We hadn’t seen one another in a year. Taking turns naming highlights we’ve been through, I see how much I was able to accomplish last year, and how effortless it appeared. I know my business coach had been astounded as I glided through each hurdle, though I was feeling a bit nonchalant. My days included trip after trip to Charlotte to … [Read more...]
Burst into Butterfly Mode!
Does your heart lift when you watch Monarchs flutter from flower to flower, maybe Mexican daisies and Cosmos? Mine does. How I love to stand outside watching joyous butterflies glide from bloom to bloom. How like butterflies are we, I muse. We begin as eggs, too. Like their caterpillar days, we go through a stage of crawling. We … [Read more...]
Blooms, Bisbee, and Blooming into Joy
My afternoon walk on this beautiful March day led me to extend my usual route, taking me down a new road. And am I ever glad! With all that’s blooming these Spring days, I had a chance to witness something new. In addition to the familiar, breathtaking Red Buds... the blue and purple Hyacinths...the magnificent white and magenta Magnolias, I … [Read more...]
What if Everyone Named Joy Grew into Their Names?
Faith, Grace, Joy, Chastity, Destiny....and more....names to live into or up to, and the people who have them. To narrow the field a bit, I’d especially love to hear from you if you were named Joy at birth, and how that’s been for you. (And if your name isn’t Joy, please read on; you’re included very soon. I honor you and your journey … [Read more...]
Healing Journeys
In my life so far, I’ve had the challenges and rewards of healing layers (and layers) of different growing edges designed just for me. For some reason, I always felt a pull towards lightening my bag of these treasures weighing down my shoulders…the perfectionism, the high expectations, the inability to speak my truth, and more. I see now that … [Read more...]