The act of putting pen to paper encourages pause for thought, this in turn makes us think more deeply about life, which helps us regain our equilibrium. ~Norbet Platt
In this moment05/30/2011  This moment 12 years in the making A sea of purple and white Graduation~the end of one journey And the promise of a new beginning My mind full of memories of the past First steps, first foods, first hurts All tucked away in my heart With prayers for the future as we cross this life threshold. Sometimes I have a need to be vocal. Speaking up, sharing new thoughts and ideas. A time to be heard and witnessed. My words are a needed blessing and gift to the ears of weary, soul-hungry interweb weavers in the world. Sometimes, I have a need to go inward and seek silence. Clearing away noise and busy-ness to get in touch with my highest good A time of spending days in reflection, meditation and prayer. A time to heal and renew. My silence is a needed blessing and a gift to my weary soul-hungry self.  Part of finding Goddess within myself is making space for her to speak to me. But the space must be there for me to listen to her voice. A mini-retreat for spiritual maintenance. It's not necessarily where I go, but that I'm in divine quiet. So I made space for silence. Invited her to tea. Cut her a slice of cake. Lowered my voice here and on twitter. I spent several hours during the day not speaking. Just listening to the sounds around me. Do you know what I heard? The birds singing morning praises The gurgling, bubbling rush of running water The crackling, snapping pops of fire's vibrant dance The more quiet I got, the more I could hear Subtle sounds of the quickening pulse of the earth coming into bloom The bustling industry of trees converting poisonous gas to invisible nourishment for my lungs. The delicate swallow of Mama Gaia drinking in life giving rains The tranquil whirl of my chakras aligning with each other My heart beating in time with these ethereal rhythms being sung all around me.  And now I've returned My Goddess self restored with the breath of new life New thoughts and ideas ready to be poured out New creations gestating and taking form. My heart filled with gratitude for silence. So dear luminous being When will you invite divine quiet into your life? 2 Comments Where can your love be used today?05/19/2011 Here are some thoughts from Merle Shain to ponder while drinking tea this lovely spring morning: It is better to light candles than to curse the darkness It is better to plant seeds than to accuse the earth The world needs all of our power and love and energy, and each of us has something that we can give. The trick is to find it and use it, to find it and give it away, So there will always be more. We can be lights for each other, and through each other's illumination we will see the way. Each of us is a seed, a silent promise, and it is always spring. Yesterday I found an old journal from my days living my European adventure very specifically from my time in Livorno, Italy. Within this journal there was a memory of a time many years ago (too many years ago really) I had the great fortune of going on a retreat to a magical place just outside of Assisi in the Umbria region. There was yoga, meditation and space for journal writing. There were silent prayers before meals prepared by loving hands. And no rushing, no hurrying just allowing ourselves to receive the gift of being nurtured. There were verdant hillsides and vibrant rainbows of wild flowers calling to us with sweet voices "Come!" they said, "lay down here and drink in our beauty in the sun" And we did. We returned to our 'normal' lives refreshed, renewed and ready to continue our journeys being mothers, wives, soldiers and aerobic instructors So this morning I check in to see what the lovely Jamie Ridler had for us to Wishcast for this Wednesday. What dreams are you wishing for? she asks I'm wishing these dreams of retreat were no longer just dreams I'm wishing to take these dreams of retreat and use them as a spring board to create my own retreat for myself at first And then offer a retreat for others like me who need the healing energies of being nurtured, silence,verdant hillsides and vibrant rainbows of flowers. Enter the Sacred05/17/2011 As Goddess moves through me All creation is reborn and She changes me As Goddess moves through me my darkness is brought to light and I see there is nothing to fear and She changes me As Goddess moves through me I am forever young and yet even older than the moon and stars And She changes me As Goddess moves through me I open myself to all the love around me and dissolve into liquid bliss And She changes me As Goddess moves through me I speak words of wisdom yet I know not where they came from And She changes me As Goddess moves through me I say what you need to hear but not necessarily what you want to hear And She changes me...and you As Goddess moves through me I see her moving through you and She changes us both yet again When I pulled Damara (guiding children) as my Goddess Guidance Oracle card this morning, I was sorely tempted to ignore it. But after pulling two more cards, Butterfly Maiden (transformation) and Isolt (Undying Love), I thought better of it, started writing, and allowed the insights to flow through me like water through tea leaves. Damara being a faery Goddess always reminds me of my daughter who talks to the fae. She is going through a transformation as she is in the last two week push before graduation and is in that space of not a child yet not a woman. Our last couple of interactions have been of typical teenage angst, though not typical for her. Usually a bubbly optimistic soul, when she gets into these angst ridden frames of mind, my reaction is to try to 'fix' or lift her up out of that place. But does that really serve her highest good? If I lift her up all the time, how will she ever learn to lift herself up? It is within this space Butterfly Maiden swoops in with many lessons. When a butterfly first emerges from its chrysalis, it has to wait for its wings to unfurl and dry before it can fly. There is no rushing this process or its wings may not function properly. If I try to rush this process for my daughter her wings won't dry or function properly. Heck, if I rush this process for myself, I won't function properly! How about you dear one? Have you been in a space of transformation and had well meaning people try to 'fix' or lift you up out of these spaces? Have you been forced to get a move on before your wings had a chance to dry? Are you resisting these transformation spaces and trying to move on before it is time? Feeling like you're not functioning properly because you forced yourself to fly with wet wings? What if you and I blessed ourselves with permission; to allow our wings to dry and celebrate our neophyte selves? What if we allowed ourselves to be giddy with excitement for the newness that transformations brings? What if we remembered to give ourselves undying love during our transformational times regardless of the situation'? Today I offer this blessing for my daughter, myself and anyone experiencing change: May the blessing of Damara help you find those child spaces within yourself needing to be healed. May the blessings of Butterfly Maiden fill you with lightness of heart to celebrate what is past And may Isolt remind you undying love is eternal... No matter what. I've been trying to write this Wishcasting Wednesday post for a couple of hours now. The words I 'should' say about what I wish to stand for are just not coming. So I am left with what is and I must honor that. I've been on military time since my husband returned which consists of a hurry up and wait rhythm that makes mince meat of the best made plans. And as such, I come back to an issue that is extremely irritating to me; the treatment of our (US) veterans, especially the women who once served. While the men aren't necessarily treated as well as they should be, something I've seen very evidently in the military medical facilities, the women are all but non existent! We hear stories of men who have served but where are the women stories? How many women have joined the military with the desire to do something for their country? How many have died serving in Iraq and Afghanistan? The more I think of this the more I ask myself how many other battles have been fought around the world with women doing their part? Aren't female soldiers' stories full of the same valor, courage and honor as men? How many stories have disappeared as women have pasted into spirit?  So today I wish to stand for women soldiers. I pray you have the place of honor within our shared history you deserve for your service and sacrifice and I pray that your stories are shared so that my children and theirs may know that women can and do stand up to fight side by side with men in honor of their country. Would you?05/10/2011 What if you believed you really were enough? Would you live more fully? What if you believed you already had everything you needed right now? Would you share from your abundance? What if you believed you had divinely given knowledge that could help others? Would you show up each day in all your magnificence? What if you believed all really would be well? Would you let go of self-doubt and fear? What if you believed that your body really is a scared vessel deserving of love? Would you love more deeply? What if you believed that you just being you was and is an incredible gift? Would you treasure yourself? Well..Would you?  I help women discover their connection to spirit. Please take a look at the E-courses, newsletters and other services I offer to see if anything speaks to your heart. | 
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