October arrives with a mischievous spirit - which means it can feel a bit tricky. At firstglance, the energies of 9 (endings and completions) and the 1 (new beginnings, fresh starts) seem at odds. One says, “It’s over,” while the other says, “Let’s go!” Sound like a collision course?...
The poems I write often arrive in voices larger than my own—the archetypes that speak through all of us: Child, Lover, Mother, Healer. This one belongs to the Crone. E.K.
They told me patience was a virtue— sit still, wait pretty, smile sweet, like some saint-in-training with a knot in...
No known common English nameAlso known as: (None known)Family: JulianaceaeOrigin: Southern Mexico down into Honduras and GuatemalaThis is a deciduous (male and female flowers are found in separate trees) shrub or small tree, typically attaining a height of ten to eighteen feet in maturity. Its bark contains tannins -...
Over the past two weeks, I wrote about two of the elements required on Earth to survive. One being AIR and the other Water. This week, my focus is on Food.
AIR: Without air, we would not be in this current body/form, nor would we be guests of this most...
An easy walk today, down the Boulevard Miguel de la Madrid to Calle Juarez and breakfast at Lulu's. I have never been disappointed at Lulu's for comida saludable; it is the best place for vegetable and fruit drinks, full meals, or antojitos. This morning's trip to Lulu's came with...
Faith is the bird that feels the light and sings, when the dawn is still dark and the night lingers on. —Rabindranath Tagore
I’m in a lab waiting room.White walls, vinyl chairs, antiseptic air.I share my journal with a stranger,a lovely older man, eyes soft, voice clear.
I read:We can never...
Also known as Beaver Root, Fragrant Water-lily, Fragrant White Water-lily, Sweet-scented Water-lily, Sweet-scented White Water-lily, and White Water-lilyFamily: NymphaeaceaeOrigin: From North America, through Cuba, Mexico, Central America, into Brazil and Guyana
Jack Greenlee, of the U.S. Forest Service, waxed, almost poetically, when he wrote: "This showy member of the water...
Within the concept of linear time, science is now suggesting that perhaps we do live in a hologram, an illusion, and we arrived in some spacesuit we call our body. There are a few things we need to do to help it survive.
AIR: Without air, we would not be...
I’ve been in Manzanillo for several months and haven’t spent much time in the commercial and industrial areas. I’ve always thought that if you want to lift the skirt of a city and see what makes it tick, this is where you should go.
There are exceptions; if you want...
To brother Mark and his wife Eva, their daughters Adele, Alice, and Evelyn.
And to Christian, who married Alice and created two baby girls, Elsa and Sigrid, and to Rasmus, who was to marry Evelyn, so my sister Patrice and I flew there for the occasion.
A tiny bit of background:...
