Now is the time for me to change the world. Now is the time for me to save Mother Earth. I’m serious. My lovely friend Anna randomly passes out cards that say “You Matter.” She has given me some, because I keep giving away the ones she gives me. She believes I matter. I believe [...]
Spring takes courage. Winter requires trust – believing that the darkness and the cold will truly end. Spring requires us to act. To do more. To do different. And sometimes, to do the same, repeatedly. Spring demands that, at least for a moment in time, we stand poised to act, not from a place of [...]
As I write this, Mama and Daddy Cardinal are building a nest in the Camellia bush outside my office window. Azaleas bloom in a riot of color. The Ornamental Cherry and Pear trees have already flowered and leafed, and the Dogwoods and Sweet Betsy aren't far behind. Tight buds are appearing on the roses. Three [...]
As Mother Nature begins the process of renewing herself in spring, we, too, can renew ourselves. The Vernal Equinox gives us an opportunity to reflect on the need for balance in our lives. Twice each year, at the spring and autumn equinoxes, we have a moment in which everything on the planet can be in [...]
Friday, March 20 is a HUGE day!!! The Vernal Equinox, a full Solar Eclipse, a New Moon, and the Sun moves in Aries (heralding a new astrological year) - all on this day. It also is the Pagan holiday called Ostara. Oh, and if all this isn't enough, Saturn turned retrograde on March 14 and [...]
It's rained for days where I live, and when it isn't raining, the ground is soggy and the sunlight weak and cold. I'm not sure why this winter has seemed colder, more harsh than past winters, but it has. I watched the naked trees in my yard silhouetted against this month's full Snow Moon and [...]
I don't know about where you live, but it's raining softly and feels chilly here. We've had a couple of "teaser" spring-like days, but it doesn't feel like spring yet! Today's lessons: enjoy the moment, be grateful for the rain. I often find myself "pushing the river" as the Buddhists say, wanting tomorrow to arrive, [...]
