It’s All About Trust

Good things happen to good people. So what are you worried about? focus on your light Settle yourself down. Have faith. Trust Life.  Read More →

Keep Listening

“…sing all your colors…” This pinwheel gently spinning in the twilight of dusk is a colorful and powerful image for the ever present nature of our Inner Voice, if we would only listen to it. To learn more about the symbolism of pinwheels in everyday life, click here. Keep listening.  Read More →

Taking on too much? Stillness has its own energy.

This pinwheel has a lot going on! Look at her spin! Eight mini-pinwheels all in sync spinning furiously in the wind. Isn’t she dazzling, colorful, and glitzy sparkling in the sun in a vibrant sky of blue? But wait…let’s hope all this spinning is not actually representative of dizzying lifelessness. Sometimes we can take on too much. Sometimes we can become stuck on a stick of endless spinning. It all looks good and kind of even feels good because it all works and, like this shiny pinwheel, all the movement and activity becomes... [Read more]

And then the Rabbit said “You are indestructible. Don’t you know that?”

This winter I found myself facing betrayal and the accompanying painful issues of abandonment.  Anyone who knows betrayal and abandonment knows that the emotions these events precipitate are absolutely staggering. There is loss and rejection. Bewilderment and confusion. Shock and numbness. Despair and grief. Longing and yearning. Denial, anger and shame. Self-blame and depression. You find yourself suddenly thrust into a whirlwind of conflicting and intense emotions. If you are a highly sensitive person like me, the wound feels much deeper,... [Read more]

How to Make a Candle Altar and Honor the Light Within

I enjoy making candle altars as a way to honor the Light from within. These are especially meaningful projects in the winter months when the days are short, the nights are long, and the sunlight is minimal. For me, there is no right or wrong way to make a candle altar that honors the Light. It is really just about creating a candlescape that is both aesthetic and meaningful to you — something that pleases you visually, emotionally, and spiritually. Even when I take just a few moments to meditate on their beautiful Light I feel empowered... [Read more]

Honoring Solstice — The Light is In You

Today’s simple pleasures: candle light from my solstice altar which is merely a group of simple white candles set amidst winter greenery to honor the lengthening days, the warmth of the coming sun, the light within me, the light within you, and the Light that nourishes us during physical and spiritual darkness. wooden flowers ~ winter blooms This year I chose all white candles — white for the color of pure light. I did include winter greenery again this year as well as a few acorns and pinecones. These little bits of nature remind me... [Read more]

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