. Among the most annoying of platitudes are the ones that suggest you needed out-of-order death or a massive life changing injury in order to learn something, or become something: your partner died? At least now you get to know what’s really important. you must have really needed to learn about letting go. I hear…
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Wednesday love list: send out your healing vibes
. It’s our Wednesday love list post today. This Wednesday, or whenever you come to this page, please hold the following people in your hearts. Send them whatever good wishes, warmth, & blessing feels right.
Pain is not redeemed by art: grief, writing, & creative practice.
I’ve been a writer all my life, and a visual artist, too. When I was in private practice, I used creative tools with my clients, drawing from Jungian traditions, from global mythology, from creative arts of all kinds. From sand-tray to self-inquiry, my territory was the creative inner world. And then my love drowned in…
Pain is not redeemed by art: grief, writing, & creative practice.
. I’ve been a writer all my life, and a visual artist, too. When I was in private practice, I used creative tools with my clients, drawing from Jungian traditions, from global mythology, from creative arts of all kinds. From sand-tray to self-inquiry, my territory was the creative inner world. And then my love drowned…
INFJ: the grieving introvert & the loss of connection.
Writing without the deeply personal is not the whole story of grief. To give the whole story, to give as many handholds as possible in the steep climb of grief, we need to hear personal stories. Here’s a piece of writing from my own experience of grief and love. It’s an inside look at love,…
the love list, ashes, & impermanence
. It’s our Wednesday love list post today. It’s also Ash Wednesday and the beginning of Lent. Whether or not that is part of your tradition, the symbolism is appropriate for us here: recognition, public acknowledgement, that all life is temporary. We all know death is what will come for every one of us, the…
the love list, ashes, & impermanence
. It’s our Wednesday love list post today. It’s also Ash Wednesday and the beginning of Lent. Whether or not that is part of your tradition, the symbolism is appropriate for us here: recognition, public acknowledgement, that all life is temporary. We all know death is what will come for every one of us, the…
Wednesday's love list, and a free chant to Tara.
. This week is the Hindu festival Shivaratri. According to popular legend, Shivaratri marks the wedding day of Lord Shiva and Parvati. Some believe it also commemorates the night that Lord Shiva performed the dance of primal creation, preservation, and destruction. I’ll be attending a special kirtan Shiva celebration later this week – can’t wait. I planned…