I Remember

I have been hurt so many times. Maybe it is the same for you. Here are words from Pema Chodron in The Places that Scare You: “we can let the circumstances of our lives harden us so that we become increasingly resentful and afraid, or we can let them soften us and make us kinder […]

What IS the color purple?

I confess to being fairly ignorant and inexperienced in the world of poetry. Although I am an avid library patron, I rarely think to check out a book of poems. Recently, I signed up for the May Women’s Weekend Retreat, a studio art class inspired by the Women’s Art Institute of Minneapolis/St.Paul. The recommended class […]

Light-Filled – Spiritual Cookies

Today, I am sharing three of my spiritual cookies with you. Infusion of Love: I recently spent time with some of my extended family. They had expressed an interest in seeing my art quilts and in experiencing my healing work. I asked them to bring old photos from my dad’s growing-up years. We spent a […]