"To let go in the deepest recesses of the heart, to release all struggle and wanting; leads us to that knowing which is timeless." ~ Jack Kornfield This past Memorial Day weekend was a bittersweet journey of the heart. Although…
"The Labyrinth invites and welcomes people to walk the path together. It calls them to the land in oneness." ~Anty Ali Golding, Aboriginal Elder Before my mom passed away we had some meaningful spiritual discussions. One day she said to…
It is threads, hundreds of tiny threads, which sew people together through the years. ~ Simone Signoret "Holy Moly!" I exclaimed as I sorted through a treasure trove of material my brother Scott came across while cleaning out my parents attic.…
"Books are mirrors: you only see in them what you already have inside you.” – Carlos Ruiz Zafón The other day I received a heartwarming letter from Leone in Australia. Tucked inside the envelope was a little notepad, pictured in the…
“We must cherish one another, watch over one another, comfort one another, and gain instruction that we may all sit down in heaven together.” ― Lucy Mack Smith I gave myself a gift a few weeks ago. I revisited the church of…
“Where the spirit does not work with the hand there is no art.” ~ Leonardo da Vinci I arrived at Barnyard Art Gallery & Studio a little early so I took time to sit quietly and gaze at the peaceful…
“The past beats inside me like a second heart.” ― John Banville, The Sea The best way to push through the grief process is to take good care of myself. My beloved mom always said "Wholeness starts with a good breakfast." Today, I…
"No acts of kindness is ever wasted." ~ Unknown Several months ago I began establishing business connections in the area where I relocated to become caregiver to my two elderly parents. An inconceivable chain of events in what became the…
"Gracious words are a honeycomb, sweet to the soul and healing to the bones." - Proverbs 16:23-25 I don't know about you but after this winter I'm feeling in need of a spring tonic; a big spoonful of comfort. A custom-made…
He who is master of his thirst is master of his health. ~ French Proverb Although for four-plus decades I have lived in the mountains where winter always seems never ending , this was the longest of my life. I was called out of…