Stay Calm and Sparkle
While walking to our cars last week after a beautiful, supportive, intentional, shared pocket of time, an amazing friend and I tried to create our final words of wisdom for…
What We Do on a Daily Basis: Reflecting on the Aurora, CO, Theater Shooting: Preserving the Lessons
Yesterday morning (July 20, 2012), when I awoke by alarm clock to my favorite radio station here in the Boulder area, KBCO (97.3 FM), I did not reach for the…
Are We Listening? Our Bodies Are Talking
A little more than a week ago, as I walked ever-so-carefully in a slight heel on an uneven sidewalk, carrying my tarot cards and crystals and other materials for intuitive…
Timshel: The Power of Choice in the Human Soul
“The American Standard translation orders men to triumph over sin, and you can call sin ignorance. The King James translation makes a promise in ‘Thou shalt,’ meaning that men will…
More Unusual, Profound Complimenting, Please
Today I attended my five-year-old nanny child's preschool graduation; it was a beyond-precious experience. Smiling, giddy faces sat in tiny, tough-plastic chairs, and eyes and waving hands constantly found parents…
Recovering Procrastinator I Am
In just about every college-level writing course I used to teach, I would discuss the importance of time management, goal-setting and priorities, particularly relevant to written assignments. And I would…
Taking the “Me” out of Mediumship
Mediumship card from Doreen Virtue's Angel Therapy Oracle Cards deck Mediumship involves a cooperating effort between a person on the Earth plane (the medium or channel) and a person in…
Unmarried, No Kids (Yet)
While visiting family during the Christmas season, I took the time to visit a close family member. After only being in this home for about 20 minutes, my sister and…
A Good Kind of Slow: Life without a Microwave
What simple things can we do to slow down, even just a little? SO many, yes. One life aspect I decided to adjust several years ago affects my food preparation.…
Gems of Perspective
We receive perspective in so many ways---maybe we solicit others' opinions, have a quiet moment in nature or even a loud moment in traffic, gain new ideas and direction from…