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Soul Activism and the Critic
Hello Courageous Souls, In my last newsletter, I wrote to you about trusting Soul Activism. Today, I continue the theme as I attempt to separate the vibrant vines of calling and conscience from the dried and gnarled branches of the critic. I trust that I am not alone...
Trusting the Soul’s Activism
Hello Courageous Souls, How the pulse of the America has changed since the last time I wrote to you! Whether you are politically plugged in or not, I think it is safe to say, many of us are feeling a quickening and intensifying that is unsettling at best. You may be...
Courting Emptiness
Hello Courageous Souls, We have just crossed into Autumn, the time in which the glory of harvest begins to turn her gaze downward toward the necessity of shedding and decay. For me, this brings up the question of how we meet our inner autumn, and emptiness in...
Update at the Crossroads
Theme: Calling and Crossroads Hello Courageous Souls, The change of season is like being at a crossroads. One chapter comes to an end while another emerges out of the pages of the last. I am writing to you from that very place. I have finally completed my...
Completions
Theme: The importance of Completions Hello Courageous Souls, The change of season is like being at a crossroads. One chapter comes to an end while another emerges out of the pages of the last. I am writing to you from that very place. I have finally completed my...
The Art of Falling Behind
Theme: Calling and Time Hello Courageous Souls, Greetings on this harvest moon. I am writing to you for the first time in six months. One could say that I have fallen behind on writing seasonally. One could also say that I fell in line with what was truly needed. The...
Dark Wisdom, Ancestors …
Hello Courageous Souls, As we enter the Winter Solstice so too do we turn from the longest and darkest day of the year, toward the return of light. As always, the earth reflects our own true nature. We are reminded of what is possible both personally and collectively...
Deep Listening
Under themes: Calling and the Speech of the Soul Hello Courageous Souls, On this Autumn Equinox, I want to share with you one of the most important tools I use in my work to help others birth their unique bounty of gifts into the world. I call it The Speech of the...
Experiment without Goals
Hello Courageous Souls, As we collectively emerge from the interiority of winter, life reveals the beauty of her two billions of years experimentation. Each spring flower, whether it be a rose, cherry blossom, iris, or daffodil is an expression of nature's ongoing...
Hibernating as a Courageous Act
Hello Courageous Souls, As we enter the Winter season, we are invited to turn our attention inward to a deeper, slower, more subtle realm. From the outside, this may appear to be a "waste of time" and yet, the generativity of spring is dependent upon the stillness of...
Deep Roots, and the Flowering…
Deep Roots, and the Flowering of the Self This Spring I want to highlight the beauty, depth, and meaning that comes from knowing the deep roots of our Soul's call. The Soul is never satisfied by having impressive job titles, or glitzy web sites. Rather, it longs to...
Harvesting Humility…
Harvesting Humility and Seeding Holy Chutzpah Hello Courageous Souls, Have you fallen in love with your humanness yet? Can you let your light shine despite your vulnerabilities? As we all know, this is a process, not an event. Last week I gave a speech on ritual that...
Sacred Play
What soul qualities are evoked for you in Summer? Looking through the lens of archetypes, we are reminded of the qualities of youth. We are invited to play, be spontaneous, uninhibited, passionate and fully engaged in life. Are these qualities that you experience as...
Honoring Dark, Risking Light
Honoring the Dark, Risking the Light Our gifts arise out of a magical blend of challenges and talents, of hardships and blessings. When we honor the dark by turning toward the places within that need tending, and honor the light by risking our gifts that flourish...
Becoming the Harvest
When we offer our gifts to the world, we become the harvest. Unfortunately, the question of earning money can often impede the process of expressing one's unique gifts, but it does not have to be this way. One of my gifts is to help women remember the promise...
Innocence and Wonder
I recently came upon a poem my son wrote when he was in kindergarten. In essence, it was a love poem to the world. Not only did it make my heart melt as a mother, but it also reminded me of the way we experience the world when we are in touch with innocence and...
Nature as a Healing Path
Winter Invitation: Nature as a Healing Path Did you know that spending time in nature with a transformative intent can change your life for the better? I didn’t, at least not consciously. I grew up in Los Angeles amidst more concrete underfoot than...
Calling as a Conversation
Calling is a very mysterious process Do not be hard on yourself if you feel lost, or stuck. You are not alone. Destiny is a conversation. It is a conversation that can take place in small ways, everyday. Destiny is a process. It is ever changing as we meet it. Destiny...
Calling, Grief and Ritual
I recently completed a dissertation on women and destiny that opened my eyes to the relationship between emotions and calling. Before conducting my research, I assumed that fear was the main obstacle for most women when it came to expressing themselves in the world. I...