I find I come upon others now as if I have just crossed a desert and each of them is an oasis. The truth is that each living spirit we encounter is a depth to gently swim in, a miracle that can quench our thirst. Honoring others in this way has opened me to wisdoms that would otherwise run silent beneath my time on Earth. - Mark Nepo, The Book of … [Read more...]
Engage Your Inner Child!
I love riding carousels where we travel, delighting in each revolution to music perched on a horse gliding up and down. Giggles arise from a deep place within, my inner child. What a joy it is when we happen upon a carousel! We discovered one outside St. Augustine's Library before I shared my book Designed to SHINE! Read Aloud Rhymes for … [Read more...]
The Way of Mastery
Enjoy this upcoming essay from the second edition of Go In Joy! An Alphabetical Adventure . List several of your favorite books. Do you notice a pattern? Are you surprised? In 2015, Dan and I enjoy a friend’s picnic in Asheville, North Carolina where I meet a woman who invites me to a circle in her home. The first time attending, I … [Read more...]
Believe to Receive
(I discovered this post unpublished in my dashboard on this site, so I'm making it live today, years after this happened...wow.) A friend we’ll call Jeanne visiting last week lamented that synchronicities aren’t happening for her these days. Believe they’ll happen…expect them, I replied. As Jeanne headed to her car, and I stood on the porch in … [Read more...]
Let’s Go Fly a Kite
When I've been dating Michael for a few months, we adventure north for a 10-day road trip. Our first day, he pulls over, parks, and removes kites from his car on a windy day. How fun! I am astounded, delighted and overjoyed to fly my butterfly kite that afternoon in Kentucky. What moments of PURE JOY to lie on the grass, watching a kite … [Read more...]
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