This beautifully ripening plum outside my window c…

the wind is howling the sickness has taken hold my foolish hearts aches

A storm blew through Seattle a couple of days again with winds reported at 70 mph. A storm like this creates a lot of damage but also offers cleaner air, blue skies and a fresh feeling of newness. I’ve been co-creating an intense, fiery storm for the past several months. It’s over now and I…

Photo by John. I turn 40 today. I absolutely love this picture that taken yesterday because in it I see both the little girl I carry inside of me (who I’ve only really been acquainted with for the past two years) and the woman I have become. I have learned a lot these past 40…

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.

I like to walk the edge. I like to F E E L alive and edge-walking makes life all that much more delicious. Except… I am tired of flirting with risk in the relationship department. That which feels risky and uncertain is just that. Not fulfilling, not energizing, not life-affirming… Just broken. (who wants to…