This is not exactly the ideal time of year for it, but barefoot is a joyous state of being for me. That’s why I recently tried barefoot hiking.
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Life’s gratitude altar
Over the weekend, I returned to the earth the contents of a gratitude ceremony I facilitated for a group of women earlier in the week.
Bones and Roses
Over the summer, I received a three-page handwritten letter from a dear friend I have known for almost 50 years. It was written out of her deep concern regarding my spiritual beliefs.
The pain before the pain
Pine beetles have made their way down from the higher altitudes to infect some of the trees on my land. I’m heartbroken and afraid.
My coyote medicine
When I entered the Love the Beauty Way booth at the Awake Festival last weekend, coyote was waiting for me.
Distilled aliveness
I just returned from four glorious early fall days in sunny Montana where vegetable gardens brimmed with fruit, vibrant flowers flaunted their beauty, and my heart felt as wide as the big, blue sky.
A little summer snake magic
My summer began and ended with snake encounters. Lesson offered: remember your power.
Living truly
Two things happened a couple of weeks ago. Willie Nelson turned 90 and my aunt gave me some digitized photos and 8 mm films from my childhood.
Dancing to grow
Today is Beltane, the pagan holiday that marks the halfway point between Spring Equinox and Summer Solstice. In ancient Celtic culture, people celebrated fertility during this time, as well as the balancing of male and female energies.
Running toward danger
When screenwriter, director and author Sarah Polley had suffered post-concussive syndrome for 3-1/2 years, she went to see a concussion specialist who had an unconventional treatment method.