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I never hit the ground running in January. I don’t make big plans and goals to work on right away, I used to, not anymore. As I’ve grown older I am starting to figure out my rhythm, which so closely follows the rhythm of the seasons. In Winter, the Earth rests, I rest. I use…

I love discovering new things about myself. I am a Scorpio Sun and Rising, so discovery and transformation, particularly from the shadows, comes naturally to me. I like to dive deep, I probe, I push the limits to try to understand people on a soul level and I continually practice this with myself. What this…

On being happy:I once wrote a song that no one sang,I once wrote a poem that no one read,I once painted a picture that no one saw,and I wondered…why did I do these things?then one day I sang my songand I read my poemand I saw my pictureand I knew whyand I was happy. -author…

I always loved the song, “Reflection” from the Disney movie Mulan, particularly the line, “when will my reflection show who I am inside”. When? That’s the funny thing about life, we never know when inspiration will strike. On Mother’s Day, my funny family often partakes in a crafting ritual of some kind that my brother…

I choose to live my life in the same way I prefer my cocktails, spirit forward. A bold and full-bodied approach, engaging all my senses is what I’m after. I believe spirited living has always been my intention, but I must admit, much of my life was focused more on matter. To put it simply,…

About 10 years ago, I turned to a friend of mine and spoke aloud my greatest desire. I want to be a tree that stands still. What that means to me changes constantly every time I repeat it, every day I live, but it was and is the same goal. To be still. In it’s…

What is sacred imagination? Without looking at a reference, I would define it as the creative spark in us that knows the Way, our intuition with a twist. In times when we feel locked out of our own happiness, blocked by social expectations that rob us of our joy and beaten down by the burden…

On October 28, under a full blood moon with a lunar eclipse, I celebrated my 59th trip around the Sun. I have experienced a very strong pull to celebrate this crossroads in my life. It has built up over time from a whisper to a shout within the seat of my soul. Grow.For those of…

It’s October and we are on the darkening side of the fall equinox, when on September twenty-third, day and night shared equal time. With the diminishing daylight and increasing darkness, this time of year naturally invites more rest, reflection and shadow. “Shadow work” is something I had never heard of until I became introduced to…

Connect Care Creation Love These are the first four words that caught my eye this morning as I sought out the written word.  Before that, meditation with a card pull. Nine of Earth (Pentacles). This card, a representation of personal gain through hard work, makes me pause to enjoy my accomplishment of recording my first…