Mommess
covering – artist’s statement
I cover nature. Daily drawings are digital finger painting atop photos, including collage-symbols made from other moments in time. These personal symbols are stored as stickers in my…
Archive
Tag: philosophy
Family
What happened to the chicken bag?
The types of explanations we received as kids about the mundane questions of life, alters how we develop our capacity for internal reasoning. Becoming educated with diversity of…
Culture
Anchors Away
There was a time when women undergoing spiritual transformation could take a vow of stability of place, and hole up – practically – in a cell in a…
Culture
Shame & taking responsibility
And a healing plan for this type of overwhelm below. I was talking with family the other day, and heard myself saying, “I feel ashamed all the time.”…
Creativity
Process sans plans & perfection
[originally published in weekly newsletter] I feel at a loss of what to say here today, but my hands love to write, and I made a commitment to…
Creativity
Validation & Credentialing ~ Terms of Endearment for oddly-credentialed kin
I’ve been pondering the value of credentialing and validation for someone to get recognized for mastery in action, but have personally not chased either; preferring instead to practice…
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…
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
Large Scale Event Promotion: Showing Up
I’ve been doing large scale event promotion for over 20 years, and developed a very specific, choreographed approach that is not recorded elsewhere. I learned this through years…
Coaching
Helping the Helpers: methodology and pitfalls
Like many people, I’ve wanted to make a huge positive impact, but unlike others, I haven’t wanted to be directly acknowledged for doing it, because I’m uncomfortable with…
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,…