A breakfast picnic with the girls. 

Night before last my furnace stopped working. The repair person couldn’t come out until today so I was without heat over 24 hours. It is in the low thirties here in Seattle and I live in an old house with single paned windows so it’s been cold and drafty, to say the least. As I…

Today, I open my arms and heart very wide to embrace the new day with courage and love.  I am open to all life has to offer me.  I am open to the shadow and the light.  May the beauty and peace of this moment ripple out into the universe.

I just went through my flickr photostream and found this. It’s a fave. I never went to the Lusty Lady–a Seattle icon that recently closed–but I always liked their marquees. This one represents two big parts of me: Love and Eroticism. Go forth and have an erotic day. Every day.

word of the day: divest If we have chosen to attach a negative feeling or energy to an object in our lives and are unwilling or unable to let go or see it differently, it’s wise to divest ourselves of it so that our matrix is clear of energetic debris. I have learned so much…

I wrote this Artist’s Prayer back in 2001, long before I had conceptualized “Live Your Truth, Love Your Life”. It’s interesting to me how often that theme comes up here. Life works in mysterious ways… Dearest Spirit help me find truth and love in all of my work and my life. Bolster me with strength…

You must have chaos within you to give birth to a dancing star. -Friedrich Nietzsche