I listen to the birds sing and am reminded of how deeply music nourishes the soul.

You have been crying out For years and years But we have not listened So, you sent a tiny guardian To wake us up.

During uncertain times, When fear abounds, Quiet the mind, Be still the heart And pray

It’s easy to love ourselves when the bright, capable, productive one shows up. But what happens when we hit a snag?

I imagined myself as a Spiritual Warrior-Goddess with staff in hand atop a mountain at dawn radiating courage and kindness to the world.

Icy crystals white Veneer the world in brilliance Rendering eyes mum In the still darkness Beneath winter’s frozen field New roots divine spring Within quiet...

Ghosts of urban life lost...

An image I saw last night stirs, of a beached whale...

Loneliness, a darkened void of love long lost lingering still...

To heal Shame, I must let go of my complicity with it. I must resist the need to keep it in the shadows; to pretend like it doesn’t exist; t

Back then, little did I know that not only would this dog become my loyal companion but also my most unorthodox of teachers.

I will continue to find ways to weave my darkness into light, so that I may illumine the path of others wrestling with demons of their own.

Life is like a card game. We never know what cards we will get dealt, but once dealt, we get to decide how to play our hand.

If we don’t listen, the body will eventually speak to us through the language of symptoms.

Life is a delicate balance between fear and faith, each vying for attention; each gaining, and losing ground over the course of our days.

Resisting the temptation to change into someone we are not in order to be accepted, takes courage.

Beginnings and endings shape our lives in ordinary and sometimes, extraordinary ways.

I am the essence of life’s yearnings within the inevitability of death.

Expressing gratitude for the little things in life buoys me up when times get tough.

I strip off that which no longer serves – down to my skivvies,, vulnerable, open.