If you never get quiet, you never walk the backroads of your soul.
You are largely a stranger to yourself.
You cannot know your own heart without embracing silence. … More Quieting the Storm Within
There’s something about this sort of life that has always pulled at the edges of my soul. The quiet. The solitude. The umbrella of old oaks and junipers out back. The fence falling down. The lonely cry of a horse. … More Life as Art: Bird by Bird
I am a decidedly impatient person.
I want to see results now.
As in, like, yesterday. … More Grace Notes: Patience
When I write, I fall through the page.
When I write, I discover I have something to say.
When I write, time grows still. … More Riding This Dragon Into A New Life
Frida’s gift to me – all these decades later – is to offer me the freedom to be as weird as I want to be. No one else can live this life for me. No one can take these chances.
Why not savor our own strange blend of beauty and artistry and soul? … More Life As Art: Yes, I am as Strange as You
I saw one of the great wonders of the world. I saw it.
I wasn’t checking Facebook status or my email or my phone. I wasn’t posting to Instagram or writing my memoirs. I was just there, staring into that cavernous space, unable to catch my breath.
How do I know if the message is from my guides? I know if it makes me feel good. I know if it is full of light. … More Angels & Saints & Bodhisattvas & Guides
“Feelings come and go like clouds in a windy sky. Conscious breathing is my anchor.” ― Thich Nhat Hanh Be here now. Such a simple message. Yet, for most of us, we spend a great deal of the precious water of our lives thinking about the future or ruminating about the past (or both). Neither … More Life as Art: Becoming Present
We’re done. Done, done, done, done. Done. D. O. N. E. I’m washing my hands of it and walking away. I see myself happier without you. I see you happier without me. I see us both unencumbered, untangled. So, I stomp on this metaphorical grave; I pile rocks and form a cairn. I stomp and … More Grace Notes: Letting Go
These days, despair is everywhere. Humanity is on a collision course with the worst sh*t storm imaginable. Why? Because we’re not acknowledging or listening to the voices of despair ‘out there.’ Those whose lives have been spent circling the societal drain: minorities, families living in poverty, veterans, the homeless, the disenfranchised, the drug addicted, the … More Wake Up & Change the World
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