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…
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…
Our Four-Legged Stars
This past week my heart has been a little sad: Three friends have been seriously faced with the mortality of their pets, and I know all of these pets, the…
“The shell must break…”
The shell must break before the bird can fly. ~Alfred, Lord Tennyson What is your shell that keeps you from growth, excitement, happiness, possibility? Lately, my own limitations have been…
Live for No Regrets… with Loved Ones
A friend's e-mail this morning solidified my intention for my post today, Father's Day. Happy Father's Day if this is your day! Feel the love. One of the main elements…
Transitioning to Lighter, Brighter Days
I just finished 13 years of teaching college-level writing. Having just completed teaching seven years for the University of Colorado at Boulder in the Program for Writing and Rhetoric, it's…