Today, I’m a guest on Tracie Nichols’ wonderful blog, sharing my latest painting, “Stained Glass Animals,” and messages of wisdom and compassion from Animals Spirits. Please visit:
http://home/starseersprophec/public_html.tracienichols.com/blog/... Read More
Last time, I wrote about Finding Quietness (and thanks for the thoughtful comments!) Yet I’m finding myself avoiding emptiness these days. If it isn’t the To Do list or appointments or group meetings, it’s TV or Facebook or Twitter or Angry Birds or Words with Friends. I feel very modern and up-to-date with my smart phone, tablet and laptop!
But I have to ask myself, what am I avoiding? Why am I filling up almost every moment with some activity... Read More
What is calling to me is quietness. How do we find deep peace in this wild whirl of a world we live in? How do you?
The only answer I know is: by letting go. Letting go of the to-do list, even if just for a few moments, a few breaths. Letting go of my connections to others ~ emotional, mental, psychic, and electronic ~ just for now. Letting go of seeking answers, knowing they are more likely to arise... Read More
The Winter Solstice brings us the longest night of the year in the Northern latitudes, but it is also the turn toward the light, the point at which the days begin to grow longer. Under the skin of our brightly-lit civilization with all the various cheery celebrations and busy-ness, there is still the silence and stillness of the longest night. If we weren’t so busy pushing back the darkness and quietness, what would it be like? Perhaps we could sink... Read More
I Thought I was Writing a Fantasy: Shocking Parallels between Dark Innocence and North Korean Reality
It breaks my heart to discover that the story I wrote (Dark Innocence) about a protagonist being born in such a terrible place that he knows only evil, obedience, and suffering, is actually happening to prisoners in North Korea now. Shin Dong-hyuk, now a human rights activist in South Korea, was born and raised in a North Korean prison camp (“total control zone”), where... Read More
An Inner View of Hallowe’en
Today many of us celebrate Hallowe’en (Hallowed Evening). Whether a bright fairy queen or a dark monster, on this one day of the year, we allow our Shadows to rise from the ‘dead’ and come out to play trick or treat. Others of us may celebrate the Day of the Dead, honoring departed loved ones, visiting cemeteries, making intriguing skeleton figures. It’s quite a celebration, either way.
Yet, in the ancient ways, this is the... Read More
Like An Elephant: Following Your Soul-Path
A new feeling came into me the other day, something I had never had more than glimpses of before. I felt solid all the way through, solidly myself, settled all the way in. Unlike my usual state of mind, there was no trace of the needs, thoughts or judgments of other people. There was only me being on my path, 100% focused on what I am here to do in this life.
Not in... Read More
Inner Views – Trusting Life
Looking up from my laptop, I see a green hummingbird sipping from the red flowers outside my window. She lives a path of joy and trust, relying on the flowers to bloom and provide the sweetness she needs. What makes it so hard for us to trust that Life will provide for our needs too? I’ve explored this question for years. What it comes down to for me is that we are beings of light... Read More
Getting My Feathers Ruffled – Or Not
Life is full of opposites, and they are always turning into each other. As I sit here on my peaceful deck, the breezy quietness turns into a huge uproar: a chipper/shredder, with a counterpoint of raucous objections from our local blue jays. I could object too, and move inside and slam the windows shut. I usually would. For once, though, I am in non-resistance to what is. As the saying goes, “It is... Read More