June 14: I’ve been thinking about my first two years of college prompted by a study of the chakra system, and in particular the first chakra, the root chakra. The chakra system originated in India between 1500 and 500 BC. It was traditionally an Eastern philosophy now associated more with[…]
June 13: Something was just calling me to double check the Milkweed garden along the back fence. The caterpillar I found the other day can’t be the only one and when I found it I noted the garden was mostly Milkweed stems from caterpillars who have come and gone in[…]
June 12: The day contained several moments of gratitude starting with the first thing I saw when I opened my eyes this morning — the sun. I know it means the heat wave is on its way but for the briefest of moments it brings relief and a burst of[…]
June 8: Last weekend was amazing. I gathered with 4 other women for a weekend of creativity, inspiration, soul filling conversation, nurturing, my first aura reading, oracle cards, homemade Crab Eggs Benedict , a visit to my first metaphysical store, singing, dancing, Margaritas, art education, Reiki, sweet Bella, and a[…]
June 4: I’m grateful for the singing and dancing I did this morning with my girlfriends — Good Morning Starshine, Proud Mary, Janis Joplin, the Black-Eyed Peas, Groove is in the Heart, and so much more. More of my mornings need to be started this way.
June 2: I’m enjoying one big art date with two women from Michigan, one from Illinois, one from Canada, and myself from California. These women have nurtured me creatively and spiritually for just over 3 years now and I’m grateful to be here with them this weekend.
June 1: One of my cousins recently returned home, having completed a tour in Afghanistan. It’s not his first tour, but its completion feels the most poignant given the suicide bombing in Kabul earlier this week. I’m grateful my cousin is here and not there. But it’s a bittersweet and selfish gratitude.[…]