Despite this oft repeated adage “it takes a village to raise a child”our society seems to have headed in the opposite direction. The nuclear family model and pressures of modern society leave little space for sharing the task of child-rearing...
Are you Blocking Your Own Creative Flow?
I’m writing about this because one of the biggest, baddest monsters under the bed of most creative writers is the desire to...
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Ok, But…Where are you Really From?
I come from a mixed heritage background. West-Indo-European would be one simplified way of describing it. On my mother’s side...
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Living Our Freedom Together
To me, the title of this post encapsulates the crux of most modern-day existential and relationship dilemma’s. How do we go...
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The majority of us living “modern” lifestyles struggle to maintain a healthy balance and connection to our bodies. We move less, spend less time outdoors and consume things like sugar, conservation agents and caffeine in amounts never before...
Sometimes the universe conspires for certain things to cross our paths. This was the case for me with John O’Donohue’s book “Anam Cara.” The book poetically explores a whole slew of ideas stemming from the Irish/Celtic concept (anam cara) which...
” Your deepest roots are in nature. No matter who you are, where you live, or what kind of life you lead, you remain irrevocably linked with the rest of creation. “ Charles Cook Lest there be any doubt, let me first acknowledge...
Once upon a time most community events were places where all generations mingled. Elders, youth, children, adults…everybody had a place in the circle when it came to celebration! These days it seems more and more spaces are anything but...