Spring for Illustration Friday

My friend, Betsy, sent me this song today and I found it very uplifting. I can relate to this except for me, it’s no shoes. When I go barefoot and let the energy of the Earth come up into me, I am transformed. I’m doing it as much as I can and only wear shoes…

I am deconstructing my entire life, ego, sense of reality at present. It’s both frightening and liberating. I feel as though every relationship, every role, every assumption I’ve made about anything is under attack by the part of me that seeks authenticity. The hardest part of this process of self-discovery is figuring out what (or…

Spring is here. I am so grateful. New life, rebirth and flowers! Glorious, beautiful flowers in all their shimmering, transcendent beautiliciousness! May we all find renewal and continue breathing life on our tender shoots of new growth.

Something I discovered in therapy is that whenever I was trying to “protect” someone’s feelings, I was ultimately trying to protect myself, my OWN tender, little girl who felt scared of the reactions of others. It’s a bit like finding a little robin’s nest with eggs in tact. We want to save it and make…

I’m going under. Wish me luck.

“with each true friendship, we build more firmly the foundation on which the peace of the whole world rests.” ~Mahatma Gandhi I have never known a truer friend or more benevolent soul than this man. I am truly blessed to call him my friend. Our friendship goes beyond the cellular level to the soulular level….