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Saying Good-bye, Saying Hello
Saying Good-bye, Saying Hello A very wise man once told me that there is no such thing as not saying anything. He explained that even when we don’t talk, when we don’t say a single word, we are saying a lot. So in my silence during 2018, I didn’t mean to say, “Good-bye,” but in many ways, that is exactly what I was saying. Good-bye. I stopped talking to you here, sweet Creativity Tribe. I pulled myself off some of my favorite social media platforms (for some, I still haven’t returned), pulled away from some of my local friends, and I dove deep into myself. I didn’t do this…
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Dancing within the Creative Fire
Dancing within the Creative Fire A few months ago I started getting in touch with a feeling of something simmering within me. It had been brewing for quite sometime. I had been feeling like I was off my game for quite sometime, so this little something, even though buried deep inside, felt vastly promising! I could feel the flames licking at my heels to move me into action, but I still struggled to ignite them enough to feel a push of vital energy behind them. Tools for the Creative Fire I dug in with my best tools for stoking the creative fire to see if I could move past simmering and into…
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Walking on Sunshine: Life Beyond Cancer
Last year, I created a music playlist on my Kindle called Walking on Sunshine. I was playing with a bit of music therapy as a creative solution for bringing light into my life during a difficult time. I had uterine cancer, and an ongoing, nasty story running in my head had been telling me I was going to die. Dramatic, I know. But heads do that to us sometimes. Mine had been spinning the tale for a few decades. My mother had died at 45, and her father before her also died at 45. Somehow, the script got stuck playing on a loop in my head too. I tried time…
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Gratitude {The Heart of Healing}
When I was little, the giving of thanks came around the dinner table and at night before we “laid us down to sleep”. As I grew older, I found myself part of a movement to more fully embrace that for which we were thankful. I say movement because it seemed that Gratitude came into the global conscience just as I was becoming conscious of healing from all those wounds we pick up on the way to adulthood. The Practice of Gratitude (although I didn’t realize it in the beginning) feels like it is at the heart of healing. It is a worthy practice that can feel a little slippery at…
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Running Buffalo Journeys: Spiritual Adventures
Sometimes at night as I am drifting off to sleep, I follow my imagination to Guatemala. The space around me becomes green with plant life, alive with the sounds of monkeys and children laughing, in my hand waits a steamy cup of pure, ancient-sourced cacao. Somehow I feel at-home in that dream even though I have never been to Guatemala. I know part of that comfort comes from the connections I have with friends who have made Guatemala their home and the stories they tell of their adventures, both physical and spiritual. Someday I will join them there. In the meantime, I am planning and dreaming. Today I want to…
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Surprise Gift from Universe {Holding Sacred Space}
I have decided to engage a little experiment with the Universe this month. I am asking it to open up the field of possibility and shower me with gifts. Surprise Gifts from the Universe: Everyday a Party! What abundance of support there is in this life! Last week I listed the surprise gifts I recognized from the Universe but today that didn’t feel quite right. Maybe it is the state of mind I am in as I am sitting down to write this. I feel so grateful for the people in my life. I have so many rich relationships and many of them are based around personal growth and discovery.…
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Lessons from Gravity the Movie {spoiler free}
This Sense-sational Life is a blogging series that came out of my realization that the more I explore life and get a sense of its nuances (including the literal senses and figurative ones) the more my life feels sensational. A Sense of Gravity I watched Gravity, the movie, this afternoon with my hubby. I donned the 3D glasses, munched on some popcorn, sipped from a cup with two straws and held on tight to my man when things in the movie felt a little too close to real life. I promise not to give anything away, except for the fact that this movie shouldn’t be missed. It may sound odd…
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Today! Being Interviewed for Become Soulfully Connected Telesummit
If you haven’t gotten signed up for Become Soulfully Connected Telesummit, it isn’t too late. But I would love for you to hop over today so you are guaranteed to catch my interview about staying connected to your creative spirit. I am so delighted to be part of this gathering of women who are sharing what helps them connect with a more beautiful, powerful, soulful self and are encouraging you to do the same. As part of the telesummit you will have free access to interview for 48 hours and be able to upgrade so you don’t miss any of the sharing. One thing I love is that so many…
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A Celebration….A Challenge
A Celebration Today I have been spinning with awe. Something I wished to change in my life and set in motion last Fall rose up today to show me its resolution. Sometimes we don’t know how our dreams will play out. Watching them unfold can be a trip. Last Fall, I began exploring a very ingrained story about dying at 45 like my mom and her father. I don’t know why I got it stuck in my head, but I did! I kept myself from truly following my dreams because I just couldn’t see life beyond that. As 45 inched closer, I decided I would reach for wellness and longevity…..trying…
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Boldly Saying the “C” Word
Over thirty years ago when my maternal grandmother was diagnosed with breast cancer, she talked about it in a whispered code. I remember saying the full word in front of her one day in the kitchen while we were making lunch together. She gently redirecting my speech by simply telling me she did not like the “C” word. I respected that it was difficult for her. She had a strong personality that felt like it steered the direction of our family and to see something knock her off her feet for awhile meant it was a force to be reckoned with. Her breast cancer didn’t keep her down, though, Mamaw…