Friday Chicken #291: writing on my heart

Where I cover the good and the hard in my week, visiting the non-preachy side of ritual and self-reflection. It is Friday and we are here. {a breath for Friday} One more week to get treasure and help me give away more treasure). Details here. Password: fredastaire...

Hahahahaha!

A year ago I stopped speaking. And so now I just laugh. Hahahahaha! Yes, well. Some people take silence very seriously. For me, one of the greatest surprises of living quietly is that my silence has made everything funny. It has infused life with hilarity. Even things...

Glowing glowing glowing glowing.

Glowing is my favorite activity. I love it almost as much as I love being a bell. They are the same thing, actually. Being a bell is just glowing sound: resonating. Glowing is the light-based version of humming my happy hum. Glowing is what happens when I am quiet: it...

Solstice Stones

I am cobbling together a ritual for solstice this year. And I would like company with my ritual, because the whole point of it (for me) is companionship. So consider this an open invitation to join me, in a form that you like. What this is about, for me. Some of the...

Everything Ends, yes.

Everything ends. It is true. And. That is not the only truth that starts with E. There are many truths that begin (and end) with E. Effort and effortlessness. They are twins, did you know? Sometimes the thing that is needed is EFFORT. Showing up. Putting some heart in...

Wish #229: not obsessed exactly

Personal ads. They’re … personal! Very. Each week I write a Very Personal Ad (aka Vision-Possibility-Anticipation) to practice wanting, and get clarity about my desires. Sometimes wanting feels conflicted or just plain hard, and that’s okay. At the...
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