The Storm that 2020 has been
“Life isn’t about waiting for the storm to pass, it’s about learning how to dance in the rain.” – Vivian Greene Wow! What a year it’s been! At the beginning of the year, I recorded a podcast called Flappers, FLAMBÉ (feeling like…
Setting Ourselves Free
“She decided to free herself, dance into the wind, create a new language. And birds fluttered around her writing ‘yes’ in the sky.” Monique Duval Have you ever decided to free yourself from a situation that had you in chains of some sort? It…
Grant Yourself Permission
Who could have imagined 2020 would turn out like it has? I lean towards being an introvert, so for most of the last five months, sheltering in place hadn’t been a huge problem. But this month something changed. I’d reached my limit for being…
Inner work during the storm
Sending love and blessings your way! Here in my area of Northern California, we’re already enjoying springtime, even if it doesn’t officially arrive for a week. We’ve even got dozens of teensy-tiny figs on the tree and bunches of wildflowers just below! Gotta count all…
And Guidance said…
Recently, I was able to participate in a virtual spiritual retreat (Wow! Despite some of the issues I have with technology, it definitely makes some things easier and more available!). One of the clearest messages I received was pretty simple, but felt profound at the…
Awakening the FLAMBÉ
Although it’s several weeks in, I want to wish you special blessings for 2020 and the new decade! These are exciting times, aren’t they? Not necessarily comfortable, but exciting. More and more of us recognizing the need to shake the old off, so we can…
Bless this Mess
I’ve been reading a lot of Anne Lamott recently. One thing I really appreciate about her and her writing is that she’s willing to let herself be seen as she is. And sometimes, how she is, how her life is, is messy. Anne Lamott was…
Imagine Yourself
Recognizing that I need to let go of many things to make room for more good, I’ve been going through old noteboooks and files, where I’ve stored some gems among some junk. Here’s one of the gems, by Patricia Lynn Reilly: Imagine A Woman Imagine…
Courage to be in the arena
How often, out of fear of what others may think or say or do, do we hold ourselves back from taking inspired action? Actions that our hearts are encouraging us to take, begging us to take, even! Have you noticed that when we hold back,…
Does Shame Keep You From Shining?
Just wanted to post a quick little Love Note today – we’re having some beautiful weather here and it’s great to get out and do a little gardening – mostly weed pulling, to be honest! As I write that, I realize how easily I can…
