Is there anything more precious and inspiring than the smile of a child? Children are so trusting. It takes so little to bring those rays of sunshine to their little faces. Mostly they just need to know that someone cares. When you do something for a child, such as give them an ice cream cone,…
Damn Guardians of the Gate
I have guardians in my head I think… The workshops I attend to help heal my emotional wounds are helping a lot. Eva is great about knowing which questions to ask me, which assignment to give me to help dig out the things I need to deal with. One of my assignments was to write…
Don’t Count On The Eclipse
There’s a big celestial event happening in the United States this year on August 21st. A solar eclipse, when the moon blocks out the sun, is visible in our skies. There is a lot of hype about it on social media and in the news. In some traditions, it is a time for fasting and…
Darkness Feeds My Soul
As I sit here today at a table in my yard the sun is shining down on me. I love the sunshine. It’s healing for the body and soul. But my head is empty. There are no words flowing through to my paper. My inspiration seems to sleep during the day just as I do….
Being Happy is a Choice
Are you happy in your life? Do you wake up each day happy to face a new day? Or do you have a difficult time even finding the desire to get out of bed? If the first instance is you that’s great! You’ve found a way to bring happiness into your life. You have learned…
Tick Tock Says the Clock
Tick Tock. Tick Tock. This is what I hear in my head. Tick Tock. Tick Tock. Not literally, of course. I hope there isn’t a crazy clock in my head but some days I wonder. Tick Tock. What I am hearing is more an urgency of time running out. The problem is I don’t know…
Healing Letters
Every other Saturday I attend a workshop with a friend of mine. When she started the first one around Easter she called it “Healing Through Journaling”. I saw the announcement on Facebook and almost scrolled past it. It caught my eye but instantly I thought to myself “I never go to those things.” But then…
Dream Journals
Do you have dreams that haunt you? Or dreams that stand out vividly even after you have awakened? It’s time to start keeping a dream journal. In my life whenever there’s been a dream that impressed me enough to remember it after I woke I knew there was a purpose to that dream. I didn’t…
The Bible According to WHOM?
Just because someone says “It’s in the Bible” doesn’t mean they know what they are doing, or that they are correct. My husband was watching an episode of the old Western TV show “Gunsmoke” today. Marshall Dillon found a teenage girl with a newborn baby hiding in a cave. Her father sent her away to…
The Honest Writer is Lonely
Sometimes being a writer can be a lonely life, especially if you are an honest writer. Your words and opinions can cause you to feel alienated from friends and family. In direct conversation you can be more cautious about the things you say around certain people. If you know politics is a hot button for…