Chicken Little…

I’m a fraud. Oh sure…I find peace in yoga, meditation, prayer, and reading. I love the life of an enlightened prophetess who is certain of her spiritual gifting of leadership and teaching from God. I have a prayer closet and prayer beads and prayer candles and a firm belief in “quiet time” and silence. I […]

Eyeballs…

I got on an elevator this morning…I glanced around trying to find someone to smile at. Instead 5 heads where staring at their smart phones.  I went to a meeting today where I presented the status of a major project since the last time we met…I looked up and 4 out of 5 people had […]

Dropping the Plate

As a kid I worried unnaturally about breaking things, spilling stuff, or just generally making a mess. It is possible that this sort of behavior comes with being the last of 5 kids and having a Mom who had just about had it with cleaning up after clumsy little ones and messy teenagers. I remember […]

Enough

The last entry in my gratitude journal on 06/04 says “I’m grateful that this day is over.” Seven words written…so many more unspoken. The last 6 weeks are a blur of survival. And when I say survival I mean mental, emotional, and spiritual survival. I didn’t intend for these weeks to be this way but […]

Playing Chicken with Jesus

I thought I’d drive out of the rain today…but I didn’t. Instead I drove IN the rain…every minute of 348 miles. Not one time did I turn off my wipers. Not for one moment was there a sun break. And I think I know why… Jesus and I had a date on a stormy beach […]

Space NOT for Rent!

  I’ve been thinking a lot about renting and renters. The renter in my house in Albuquerque is trying to decide if she wants to renew her lease. My landlords are getting a divorce and I may have to find a new place to light. Being a landlord and being a renter are easy one […]

Letting in the Light to Be the Light…

    Vulnerability leaves you vulnerable. Big…Fat…DUH! In my search for living authentically…for having an open spirit…for being real and really being…I’ve been cracked open time and time again. I’ve been broken open many times in the past 37 years. Sometime times the wounds have come from others. Sometimes the wounds have come from my […]

She is who I am…

This afternoon’s instructor asked us to quiet our minds and then let whatever came to surface have space in our thoughts. This is a scary request for someone with a mind like mine…a past like mine. The never-ending mechanical whir of my brain being asked to make room for only one thought is intimidating…and yet that is […]

Things That Matter Part 2: Sometimes a kitten saves lives…

**Readers Advisory: If you are (a) sick of hearing about my cats, (b) a jerk who doesn’t like cats, or (c) going to comment with anything that involves the words “crazy” “cat” “lady” or any combination thereof, STOP!!!! Click the little X in the corner and go find your soul. **  This is the story […]

Things that Matter Part 1: Sometimes hair matters…

**Reader’s Advisory: If you are (a) sick of hearing about my hair, (b) uncomfortable with swearing, or (c) my mother, STOP!!!. Click the little X in the corner and go have a cup of tea!!!**  Important Facts About My Hair:  1) I was 23 before I scissors ever touched my hair. (Well…except the one time […]