Dear Friends, Happy Solstice. Summer Solstice, also known as midsummer, occurs when the earth’s rotational axis on its northern hemisphere, is most inclined toward the sun. The summer solstice is the longest day of the year, when we get more sunlight than we do on…
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Memorial Day Weekend // 2017
Read moreHello, friends! I hope that your week is off to a great start. Did you do anything special for the holiday weekend? We just returned home yesterday from a long weekend of family camping for Memorial Day. I’ll have a couple of full posts all…
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unfettered joy //
Read moreYesterday, Roman, Marina, and I were out walking one of our usual paths. It was a perfect spring day. The air was sweet with the smell of flowers and freshly cut grass. While we were walking Roman was asking me the sweetest, most thoughtful questions,…
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Heart Spill: Magical Seeds & Wild Dreams
Read moreThere are seven seedlings growing in my windowsill. A couple of months ago, I filled eight little cups with potting soil. I stuck my finger down into each one to make a hole. Then I dropped a pinch of seeds into each hole and covered…
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Springtime & Impermanence // Nothing endures…
Read moreI am completely connected with the earth–my energy is directly connected with its energy. When I step outside, into nature, I feel the most alive. The air takes on a life of its own amidst the magic of each season. In spring, the sweet smell…
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Actually, I can.
Read moreFor the past year and a half, I was stuck. I had one foot in the past and one foot in the future. I may as well have been standing knee deep in a vat of solid concrete. I could not move. Sure, in my…
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Free Desktop Background // I am not afraid.
Read moreHello, dear friends. I’ve been inspired lately, making lists, setting goals, and manifesting dreams. While it’s all very exciting — it’s scary too. I used to be more of a risk taker. I wasn’t jumping out of airplanes exactly, but I quit my secure job…
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Spring & Strength // Never grow a wishbone, daughter, where your backbone ought to be.
Read more⇻⇻ “Never grow a wishbone, daughter, where your backbone ought to be.” ⇺⇺ Back in the cold dark of winter, I chose my word for the year — strength. (You can read about that here.) In the winter, strength is an easy concept. Here in…
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Of All The Things My Hands Have Held…
Read moreWhen my children look back on their childhood, my greatest hope is that they will remember the magic that I have worked so hard to create for them. “If you want your children to be intelligent, read them fairy tales.” “For all the things my…