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I’ve been hearing (and yes, experiencing) how easy it is to think there is NO time to do anything that brings us back to our center.   There’s that horrible, heavy guilty feeling when we women dare to take ourselves seriously, when we’re ready to put forth our visions and acknowledge what it is we [...]

The quickening…

There is a time in a woman’s pregnancy called the “quickening,” when the fetus begins to show obvious signs of life.    We feel it as a fluttering sensation, like butterflies or bubbles dancing in our bellies…. a gentle, mysterious tickle that makes us either smile from ear to ear, or perhaps wonder if our bodies [...]

The unofficial times-of-plenty survival guide…

It’s official…  the kids are done with school and it’s summer vacation at my house.  While this is in some ways cause for merrymaking, sprinklers and iced tea, I must confess, it’s a mixed bag for me.  It’s not that I don’t adore spending time with my kiddos….  but as a creative person with a [...]

Unleashing your awesome super-hero-ness…

Today happens to be Super Hero day at my kids’ school….  My daughter, Zoe, had it pretty much figured out who she was going to be…  ”The Novelist”.  She had pens sticking out of her head like antennae and a sign that said, “Writing the wrongs!”  Noah, on the other hand, had a harder time [...]

Creativity= leaping into the abyss.

There’s been a shift in me lately….  it’s hard to define it or put a label on it, but I think the closest way to put it into words is to borrow from my dear friend Jennifer Louden this concept of “leaping into fullness.” I have a confession to make.  I’m not perfect.  Startling, I [...]