Until my familial obligations of 2004-2012, I never knew it was possible to be taken to task for one’s natural likes, dislikes, and natural emotional reactions. I’d long known differences in opinion could invite personal insults (mostly online), but when I didn’t like Fox News, Walmart, or singing Christmas carols, it blew my mind that my different tastes could be impetus […]
July Update
At the end of April, some time after the launch of my oracle card deck, a series of synchronicities and weird shit lined up that…
When the Unmothered Child becomes the Mother to Mother
Dr. Clarissa Pinkola Estés introduced the term “Unmothered” in Women Who Run with the Wolves. It does not merely refer to those who lost their…
“This is tewwible. Just tewwible.”
I don’t know how it had started with my daughter and I. I think she was being her ambitious 6-year-old self, and something unlikely that…
Tea Time: Somehow Red Riding Hood rode into this one
Proper post to come later. We haven’t done any tea times in a while. These are some of the recent online things that have captured…
Learning to Shush Inner Criticism
Artists get scolded often for one thing or another–at least, that was my experience. My art teacher in secondary school (high school to you American…
Sensitivity
Sick this weekend after working non-stop like forever. I’m having much needed rest after a week where emotions seemed to be heightened everywhere, and I…
Dealing With Spiritual Awakenings
Again in the vein of media posts, this is a group interview with my friend Luke Elijah, on the subject of spiritual awakenings! I recommend…
My 2015 in review: The year of walking on new ground
I loved this year. I loved its challenges and heartaches, the frustrations and breakthroughs, the epiphanies and opportunities. I found a way to breathe and to…