I turned my head and there you were—trailing behind me, your eyes cast down, your heart so wounded, bleeding teardrops onto the cold, hard ground. I can’t work miracles, but I can hold your hand. Somewhere back there, you were stronger and wiser. Somewhere back there,...
“The world is full of magic things, patiently waiting for our senses to grow sharper.” ~ W.B. Yeats It’s no secret that faeries are part of our lives here in Middle Earth. I’ve been working with elemental beings in my garden for years. My first encounter with...
“I don’t love you as if you were the salt-rose topaz or arrow of carnations that propagate fire: I love you as certain dark things are loved, secretly, between the shadow and the soul.” ~ Pablo Neruda, 100 Love Sonnets Looking back, I was a stray looking for shelter....
Two years ago I didn’t know much about Pema Chodron. It wasn’t until I started to write for elephant journal that I started falling in love with so many snippets of Shambhala wisdom. I’m not a person who gathers gurus lightly. Although I adore quite a few and quote...
“The first wealth is health.” ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson .Every time I think I’m over my love affair with coconut oil, I find more ways to incorporate it into my lifestyle. My favorites over the last two years have been: Oil Pulling. This helps with white teeth and healthy...
