I don’t want to come to the end of my life and find that I have just lived the length of it. I want to have lived the width of it as well. — Diane Ackerman We are coming to the end of Chapter Nine, which has been about Recovering a Sense of Compassion for … Read more
The point of power is always in the present moment. — Louise L. Hay First, I just have to say – Thank you! I so deeply appreciate the many kind responses to my call for help on Friday’s post. As you may realize, this blog is pretty much a labor of love. Rather than being … Read more
Will We Open the Heavens By Robin Williamson Let me be where love is born to sail upon a scallop shell the way no hair of a thought is disturbed and the sight is still as moonlight clasps each leaf of a tree of dust until it knows it is alive and lives to be … Read more
Before it’s too late.. a reminder that the Sun moves into Sagittarius tonight at 11:23pm (Eastern time). It would be terribly remiss of me to have forgotten dear Sag (pronounced “sadj” like “badge”) people, although no doubt they would be most forgiving. That’s because they are one of the most expansive and generous of the … Read more
PRAISE SONG by Barbara Crooker from Radiance Praise the light of late November, the thin sunlight that goes deep in the bones. Praise the crows chattering in the oak trees; though they are clothed in night, they do not despair. Praise what little there’s left: the small boats of milkweed pods, husks, hulls, shells, the … Read more
If you want to know your past, look into your present conditions. If you want to know your future, look into your present actions. — Old proverb Speaking of jumps yesterday, I am wondering if everyone is still here. Back on Blogger, I had ninety something loyal “followers,” as well as unknown numbers of folks … Read more
Annie: I’ve heard you help people with horse problems. Tom Booker: Truth is, I help horses with people problems. From The Horse Whisperer Today we begin to find useful ways to deal with our creative U-turns, how to even turn them into the great opportunities in disguise they might be. The first step of course, … Read more
It’s never too late – never too late to start over, never too late to be happy. — Jane Fonda Taking what Julia calls a creative U-turn is common among creative people. In fact, she declares that every artist does this at some time or another (often, more than once). As examples, based on her … Read more
Don’t be afraid to take a big step. You can’t cross a chasm in two small jumps. –David Lloyd George Last week we started exploring what Julia calls the “Creative U-Turn.” It often happens just as we are about to have a breakthrough (but of course, we don’t necessarily know this at the time). It’s … Read more
Although technically, the New Moon doesn’t occur until tomorrow, I invite you to begin to set your intention for it today. The Scorpio New Moon is always powerful, but this is a particularly intense astrological cycle. We are in unprecedented times. I believe we are being called to come together in this Dark Moon time, … Read more