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Light as a Feather: Meaning-Making & Inspired Living

I must have been about 7 and it was my first sleep over. Being a socially awkward child, I was freakishly nervous and cautiously insecure. I was also quite intrigued about the potential bonding that occurs between a young gaggle of girls. Little did I know it would be the introduction to a world of playful incantations and magic. Did you ever play the game Light as a Feather? One daring child lays on the ground, encircled by her clan,…

Amazing Grace

I am excited to share an inspirational piece about human connection that I submitted to Elephant Journal.  Ironically, I am nervous about this sharing process, I find that I am in a constant state of vacillation between wanting to share my words, visions, and authentic self and wanting to stay curled up in a safe ball where there is no risk in being seen.  I am trusting in the process and breaking free.  I would be very grateful if you would read it, and if…

The Peaceful Warrior

I stumbled upon this journal entry that I wrote when I was going through my cancer treatment. It was a time that was not only physically draining but one that brought up much in the way of my deeper conditioning. I am compelled to share because the subject matter seems salient to what I am witnessing with many of my friends, colleagues and clients…that is this underlying ‘need’ to push, to keep fighting, to keep doing and going. Though I…

Suspended

For nearly 12 years I have attended the biannual Tempe arts street fair for the single purpose of seeing Ora Tamir’s surreal wonderlands. As if painted from within the landscapes of my own soul, her enchanting beings draw me in to a universe her and I have once shared. Each year I become braver and braver in my incitation of conversation, usually after I have spent some time preening over her latest masterpiece, I break into a humble will and…