allowing ourselves to float

We listed our home for sale last week*. When the idea first came to me, it seemed frightening. The thought, “How can we sell our home when we don’t have another to move to?” screamed in my head, almost commanding me to back down. But it was followed by a deeper voice that said, “You…

don’t condemn the means

For a number of years, I had wanted to go to the Ralph Waldo Emerson House. I’d imagined myself walking on the same wooden floors, looking out the same windows, and touching the same walls, as this great man did so many years ago. I fantasied that some of his inspired thought might rub off…

decisions, decisions…or maybe not

Jack and I have wanted to move for a while, but since this isn’t happening as quickly as we’d like, we’ve decided to open a small shop/gallery in the studio space on our property. It will be called Little Wing Shop and Gallery. We’ll have artwork of our own and antiques, including furniture, mirrors, scales…

an inclusive life

When I notice that I'm not feeling good emotionally, it takes little introspection to realize that I've excluded someone from my life…maybe not overtly, like telling them to leave me alone, but in my mind I've made them into an enemy. Then my mind begins to look for evidence to support this belief…and it always…

minding my own mind

I attended a family function recently. Those are always the best situations for bringing out any unresolved issues that I’ve been hiding away, hoping not to deal with ever again. Several days after this particular event, I was imagining someone in my family criticizing me for something that I did, and I began to defend…

Tis the season to say YES to Love

Many years ago a friend's husband died. In the months that followed his death, she told me that she could no longer trust me because I wasn't there for her during his illness and after he had died. When we were on "active friendship" status, I'd always felt that I had gone above and beyond…

feeling clear

It took me many years to finally understand the difference between a gut feeling (intuitive guidance) and my feelings. I can remember hearing spiritual teachers talk about this and it sounded like semantics to me; feeling, feelings? Then one day it became clear. I was dating a man who wasn't the best choice for me.…

Spring cleaning

Years ago, I was getting a massage (I was in my early 30's and deep massage was very painful) and the massage therapist basically said to me, "Your body responds to touch as if you've been in a car accident." I agreed with her. I couldn't even sit for more than 30 minutes without getting…

The holographic universe

One of the most startling experiences in my life happened when I began to see that every being and every situation I encountered was showing me an aspect of myself. I'd heard about this for years in statements like,"We live in a holographic universe",  but I never really knew what it meant, because I hadn't…

The one we’ve been waiting for

There is a woman whom I've known for years but began to avoid. It seemed like every time I saw her, she was trying to "help me' spiritually. She would refer to the tradition, and course of study, that was the focus of her life, in almost every conversation. She is a very nice (and…