“Grace is not part of consciousness;it is the amount of light in our souls, not knowledge nor reason.”- Pope Francis This morning I rise with the sun, put on a blue skirt, sweater and coat, hop on my bike and ride across the bridge for a holy day of obligation: the Feast of the Immaculate … Continue reading Full of Grace, Ohio Part 11
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Poem: Escape to the Sea
Past dawn, winds rageRain threatens and sunPierces through clouds likeA divine cinematographerInviting the intrepidTo refresh our spiritsAs I walk I taste saltNearing where land endsAnd ocean beginsThe briny scent increasesI am guided by rainbowsI know, it is hardTo believe Refraction, reflectionRefraction againEver increasingIn magnitudeOne rainbow followsAnother from faintTo larger, to darkerI gasp in joy—it wasAlready … Continue reading Poem: Escape to the Sea
Grateful Adult Child
"The most terrifying thing is to accept oneself completely."- Carl Jung Three things: One, in my childhood home there was a baking table in the middle of our kitchen. It had two giant metal drawers for flour and two heavy smaller drawers above them that were impossible for me to open. My mother had to … Continue reading Grateful Adult Child
Manifesting this Turn, Ohio Part 1
“For within Her is a spirit intelligent, holy, unique, diverse, clever, active, incisive, pure, clear, invulnerable, benevolent, sharp, irresistible, kind, loving, steadfast, dependable, serene, powerful, astute, penetrating and most subtle; … so pure She pervades and permeates all things. She is the breath of God, the reflection of God’s glory.” Wisdom 7:22-25 At last, we … Continue reading Manifesting this Turn, Ohio Part 1
Si Devi Sognare, Esagera*
After getting up at 5AM for a morning flight out of Rome, I am finally in my Alitalia seat and begin to write over Italian clouds into international skies, through the tiredness into the memory... For the season of turning thirty, I elected to go to New York City for the weekend and have dinner … Continue reading Si Devi Sognare, Esagera*
Reflections on Light
“You can choose to be grateful or ungrateful… positive or negative… to forgive or not forgive. You can be grateful even for adversity because adversity in some ways forces you to grow… You choose beliefs and attitudes. When you make a choice to be positive, positive things start to happen. What you focus on expands your life. What … Continue reading Reflections on Light
Craft: Taking notes
One of the legacies of growing up in a pen-and-paper world is that I take handwritten notes on the books I find enriching. If I'm particularly inspired, I might copy my notes again into a different format. As I mentioned in a previous post, I have been riveted by Stephen and Andrea Levine's "Who Dies: An Investigation of Conscious Living and … Continue reading Craft: Taking notes
Craft: Decorating quotes
One of my favorite things is finding a quote that harmonizes with my thinking, and taking time to be with it. That often means decorating it somehow, so that I wind up spending several minutes, hours, or days with it, and then having it in our space. Here are a few examples. Two are pen/pencil … Continue reading Craft: Decorating quotes
Craft: On the best self
From my last post, you will know that I'm working on these certain ideals of selfhood. I decided to find images for each ideal and capture them both on film and around the house, as points of reminder. Here they are: And then I strung all of the words together and got a bit carried … Continue reading Craft: On the best self
Where I End & She Begins 