Culture
Popes, Psychics, Refugees, and the Power of Love
My mom called me first thing this morning: “Elizabeth, did you call me last night?” No mom. “Are you sure?” Maybe I did a butt dial. What’s going…
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Category: Spirtuality
Humor
St. Anthony and a Random Find
One day in 2023 I found this bit of jewelry on the ground, so I posted about it on my town’s Facebook page, hoping the owner would contact…
Body & Health
Empathy isn’t pathology, Mr. Musk
If you are feeling a bit too much empathy, and it has you on the floor feeling terrible, don’t go to war with it, up-level it into compassion.…
Creativity
On The Cutting Room Floor
This piece is titled “The Cutting Room” which is sooo META Here’s the story: The artwork was “done” and I submitted photos for a gallery show (the tan…
Mommess
As on the right, so on the left
where to rest and love when the world seems full of fight. Polarities are tough. I’m learning this to the nth degree these days. I’m talking the opposites…
Mommess
Duality: a coin parse
Inner Struggle, and a Flip Side of Self-identity About a year ago I went through a tough time. While reaching out, one of my more perceptive friends said…
Mommess
Terms of Endearment – Imbue & Bodhi
This is a Terms of Endearment (TOE) post. These are words that keep coming up that I find myself re-defining for my own relief, amusement, and insight. It’s…
Coaching
Open Hope
Not everyone grew up with the privilege of taking Hope for granted. Hope is a thing of children, even in rough places. It’s a thing of the child…
Mommess
Beginner’s Mind & Happier Times
WELCOME TO MY FIRST QUOTE-A-RAMA It’s a relief to know that there was never a moment in my life when everything was perfect. There is no idyllic past…
Creativity
Rebellion | emergence from dark into light
Why new voices from the subconscious matter to all of us. I admire teenagers and young people who rail against every day culture and bring new music and…
Body & Health
Nurse Maid Bird | Movie Mode
I shouldn’t be happy when my 15 year old daughter is home sick, but I am. I delight in getting to take care of her because there are…
Body & Health
A Prompt for Nature Knowledge
Some days I walk through the woods and wonder “what is nature telling me today?” The answers are always simple. Nature tells me that old needles fall off,…