Fawn at the Tree Farm, wildlife camera capture There are four more weeks of summer. There is a ripe opportunity to be fully engaged! What are you choosing as your most joyful growth for this season? Oftentimes what brings us joy and uplift gets lost in the shuffle of...
Act III
How Will You Emerge? What Will You See?
At the equinox, Sunday, March 20, creative energy will shift, as will natural momentum, calling each of us forth from winter’s restorative cave. Night roaming coyote/looking like s/he is emerging from a natural cave wildlife camera capture at the tree farm Will you be ready to emerge? Will you...
What Next? What Now? What Matters?
Much of what I see is now becoming repetitious and familiar to me. This is something to strive for because, without the attainment of familiarity, the significant remains invisible. Immersion in the familiar also brings me a feeling of tranquility and comfort, a sense that all is right with...
Another Door Opens …
This photo, taken several years ago at the tree farm, reminds me that everything wants to grow UP^ … Since 2010 the loblolly pine trees have gone from being boot/ankle-high to now towering well overhead. The name of the tree farm for the first ten years was BBG (Blue...
A Maze in Grace
Dear Gentle Readers, In this post, I find myself particularly reflective. These nine months of being the midwife for the nineteen-year-old, providing space so that she could give birth to her story, has been unsettling as well as moving. She has helped me to experience a profound part of...
Failure in My Bones
I was telling myself to calm down. I was paying attention to the way that I talk to myself. I could tell this experience was different. I’m sharing a personal story of recovery. This is what occurred as a result of my earthquake experience. I acknowledge and respect the...
First Things First…The Tree Farm Gets Her Name
Welcome to the art/life trail! As promised, this edition is written by BD. This is the second excerpt on the monthly installment of our tree farm adventure. If you missed last month read it here. First Things First But What Are They?? Naming things has always been natural for...
Take a Breather
Welcome to the art/life trail… “The psyches and souls of women also have their own cycles and seasons of doing and solitude, running and staying, being involved and being removed, questing and resting, creating and incubating, being of the world and returning to the soul-place.” Clarissa Pinkola...
Part 2 _ Explore Your Greening Force –
Welcome to the art/life trail…I’m so happy that you are here! First things first: We’re in the midst of our 30 Day Growth Challenge! What committment to your growth are you excited to make and be supported to accomplish? Join the second in our series of four live teleseminars: Part...
How Does Your Brilliance Grow?
Welcome to the art/life trail and summer solstice 2017! Today, June 21, we experience the longest light of the Natural Year…Summer Solstice/Litha marks the South Gate’s opening on the Natural Calendar Wheel. This is an exciting place to pause and take a deep breath. You and me and we...