seasons
What does Begin Again mean?
When I watch the trees unfurling (don’t you love that word?) in the first signs of Spring, their tiny leaves the color of that bright yellowish-green that Crayola has called…
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Women and bravery
The photo above is a picture of my Mom. She was born in February 1906. Her name was Erna Ilgenstein and she followed her brother Bruno to the United States…
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How do I Love Me?
My granddaughter visited me yesterday, and we made a bunch of heart-shaped sugar cookies. And of course, I judged hers were much better than mine. It got late, and we…
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Snowdrops & Imbolc
Early February when I was still living on Long Island was cold with some snow still on the ground. My family planted many flowers and the ones above-called Snowdrops were…
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Do you burrow in the winter?
It’s already January 17th but the nights are still long, and the days are cold and we still have a ways to go till spring. We have survived the holiday…
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Do you know what today is?
Today is the Winter Solstice and tonight will be the longest night of the year. And starting tomorrow the hours of daylight will slowly start to lengthen day by day….
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Fall is upon us and are you ready for it?
The Spirits travel across the darkening indigo sky Longer nights reaching dark fingers across the land Cooler breezes whisper through the woods rustling leaves to the ground Squirrels scamper home…
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What do you care enough about to make room for it in your life?
I came across the quote below recently, “When you recover or discover something that nourishes your soul and brings you joy, care enough about yourself to make room for it…
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What Inspires you to Create?
What things inspire you to create? To write a thought down – to take a photo of something you wanted to memorize – colors, what is your favorite? Drawing or…
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Meditation as Practice
The bath is one of my favorite places to meditate as well as a comfy chair. If I could, I would have this dream of a tub to settle into…
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