Posts Tagged ‘meaning’

Heart Opening

April 8, 2008

This is my shout from the rooftop:  I love  Jen Lemen!  Every visit to her world becomes an opportunity to open my heart and connect.  Jen inspires dreams and supports the birth of hope everywhere.  After years of holding her dream in balance with her mothering, Africa is now knocking on her front door.  Please support her [...]

Imbolc, seeds and grief

February 1, 2008

I can’t seem to tear myself away from staring at pictures of Glastonbury, England.   Perhaps it’s because today is Imbolc, and though I am culturally Jewish, I feel especially at home in relationship with pre-patriarchal earth based traditions.   Imbolc marks the middle of winter and holds the promise of spring.  In surfing (procrastinating!) I found a website that offers some [...]

What floats your boat?

January 28, 2008

Contemplating the magic of meaning this week has made me hungry to know what brings meaning to your life.   
To begin the conversation, in no particular order or time frame, here are 8 moments of meaning from my life:
1.  Getting a D in Contracts during my one year of law school.  
2.  Slow Sunday morning coffee with my husband.  
3.  [...]

Sacred Life Sunday: the magic of meaning

January 27, 2008

Today I am contemplating meaning.  The magic of meaning is that it can encompass both the present moment and broad perspective.  Last night I savored the kind harmony between my 9 and 12 year old children as they belted out a pop song together in the car.   As I breathed in the comraderie, I offered a silent [...]

Top 7 in ‘07 from Practical Spirituality

January 14, 2008

Thank you to Magpie Girl and Jen Lemen for beginning the small is beautiful revolution.  Also a special thank you to Rachelle for her patience, heart and dedication to stay with it so new bloggers like myself have a meaningful way to connect! 
Per Rachelle’s invitation here are my top 7 in ‘07….
In motherhood,
Dear Journal
Movement is My Medicine
Are you [...]

Dear Journal

December 10, 2007

Dear Journal,
Thank you for your presence.  When I was 11 you arrived as a gift.  You awoke my writer within and then you two became a team, creating a safe place for me to be real.   You held me with integrity and heart through so many beginnings.  From teenage angst to true love, from the [...]