FEATURED COLUMN: TRANSFORMATION MATTERS
Emancipated Forever
"Breaking free from unconscionable actions to control, contain, and shame her, she runs emancipated forever in the fresh air filled with the sounds of a chittering kingfisher, honking geese, quacking ducks, squawking herons, splash landings in a lake surrounded by rocks, sensuous, lush, magical mountains." ...
Learning from Death & Embracing Life
"Death does not steal love; it steals away time for love to be expressed and received. The reality of death expands the urgency to love, to embrace living.' ...
Reclaiming the Ability to Trust
"I believe the most powerful work anyone of us can do right now is reclaim our own internal GPS, our bodies, dignity, and ability to discern for ourselves what is true and what is deception." ...
Made of Earth
"From your
Raging soul,
Breathe.
Fire of passionate
Burning embers,
You are earth’s
Molten lava
Erupting for
Centuries." ...
Ruminations on Romance and Being a Loving Human
"“Boundaries give us the space to do the work of loving ourselves. They might be, actually, the first and fundamental expression of self-love. Boundaries are the distance at which I can love you and me simultaneously.”...
Belonging
"A black bear mama and her
Cubs appear in our side yard
Seemingly from nowhere,
Everywhere," ...
Boundaries are our Friends
"What are you learning about boundaries and your skillset with creating and holding clear boundaries with people? " ...
Compassion Is a Relationship Between Equals
Compassion is not a relationship between the healer and the wounded. It's a relationship between equals. Only when we know our own darkness well...
Reclaiming Acceptance
All the words flow out unable to
Postpone death.
The inevitable last breath will
Happen.
This I know.
Which songs will you not ever hear again?
What faces will your...