The Season of Giving
The holiday season is upon us, and this year I am thinking about giving. Not the kind of obligatory giving that we have probably all done. The kind of giving that comes from a genuine impulse to give. Have you ever thought about that?
A few years back, I noticed that when I would let someone go in traffic, and the person did not acknowledge it and thank me by waving, I would get mad. And then I thought to myself: "Well, why am I doing it in the first place? So that someone will thank me?"
I realized I didn't actually want to do it; it was just a thing I did ...
I Did It!
So last Thursday (Thanksgiving) I ran my first road race, a "turkey trot." It was five miles. Not that that's such a huge accomplishment. I mean, I'm proud of myself, AND people do many more amazing things in the world. It's not really the SIZE of the feat that is noteworthy- though-for anyone, it's how challenging it is for the person that is significant. AND, how they get through the challenge. That's what I want to talk about today.
I was pretty freaked out when the race first began. As I said, it was my first race, and what people say about getting ...
I Am The Energy
I've been on an Abraham kick lately. The Abraham that Esther Hicks channels- a collection of souls that speak through her that call themselves "Abraham". If you don't know it, it's good stuff. Go on YouTube and search Abraham and you can hear lots and lots of the recordings.
If you do know it, I'm sorry I keep repeating this stuff in my blogs. ;)
So, yeah. Sometimes I listen to these recordings for inspiration. I have needed inspiration. I have been in a tough place with my inner experience, connected to taking bigger and bigger steps in my sacred ...
On Beauty
I have a display of sea glass at my house. I've collected it over a period of years from various places. Some of the pieces I've gotten have been the usual sea glass colors- white, light blue, green, and brown. Others are all kinds of exotic shades of yellow, red, purple, blue, gray- super unusual colors. I love sea glass. I love the ocean. I love walking along the beach and looking for treasures. I love having the reminder of this experience where I can see it everyday.
One day last winter I was on the phone and decided to sort through my collection and ...
One Never Knows
A few weeks ago, I attended a cultural event that my daughter was performing in at her college. My ex-husband attended also. We might have driven together- this would not be unusual- except for the fact that we both had prior engagements, separately.
He got there first and waited for me to arrive before we entered together. It was a sit-down event with numbered tables, much like those that would be set up at a wedding reception.
We sat at a table near the front. We were the only ones at our table, until a family of three (mother, father, daughter) arrived. ...
What Are You Open To?
I had a cool learning experience the other day.
I woke up in one of my foul moods. To tell the truth, I don't even remember all the details; I think it was one of those "bad dream hangovers". All I know is that I was starting to have "one of those days". You know what I'm talking about, right? When all seems wrong with the world? Yeah, that kind of day.
I decided to go for a run. Just about always a good choice- to exercise- for all of us when we are out of sorts, right?
So I'm running, and I'm running, and I've gone far enough at this point that I'd ...
The Body Doesn’t Lie
Last week I revealed how I am having a whirlwind romance- with myself. What I didn't tell you is that just before deciding that, I went on a date with a guy from the dating site. I know I had said weeks ago that I was done with that; it literally took a month for this guy and I to coordinate our schedules, so I figured: "Why not? I'll go on one more date before deleting my account."
So take note: I met this guy on the same dating site that I met the other guys- you know, the ones that didn't impress me, to say the least. And then just when I thought I ...
My Hot Date
Last weekend, I had a really hot date. With myself.
Shortly after my "not pretty" meltdown at the Tantra weekend (see blog titled "It's Not Pretty and it's Soooo Beautiful" if you're interested), it began to dawn on me...the reason I have been single for so long is that it is not time for me to have a new partner. It is time for me to go more deeply into loving MYSELF first.
Okay, I do have ONE kinky play partner right now that I occasionally see. (I mean, let's be serious, we're talking about ME here.) Notice I said "play partner", not boyfriend. And having ...
It’s not Pretty, And it’s Soooo Beautiful
I just got back from a tantra retreat. I went to the same(ish) event back in May of this year. During that weekend, there were opportunities to process stuff. I didn't; I was in an "I'm good, I'm happy, I got nuthin'" place. I truly was.
This past weekend: different story. I have been challenged lately by a number of current and upcoming transitions in my life. And not feeling so good, physically or emotionally. So when invited to share on Friday night, I got real right out of the gates. And I continued to play full out all weekend.
On Saturday I ...
It’s a Jungle Out There
Some of you know of my recent "experiment": going on a dating website, for the first time in my life. So far, I have been on one date and one almost-date. I think I'm starting to understand when people say things like "trying to find a needle in a haystack" about dating sites.
The first guy (I'll call him "Bob") seemed very like-minded. We had some hopeful interactions online and via text. He said he'd decided that "ethically non-monogamous" was the way to go, for him. I knew there was a chance he was just saying that to get with me, AND I liked him enough ...