My Turtle Friend There he was. He was on the path. And he met me there. I was just walking into the woods, anxious to lose myself. It's the best thing to do for myself. Lose myself, and then find myself again. As I was heading into the woods, turtle was in the middle of… Continue reading My Turtle Friends
Category: Spiritual Insight
Chief Sealth
And now these three remain: faith, hope and love. But the greatest of these is love.1 Corinthians 13:13 It's my birthday. "What do you want to do today?" I ask myself. I am staying on Fox Island, in Washington, at a student and friends home on the waters of Puget Sound. It is a lovely… Continue reading Chief Sealth
Gathering Moss As I Go – The Blanket Blessing
There is moss growing in my car. The green, soft, fuzzy kind. It's in the back window of my car, so as I look back at where I've been, I can also see all that I have gathered. I believe in miracles. I believe in the impossible and I am here to demonstrate that a… Continue reading Gathering Moss As I Go – The Blanket Blessing
The Sunflower and Solstice
Last night I dreamed of a sunflower. Solstice is here and I dreamed of a flower that reaches for the sun, looks to the sun and continues each day to turn towards the sun. I awoke to the darkest day of the year, yet in my dreams I was a sunflower reaching for the sun.… Continue reading The Sunflower and Solstice
Learning to Listen
Spiritual Guidance is always available. We need only make ourselves available to hear it. When I was a little girl I knew who I was and why I had come. I felt as if I had access to all the answers, that I could tap into something in the Universe and find out anything. I… Continue reading Learning to Listen
The Give Away
I want to tell you a story about Starshine. I want to tell you a story about my friend, my teacher and my guide. 13 years ago I went to a Give Away Ceremony. I was learning about different Native American traditions with a group in Kingston, Washington, and it was a first time for… Continue reading The Give Away
Happiness is a Habit
Today I saw a bumpersticker that really grabbed me. It wasn't just what the bumper sticker said, but who said it that makes it so profound. It looked more like a magnetic sign taking up half the tail end of the white minivan in front of me. The sign was blaring in front of me… Continue reading Happiness is a Habit
Earth Medicine
I was back on the road this past summer. After a three year hiatus from touring, I was back at it. It was wonderful to be in my car, radio blasting, running down the highway. It is exhilarating to meet new people and to make a difference in their lives. How wonderful to feel an… Continue reading Earth Medicine
On Love and Fireworks
Once upon a time I was in a relationship with a nice, young man. I was at the time, a nice, young woman. And so naturally, we were a nice, young couple. One evening after a nice date, we sat on a park bench discussing our nice relationship. It was he who summed up very… Continue reading On Love and Fireworks