In May I signed up for the August 18 Book Fair in Springfield sponsored by Hen House Publishing. It was to be held at Mother Stewart’s Brewing Company. As the date approached, I wondered what I was getting myself into. Before I left to pick up Joy, my bubbling-with-enthusiasm angel friend who agreed to help me, I […]
Spirituality
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 […]
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 […]
Reflections on Sex and Power in the Age of #MeToo
After my initial shock and disgust, I reflected upon and wrestled with these questions as continuing revelations of sexual misconduct by powerful and influential men made the headlines: How might our relationships be different if sex was revered as sacred? …if the body of our partner was cherished and treated with reverence? …if the raw […]
Out of the Box
How do people ever come to understanding of each other? I’ve pondered this question since receiving advice to exclude references to faith and spirituality from descriptions of my memoir. It is clear that many people use the same words and give them vastly different meanings. These past few weeks, I have been in a process of clarifying […]
