bringing alive

bringing alive

What does it feel like to let yourself roar? Really roar, and feel the fierce knowingness that you carry in your bones come up and out? My experience has been that it feels like truth. Truth telling. Of opening up to a channel of clarity and strength that comes from...
fury forced into straight lines

fury forced into straight lines

For seven days two weeks ago I had the pleasure of joining a community of writers for a fast and furious (& free!) online writer’s workshop. Writing in a no holds back community is such a joy. Liberated Lines: Amplify brought me back to my fierce love of...
On loneliness, acceptance and transition

On loneliness, acceptance and transition

Sometimes I feel so delighted by life that everything feels bright, I laugh easily, and my heart feels open, the world feels welcoming, and I am a swirling drop of joy in a sea of beauty. I love those moments. But lately I feel so busy my head spins, my body moves as...
Rewilding

Rewilding

Those of you who’ve been reading my writing for a while may have noticed that I haven’t written in about 3 weeks. I value consistency and a commitment, not only to my readers, but also to myself. For the past year, having a weekly commitment to...
Lusciously & Soulfully: Mary Donlan

Lusciously & Soulfully: Mary Donlan

Encountering Mary Donlan’s art happened through serendipity. I was checking out the bulletin board at an art supply store in Nanaimo, BC when her bright art business cards grabbed my eye. Mary is an artist who is greatly drawn to abstract art and to gardening....