Meandering Thoughts
(from the March 2022 Joyful Healing Center Newsletter)
On March 8, I held another live training on using the Joyful Healing Clarity Cards Collection for self-care and working with others. I enjoy this informal and personal way of sharing my cards.
On March 17, I recorded a podcast...
(Originally posted 08 May 2013)
We may not share the same experiences, but I am guessing we share similar feelings around our challenges.
I grew up in the suburbs, on Long Island, roof over my head, food in my belly, a bicycle to ride and a tree to climb. That tree was my best friend.
I am not...
(Originally posted 12 Sep 2011 as "New Writing".)
In the fall of 2011, I was in a writing group. This piece is from a 10-minute writing exercise.
Writers Group Prompt: Describe your day from the viewpoint of a bird.
I like that you notice me when I sing the sun awake. I hear your footsteps as you...
(Originally posted 21 October 2008.)
Recently I had a dream that has been deeply nurturing. The wisdom within the dream has prompted me to write. Let me know if any of the haikus land on you in a way that has meaning for you.
I am disciple.
The teacher lies within me.
One forms the other.
...
(Originally posted 15 February 2009.)
Lasting impressions: the green glow and my body’s disconcerted response from the transformer boxes popping…feeling simultaneously magical and catastrophic qualities…to quote my husband, “The cold makes me want to ‘migrate or...
Time to reflect and offer my gratitude to 2020. I have lived through it, that's a big win. I offer my sweet prayers of transition for those who passed on, with deep empathy and condolence for those that carry a weighted emptiness missing these loved ones.
2020 has turned us inside out, vulnerable,...
What does rebuilding my website have in common with a phoenix bird? Maybe more than I realized.
This process has taken longer than I imagined, and I needed to dismantle more than the old site. I let go of trying to do everything myself, which meant releasing my idealized self (and hiring...
Drawing teaches me to see and understand the physical world: earth and matter, light and shadow. The colors in organic materials bring me joy. I observe in nature subtle, complex, luminescent hues, awakening my senses.
The process of drawing informs me. The lines and marks on paper take on a...
