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Gifts, Presence and Stacking Wood

Gifts, Presence and Stacking Wood

A few days ago, I got a delivery of two cords of firewood.  Two cords is a pretty darn big pile of wood.  My young adult son (he’s actually my late sister’s child but I’ve been a parental role most of his life and he calls me mamma), is building a life and a career […]

Gratitude Tree

Gratitude Tree

For many of us the COVID experience has pared us down, peeled back layers, and honed us in on values and priorities.  For me during this time of isolation from society at-large, I’ve come to more deeply appreciate simple human connection. I live in a quiet neighborhood at the end of a cul-de-sac and quite […]

Bliss, Panic and Love

Bliss, Panic and Love

Taking a departure from my usual work-from-home routine, I packed a small backpack, filled two water bottles and let the overjoyed hound dog jump into the car.  One quick stop to pick up a sandwich and we were headed east. Two and a half hours later, on the other side of the Ochoco Divide, I […]

Without the Smell of Fire — Moving from Survivor to Thriver

Without the Smell of Fire — Moving from Survivor to Thriver

Yesterday was October 14th, 2020, exactly six years to the day that my life blew up. I didn’t even realize it until well into the day.  Just the week before, my home refinance closed and I was able to pay off the last remaining financial complication from all the trouble of the big ordeal.  It […]

Unbridled Fearlessness

Unbridled Fearlessness

This is such an incredible time to be alive!  Yes, it’s unsettling and sometimes exhausting and even heartbreaking.  And it is also powerful.  We all get to witness and participate in huge societal shifts.  This is an opportunity to co-create a major evolutionary shift toward a saner and more just world.  We have a chance […]