Frantic Flowers
Luna See
Has your life felt wacky lately? Mine sure has. Broken contracts, miscommunication, garbled phone lines, and I could go on. My yoga teacher usually gives me the lowdown of what planetary influences are around the corner so I can give extra attention to staying centered and not being thrown off balance. A few weeks ago …
“Flexibility”
I begin each day picking a word for guidance out of the cobalt blue glass container.  Just a little something to set my intention for the day before the mental chatter of the "TO DO list" dictates my time and ultimately my mood. Today, the message is flexibility. "Good choice," I think to myself already …
Infinity
When I look, really look at the variety of colors, shades, textures, patterns, sizes, etc., etc., etc., in the garden and mountains beyond, I am stunned. Consider, for just a moment, the endless shades of pink. How does that make you feel?
How do they know?
I made a hearty bouquet last week of wild tiger daylilies and spiderwort (Tradescantia ohiensis that I placed in a cobalt blue vase to greet me in the morning and accompany nighttime meals. This lively contrast of oranges and purples contained flowers in bloom and those in waiting. On day 2, several of the lilies …
Gardening Grey
A garden is usually vibrant in color --- even simple whites pop against lively green leaves like lilies of the valley. But, have you noticed the greys? Dusty miller wears yellow flowers while lamb's ears show off pinkish-purple spikes. There is no "all or nothing." Like life. Like the Tao. Look closer at that familiar …
The Flow
I am better off, my days are better off when I begin in the flow of Qigong. Years ago I practiced Svaroopa Yoga. Its deep relaxation served me well. But, then I tried Qigong and my life really started to change. I love the cyclical flow of energy --- be it in my environment or …
Savoring Sunday’s Symphony
Guilt slips in and around the cool morning breeze for taking time to slip into my favorite summer chair and be in Sunday morning. A confident breeze eases the heat on my sun-warmed skin, stroking my cheek with the only classical music absent of customary stuffiness --- Mozart, Bach, Gershwin, Schubert's "Unfinished" symphony no. …
wRighTing My Life 