I’m human, scared at times. Fear has taken me on many a ride! This montage image reminds me of the mothering that I need to and can give myself. Being able to look back on myself as a little girl…
Dark of My Soul
Into the unknown darkness of my own soul to find my light. I can’t say it is easy to disappear from the everyday business of my life, but it is becoming more than essential to go there. No more excuses.…
Prioritizing Self Care
My self care has been negotiable in the past. It is so easy to have other things come up and as a mother and care giver, put my needs aside. I have often felt guilty for walking out the door…
The Teacher and The Student
I can paint—we all can, but what does it mean to show up ready to learn from a master painter? Every August, for the past 9 years, I have shown up as an art student for 4 or 5 days…
My Father
My father passed away on January 13th of this year. It feels strange not to pick up the phone and hear his voice, send him the latest updates on his grandchildren, get his solicited and sometimes unsolicited yet loving financial…
Going Home
“No man ever steps in the same river twice for it is not the same river and he is not the same man.”— Heraclitus That quote pretty much summed it up for me on my recent time being back in…
Reiki for “Monkey Mind”
“Monkey mind” is a Buddhist term meaning: “unsettled; restless; capricious; whimsical; fanciful; inconstant; confused; indecisive; uncontrollable.” I create my own suffering. I have been told that over and over again. Is that really true? Unbeknownst to me at times, I…
Singing Again
June 6th—Nissi’s Showtime! For this vocal performance of two songs, I spent my class time working on 2 themes: dancing with my joy and with my grief. The first song, “Little Bird” by Annie Lenox, I remembered from back in…
Reiki for Self, Plants, Animals and the Non-verbal
Reiki works because it doesn’t need the spoken language to understand it. It is a love language of sorts. It is freer in its form. I am not directing anything or following set hand positions but rather following energy patterns…
Defending and Caring for Chickens
I feel terrible. One of our chickens died after incurring a large wound very early in the morning. We lock our 10 girls (hens!) in at night. Every night. We feel responsible for their wellbeing. They are our pets. They…