Learning to take up space, authentically!
We are in the thick of it now! Christmas, Hanukkah, and all other celebrations are in full vigor! I love this time of year. Despite the buying and bustle of it all, I truly love what this time of the year means. It’s why we feel that snow on Christmas is magical. It’s why weContinue Reading “A Space for Quiet Reflection During the Holiday Season”
The images today are tough: fires, harassment and assault, unkindness in general. Maybe it’s because it’s the holiday season, or maybe I’m just tired of seeing the ugliness. I know we can be better. Good lives within each of us…this I truly believe! So as I walked past one of my favorite ponds, I feltContinue Reading “Reflections in a Pond: A Space for Gratitude”
I just love Thanksgiving! A day dedicated to giving thanks! Glorious. I hope this moment finds you at peace. I hope this moment is filled with authentic space. I hope in this moment, you can feel the divine…whatever that means to you. Peace and thanksgiving! -Shelly
I found this letter that I wrote right after Obama was elected. Reading this, I felt hopeful, again, for a moment…among the shootings and hatred and sexual violence, I found a ray of hope within this letter. My prayer is that it will bring a moment of peace to you…as you continue to stretch intoContinue Reading “A Space for Empowerment”
Are you into meditation? I am, and I just love it! Meditation is a wonderful way to learn how to take up space, authentically. And anyone can do it! Yes, even you! Especially you; with the kiddos and the job and the family. It’s a must when life is crazy and it seems like there’sContinue Reading “Meditating Into Authentic Space”
Almost hidden from view, I caught only a glimpse of it from the road; an old, weathered fence, aged and fading. But it was there, taking up space in its own unique way. Cracked and splintered, it shouted its age, worn down by time and wind and rain and snow. Rustic. And yet, itContinue Reading “A Space for the Fence in the Trees”
Title: The Highwayman Author: Craig Johnson I loved reading this engaging short story by Craig Johnson. Have you read him yet? If I had to label his work, I’d call him a literary mystery writer. But that seems like such a small label for his sweeping novels. They are breathtakingly beautiful, with grand vistas andContinue Reading “A Book Review: The Highwayman by Craig Johnson”
I’m not talking the final frontier, space. For me, space is about presence, it’s about expanding and moving and growing in a way that is unique to me. As women, we learn to take up very little space. Cross your legs, fold your arms, get smaller…get invisible. So as I write about space, I realizeContinue Reading “Writing Space”
I feel it. It’s on the edges of the trees, lingering in the coolness of the morning; that transition, that moment when summer fades and fall comes into focus. It’s moments like these, when the utter heat of summer gives way to something new, to a coolness, to a freshness. Fall is a transition season,Continue Reading “That Feeling of Fall “
Today, I grabbed my kid and squeezed and hugged and kissed him until his soft blue eyes looked at me incredulously; what the heck are you doing? He’s not yet speaking, but wiggled free from my grip and toddled and giggled over to his toys, oblivious to the carnage in Las Vegas. Enough! No moreContinue Reading “The Space of Enough”