Re-entering Practical Spirituality

Dear Blog,
Whenever there is a break in relationship, it’s always difficult to decide how or if to re-connect. I’ve been feeling our distance for some time, noticing it, studying it, and deciding how or if we are meant to be. I think the disconnect happened during a moment of change. Then I felt you tugging [...]

There’s no faking surrender

I have to admit I am so enjoying hanging out with Margaret’s beautiful doorway  it’s been difficult to move across the threshold to explore what’s next in this blogesphere.
So it’s perfect that I’ve been contemplating surrender or release the last couple of days.   Some people may believe that surrender is giving up.  I don’t.  For me, surrender is [...]

Music Weaving

Though I grew up listening to music, I didn’t learn to really HEAR until a healing apprenticeship introduced me to world music.  As a mother of two children under 5, I barely had time to take a shower much less go out for an evening of live music from the Congo or indigenous Australia.  But I could play [...]

Making friends with the unknown

While there is no way to control the unknown mystery of life, I believe that if we choose to welcome the unknown, we can learn how to navigate it.  The unknown can become our teacher and if we are willing to face our fears, the unknown will not leave us stranded and alone.  It will [...]