blessed equinox dear ones, the first twenty-one years of my life were lived in indiana and then massachusetts, where each year at this time, the foliage began an explosion of color and the air turned crisp like the apples. for the last twenty years, i’ve called the temperate, somewhat seasonless, climate of san francisco home, […]
Read more "falling leaves, spaces left"greetings friends, last week i went to see “won’t you be my neighbor?” a documentary about fred (mr.) rogers and his iconic television show that helped raise so many children in late twentieth century america. my inner child and i sat in the theatre remembering this man who was our television neighbor, ally, friend and […]
Read more "these are the emotions in your neighborhood"greetings friends — last week around the solstice, when the sun was shining it’s peak number of hours, i danced on the roof with a small group of close friends. we laughed and posed for hilarious photos and made shadow puppets with our bodies high up on the building across the street. we created impromptu […]
Read more "interdependence day"blessed mother’s day dear ones, i just got off the phone with my mother, for whom i am eternally grateful. she is a passionate, compassionate, wise, fierce and beautiful woman who not only gave me the ultimate gift of life, but also a lifelong of unconditional love, support, and lessons on living a heart-centered, creative […]
Read more "mama love"happy (halfway through already) april friends! the word “april” comes from the latin root “aperire” which means “to open.” this is a month, within the season of spring, where there is more energy than ever to open up what has been closed… to blossom, all that’s been tightly wound into buds. each day offers us […]
Read more "opening acts"greetings friends, a little less than a week ago, i flew across mountains, fields and time zones, back to california from the midwest where i had been leading a healing retreat and spending time with family and friends. then, a couple days after arriving in SF, the clocks sprung forward on us all and my […]
Read more "time, less?"greetings dear friends, wednesday morning i awoke at 4:30am and took myself, along with a satchel of altar items (gemstones, cards, candles, etc.), up to the roof of our current home for a ritual underneath the eclipsing full (blue, blood, and super) moon. i soaked in the lunar power, and offered back my gratitude, reverence […]
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