdom say it's worth it Black hole; heart...
The bodies of our ancestors may have been taken, but their souls live on. We call in the spirits of our ancestors by speaking their names. By telling their stories. We remember and they respond.The power of our ancestors will carry us forward; always. "To...
Sunday's have a stillness and an ease that make me wax nostalgic. Today is made for my down-comforter, too many pillows, coffee, salted dark chocolate, books, and journal writing. Sundays remind me of my dad. If I close my eyes I can still see myself...
Every year from July 26th to August 12th, we have an annual cosmic event (planetary alignment), the ‘Lion’s Gate’ Portal. This is when the sun is in the constellation of Leo (hence the name ‘Lions Gate’). It is said to be a ‘Star Gate’, in other...