Woo hoo! This gorgeous photo is one of many taken on a beautiful June afternoon in the countryside of western Ireland. I still pinch myself that I went on this trip, and I’ll say a little more about it, in case my words can inform your path. Historically, I was a wait and see kind of gal. My husband would say, Let’s get a new kitchen, … [Read more...]
Bring on Your Gifts, Dear Soul
Seeing buds near blossom reminds me of believing in ourselves. Buds simply do their thing, blossoming in perfect time, bursting into flower. And us? We may be saddled beneath a gaggle of negative voices or expectations, wounding us. Maybe because of these thoughts we now eat to numb ourselves. Or we watch way too much … [Read more...]
Connect Your Pieces and Parts
Walking in my former neighborhood, I often passed a property that offered changing views of an old home being taken apart. I hoped someone was saving intricate moldings or original doors…that some of that home would find its way to newly shine in another spot. Sadness arose in me seeing bones of the home sitting bald while a roof peak sat … [Read more...]
Frozen, Thawing, Broken Open
When a winter blast the first week of spring blew in, Ben found our Crown of Thorns plant on our front porch the next morning feeling rather frozen. Darn. Wish we’d pulled it in overnight, but we didn’t anticipate the low temperatures. It’s inside now, and we so hope it can recover from the tundra’s effects. This wounded plant in our … [Read more...]
Massage the Soil of Your Soul
My partner Ben nurtures the soil of his vegetable garden with free manure available at a nearby forest. His love for gardening lives inside his ancestry, his genes, and his heart, making these sunny days of early spring a gift to Ben’s soul. He’s seriously in heaven fiddling around outside this time of year, picking rocks from the garden, … [Read more...]
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