By the Moon’s Light

I am so little, I thought, as the full moon caught me off guard, reminding me of my insignificance. The fields around me had been harvested for at least a month and I could hear cattle lowing in the farmers’ fields. The quiet night filled my ears with the constant…

Let Me Tell You a Secret

#Reverb15: Day 11 Muriel Rukeyser once wrote: The Universe is made of stories, not of atoms. And I could not agree more. Our stories are our own but, in sharing them, they become universal. And timeless. What stories touched you this year? Which stories of your own are you glad you shared?…

Pioneer Posse

#Reverb15: Day 10 When we heal our spirits the ripples are felt from the highest branches to the deepest roots of our family trees. What radical act of love or non-conformity did you embrace this year? How did performing this alchemy affect your ancestors and what is the gold waiting…

Just Breathe

#Reverb15, Day 7: In her seminal book Bird by Bird, Anne Lamott offers the observation: “The evidence is in, and you are the verdict.” What are you the verdict of? I took risks this year. I promoted myself and my writing in ways that I never have before. I redesigned my website. I…

Twisted Roots

#Reverb15: Day 6 Looking at the thoughts and patterns that may be holding you back from living the life you want, trace back through the generations of your family and see if your beliefs originated generations ago. In 2016, how can you bring healing to these patterns of thought that…

Good Filters Create Good Selfies

#Reverb15, Day 5 Go on, show us your selfie! You know you want to. Good filters create good selfies, is what I told a friend on Facebook when I posted this picture as my profile picture. She had remarked that I looked so young and while it’s true that I…