Depression Can Be Homesickness For Yourself

Depression Can Be Homesickness For Yourself

“When we don’t create or express, we get homesick …homesick for ourselves. We’re missing the richness, the beauty inside of us.” -Pam Grout Depression …that grey, heavy, numb, sour, dark, muted, inertia. This is how we feel when...
Can You Feel Your Life?

Can You Feel Your Life?

Sometimes I hear voices in my head. They feel ancient because they say wise things.  This usually happens when I’m hiking in nature.  They tell me often that to feel is to pray. They say if we’re not feeling, we’re not living. Agony and Ecstasy Is A...
Spirit Junkies – Grounding Heaven On Earth

Spirit Junkies – Grounding Heaven On Earth

“A spirit junkie is someone who chooses to perceive the world through loving lenses.” – Gabrielle Bernstein  It used to perplex me how I made it to mid-life and had not become addicted to anything. Where so many people I know and have known have...
The Art of Chillin’ – Balm For The Soul

The Art of Chillin’ – Balm For The Soul

  In the summer months, I freelance as a Bed and Breakfast host and Innkeeper. I love this work and it is hard work, yet it suits my inner being while also giving me most afternoons and evenings to pursue writing and other creative passions. One of the things I love...
Inner Joy – The New Meaning of Success

Inner Joy – The New Meaning of Success

  I went for a 10 km hike yesterday along a trail that leads deep into the woods. It was one of those perfectly magical weather days. Not too hot. Not too cool. Puffy white clouds. Striking blue sky. Butterflies fluttering. Dragonflies flitting. Blue herons gliding....