This post, a continuation of my August 1 post, is about how life intervened on my and Debra Winegarten’s plans to “sing, dance, and catch up in person.” I looked forward to seeing Deb at the Story Circle Network conference and celebrating her achievements. June had been a great month for her. She spent a […]
HEART PONDERINGS: Contemplations on Living with Wisdom, Compassion, & Joy
A Gift for My Heart and Soul
Debra Winegarten first became a central figure in my life in August of 2015 when she and I tied for third place in the Story Circle Network’s Life Writing competition. I didn’t meet her, however until April 14, 2016. It was my first Story Circle Network conference, I was deep into writing my memoir, and […]
My “Inter”dependence Day Celebration
…my power is made perfect in weakness. …for when I am weak, then I am strong. ~II Corinthians 12:9-10 With our culture’s emphasis on self-reliance and succeeding through our own efforts, we in American have a hard time understanding Paul’s message to the church at Corinth written during a time when he was experiencing hardship and […]
For This I Was Born
We sat in a circle sharing our recent experiences of invisibility. We had each offered our passions and our wisdom to others in our circle of influence. We were ignored or discounted as women often are, especially older women. As we pondered, “Is there something wrong with me…with my way of being in the world?” […]
Soul Work: Awakening to My Slippery
Spiritual realization is simply awakening to a direct stable perception that all beings are already and only the one Beingness of all things. … Full enlightenment isn’t required, but an intuition of this orientation is a necessary foundation for a healthy relationship to soul work. ~Terry Patten Our Integral Spirituality Book Study Group chose Terry […]
Transformation In Process: Personal and Systemic
In many ways, my recent confrontation with the unwieldy and heartless Medicaid bureaucracy mirrors the experiences I wrote about in my memoir, A Long Awakening to Grace. I had naively believed that my daughter had achieved stability and I was past having to fight the system on her behalf. The wisdom and trust in the […]
