Learning to take up space, authentically!
Once, a place for the sacred. Once, a place for listening. But today, that space of silence has become a weapon. Ban all abortions after six weeks, says Texas. And we will allow no exceptions…none at all. Even for: Rape Incest Still birth Nothing. Women, girls, you are on your own. So, we looked toContinue Reading “A Space of Silence”
I have dried up, creatively, so it seems. My pen remains idle, nestled against my also unused journal. I wipe the dust away. The cursor blinks repetitively on my computer screen. I sit and try to think and form and create. Nothing. Annoying. Monotonous cursor. I feel defeated and turn my computer off. Again. IContinue Reading “A Space to Touch the Earth”
This moment, this pause, feels holy. It is the space between what has been and what will be. Collectively, we have no choice but to wait. It is a sacred space, this pause. It is a space already filled with Love and light. Some get restless, we see their shouting and anger. I understand. TheContinue Reading “A Space to Pause”
I wrote this poem not longer after my son was born in 2016. I loved writing it then! But today, re-reading it, I love it even more. With the state of the world as it is, it takes on a new and lovely meaning. I hope you enjoy it! The Hush of the Morning ThoseContinue Reading “A Space for Poetry”
My blog is about space: how we take it up and do we take it up in an authentic manner? As we navigate through this very difficult time, we’ve been asked to take up space in a new way: social distancing, elbow bumping, shelter in place…and the list goes on. Our sense of space isContinue Reading “A Space for all Things that Change”
Be still and let the world happen. This thought came to me this week as I meditated. I love it! The process of letting go is so very profound. It’s a release. It’s freedom. The world happens and will continue to happen. I can’t do anything about that. But what I can do is toContinue Reading “A Space to Be Still”
I so very much love the holidays! I love the lights, the music (yep…I’m already listening to my favorite Christmas Classic station on Amazon Music), the cards, the tree, the baking, the family time. Yes, it can be stressful. Yes, it can be consumer-driven. I get it! But these past few years, I’ve chosen somethingContinue Reading “A Space for Quiet Reflection”
We live in mean times. As a news and political junkie, I’ve started turning off the TV and closing Facebook. I rarely watch the news anymore, and politely decline (mostly) to discuss anything of controversy with anyone beyond my immediate family. Don’t get me wrong, I still feel passionate about the environment and women’s rights…butContinue Reading “A Space for Kindness”
It’s not often that I find myself without something to write about. Usually, I can come up with something, anything! And yet, these last few weeks I’ve been a wanderer without her bearings. My writing is my compass, and without it, I’m always a bit lost. There were reasons for this, of course. First myContinue Reading “A Space for Silence”
Why Yoga? It happened in the early and frigid morning hours of December. I’d often drive to the gym before the sun even peaked over the horizon. The quiet hush that blanketed my neighborhood at that hour was my meditation. The stillness and crackling silence had sustained me for years. But on that morning, IContinue Reading “A Space for Yoga”