The moon/month of June carries the keyword of Brilliance. Moonrise on Lake Smith, Drozda (c) I send you all the best as you discover the ways in which joyfulness and peace come forward supporting you to shine bright. Every June the opportunity to spiral UP^ arrives like a...
Slow time
Bloom Where You Are Planted
“And the day came when the risk to remain tight in a bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom.” Anais Nin Budding Black iris, Wren House Garden, 2021 May 1, Beltane signals a time of flowers and the opportunity to consider the symbolic seeds that...
The Nature of Nature
Over the past decade stewarding 50 acres of land in the Virginia Piedmont, BD, and I have learned a bit about the timbering process. We have also witnessed, up close and in a sober and reverential way, the ability of Mother Earth to do everything in her power to...
The Journey Continues …
It is my conviction that slight changes in imagination have more impact on living than major efforts at change. Thomas Moore Please note that the first listing at the top of the right sidebar contains the 2021 Creative Energy Report MP3 file. I invite you to listen today....
Free 8-Day ‘Emotional Maturity’ Challenge
The 8-day ‘Free to BE Effective / Emotional Maturity Challenge begins on Monday, October 19. I invite you to register and insert 10 minutes each day to “imagine what it means to have no cares, no worries, and no anxieties … ten minutes of being open to the effectiveness...
The Criteria of Emotional Maturity
Every act rewards itself, or in other words, integrates itself, in a twofold manner; first in the thing, or in real nature; and secondly in the circumstance, or in apparent nature. Ralph Waldo Emerson October is my favorite month year after year. Being here at our 50-acre retreat tree...
The Glory of Friendship
The glory of friendship is not the outstretched hand, not the kindly smile, nor the joy of companionship; it is the spiritual inspiration that comes to one when you discover that someone else believes in you and is willing to trust you with a friendship. ― Ralph Waldo Emerson ...
The Natural Rhythm of a Day
Dear Readers ~ I, and the nineteen-year-old girl, appreciate your eye, your heart, and your comments. If you are new to this blog I invite you to circle around to the beginning chapter. To recap; this is a story of recovery and discovery which comes forward as part of...
To Care, To Be Fair, To Be Humble
Dear Readers, This week, June 8, marks the 52nd anniversary of my son’s birth. The night yard will be filled with fireflies dazzling my eye as I recall the magic and the miracle of all that life brings. We are surrounded by what in Buddhism we learn to see...
From Wonder into Wonder
If we will be quiet and ready enough, we shall find compensation in every disappointment. Henry David Thoreau I wake inside a sleeping bag. I’m on the floor in the front room of the farmhouse. Band equipment fills the small space; guitars, amplifiers, drums, tambourines, keyboard, mike...