Over the course of the last two weeks I have heard myself repeatedly wonder (in my brain) “Why are people in Seattle so damn serious?” I know I know…it’s extra judgy and I’m hard on Seattle. But seriously…uh…no pun intended…people here are SO DAMN SERIOUS! I think it is a multitude of factors including: […]
Just keeping working on yourself until you are radiating love for each of the beings in your life. When you are radiating love, then everybody else is free to give up their stuff when they’re ready to give it up. Like a skillful gardener, you create space for people to grow when they’re ready to […]
*Moments are simple vignettes from my day that struck me as needing to be shared without a ton of commentary** Setting: Nail Salon on a quiet Tuesday night after work Scene: Two bubbly women walk into the salon for pedicures. They are obviously friends and are enjoying being together. After a bit of catching […]
In a very real sense, according to Christian experience and symbolism, the Spirit is given with creation, indeed is the instrument or the power of creation. She is with us from the beginning, grounding, and correcting every living being…I can rest in her…. Utterly mysterious, totally unpredictable, filled and directed by love/compassion, she is the […]
**WARNING: I am about to GUSH!** I just finished the last line of “The Invention of Wings” and I could honestly just start reading it all over again. I won’t be able to give up my copy but I would buy another for a friend…and probably will. Sue Monk Kidd…again and again…she comes into moments […]
For so long the filter process for my thoughts and actions has taken a long, windy road. Often these thoughts would get sidelined by anxiety-trolls, fear-gremlins, and tiny demons of doubt. As a child and younger person I would consume information, watch those around me, take it all in and then more often than not […]
Update 01/11/14-McGuinness has a new home! YAY! Sweet Portia kitty needs a place to stay still if you are interested! 🙂 **Guest post from some furry friends of mine** Hi my name is McGuinness and my sister Portia and I are in a bit of a pickle. We’ve lived with our human, Shirley, for […]
“I sink into the water and consider Chef Bertrand’s comment that pastry is like people. You can’t hurry love, and you can’t rush puff pastry, either. You can knead too much, and you can be too needy. Always, warmth is what brings pastry to rise. Chemistry creates something amazing; couples with care and heat, it […]
“If I am fully present as I walk on the earth, how can I cause destruction to it? If I am mindful during all of my activities, how can I not create excellence? If I know my lover is a supremely complex being, how can I not want to know everything about–while recognizing the impossibility […]
If you are like your sister… …you’ll be fine …I’ll be disappointed …you’ll be in trouble Can you believe your friend… …gets away with acting like that …has been so successful …is so beautiful Girls can’t be… …accountants […]