With all the emotional and intellectual clutter that can reside in one’s head (self-blame, feeling blamed by others, taking things personally, wondering what others think, assuming {of all types}, feeling used…) HOW do we find space and clarity? One way is to let go, physically. If I had abundant clutter in my physical house to […]
I’m sensitive, capable of opening my heart wide and sometimes letting too much out. I recently turned my heart inside-out to a friend, and bubbled over with self-judgement, and honest hurting. I probably let out too much, but I felt safe in the moment and I believe in NOT holding poison inside. When we scroll […]
August 1-7 is World Breastfeeding Week – and August is Breastfeeding Awareness Month. I have only one true obvious photo of me breastfeeding my youngest son, and an ‘okay’ one of me nursing my eldest son. So sad. I was not in the world of BF sharing and awareness. I’m thrilled that the knowledge and […]
I’ve been breathing the act of painting lately ~ stopping to make meals and play with my kids ~ but mostly painting. I’m completely caught up in a couple projects. I wake thinking about painting and I fall asleep thinking about painting. I DRAG myself to the kitchen to make dinner… wishing I were painting. […]
Sweet summer skies, sweet nestled babe, sweet breezy feelings. This is everything. Crystal blue eyes, a cozy orange jumpsuit, translucent flowers and the relief of a downhill. This is Summer. I just returned from 6 days with 10 girlfriends in California… so much summer and so much kindness. Hiking, wading, talking, eating. All good things. […]
Summer is fully swinging now, and we’ve been doing too much ~ my little family and I are hard-core homebodies, with a deep desire to be doing our thing, creating, walking, playing at home. It’s hard to explain that to others, though… to folks who like to go-go-go and want us to come along. Can […]
