This is a tale based on a recent dream which I worked with in my journal. There once was a little girl who lived in her father's big, old house. Although the little girl's father was kindly and gave her all he thought she needed and wanted, he kept her in her room to protect … Continue reading The House of Disrepair: A Fairy Re- Tale
Healing
The Authentic Voice Project
For redefinition, I was thrown back to myself, to my inner knowing… Marilyn Sewell, Cries of the Spirit Words. Manifestations of our thoughts. Creators of our internal messages. Words have and continue to shape history and people - not always positively and sometimes with devastating consequences. Words have an affect on us, more powerful than … Continue reading The Authentic Voice Project
An open letter to those who are human
C.P. Estes (author of Women Who Run With the Wolves) always addresses her readers as "Dear Brave Souls." I do not know her exact reasoning for this but I can guess that she knows how much courage it takes to live in this world, to face the pains and heartbreaks, unknowns and setbacks. But even … Continue reading An open letter to those who are human
Natural Wisdom – in verse
These poems were written by a participant in one of my recent workshops, Natural Wisdom: Writing as Spiritual Voice. They are Alphapoems written in response to prompts while listening to sounds from nature. As you will read, not all are directly related to nature, but this is an example of the wonder and power of … Continue reading Natural Wisdom – in verse
The Word vs. my words
You know that feeling when a connection suddenly clicks in your mind? It is enlightening, almost joyful. I have even experienced it to be mind-boggling. Connections can be and are made all the time, connections that weave our world and those in it together. Connections - like the strands of a spider's web - bond … Continue reading The Word vs. my words
Burning Rage
This is a very personal post. It is the result of trauma that occurred because my voice was muted. I see this “dream” and the writing of it is as the whisper of my returning voice (a loud stage whisper, perhaps?). Rage, which is a socially unacceptable emotion, especially for women, is coming forward and … Continue reading Burning Rage
Taking your Shadow for a Ride
I don't claim to be a poet AT ALL. However, when starting to write up a recent dream this is how it wanted to be written... who am I to argue?! Shadow I took my Shadow for a ride. He’s heavy and oh, so very black. I tell him, Shadow, you’re too big for me … Continue reading Taking your Shadow for a Ride
Trust the Process (pt 10): Hiding
My natural inclination is to introversion. I usually choose to be alone rather than in a crowd. However, at my first two Goddard College's residencies for the Individualized Master's program I went against my own grain. I squeezed in around full lunch tables, joined in conversations in lounges, and laughed over movie showings late (for … Continue reading Trust the Process (pt 10): Hiding
The Little Girl who Swam with the Moon: A Fairy Re-Tale
Myths, whether we are aware of them or not, are held in our psyche and influence our thoughts about others, ourselves, and how the world works. These myths can be the stories our families told us, the fairy tales read to us at night, the cartoons we watched, the magazines we read today, even the … Continue reading The Little Girl who Swam with the Moon: A Fairy Re-Tale
Trust the Process, pt. 8: I Am Matter
"Are those really concepts? Aren't they aspects of a woman's life?" (Referring to the Triple Goddess: Maiden, Mother, Crone) "What it means to be a woman? Don't you mean what it IS to be a woman?" "Don't YOU matter?" ... "Yes, I do matter. I matter. I AM matter." And so go conversations at Goddard … Continue reading Trust the Process, pt. 8: I Am Matter
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