I took myself hiking on a trail I hadn’t been to before. It’s listed as easy/moderate and close to town, but anytime I hike alone, it can bring up some primal fears: What if I run into a mountain lion? What if I get lost? Nature’s potential dangers, and the fear that comes with them, brings the [...]
My low back is killing me. I’m walking like I need a cane – and I shouldn’t be! No matter what I do, the tension is still there – I should be over this already! Does this sound familiar? If yes, I can relate. After a week’s retreat in Crestone, Colorado, my low back started [...]
Grandmother Midwife She appears as a giant Spirit I ask her what she would like me to know about her She lays down in the river and spreads her legs The water gushes through and then a baby she gives birth to She says she has given birth many times before and she’s been present [...]
Who am I in relationship? Who am I when I’m in the midst of circumstances that are less than harmonious? When these circumstances arise, I often don’t feel like myself. It’s as if I think I need to do, or say, something to make it better – more harmonious – so I can feel [...]