Coming to Fullness at the Solstice

Coming to Fullness at the Solstice

On Tuesday night I held my annual Summer Solstice fire circle. It was a beautiful night, despite the intense heat wave we are having. There was a deep peace, beauty and presence of heart in our gathering. We told jokes, drummed and danced, honored the gifts of the...
The Gift of Silence and Solitude

The Gift of Silence and Solitude

I recently gave myself a glorious, and much-needed, gift. I took a weekend away in a quiet place for a self-guided retreat. I left on Friday at noon, was home by 8:00 p.m. on Sunday night, and in that short span of time my inner world shifted radically. I had been...

3 Mantras to Live By – part 3

Here is my third and final mantra to live by. If you missed Part 2, you can read it here. Feel Your Feelings, But Don’t Get Lost In The Story: Emotions are the flow of life. When we let them flow, they naturally help us to heal and to navigate the changing tides of...

A Deeper Acceptance

Today, as i sit with my candle, i bring my loving awareness to those places of low self-worth, of feeling undeserving and guilty, in me, and to the sadness, the unloved feeling that goes with them, feeling not good enough. I know loving awareness is enough if i keep...