Published in Divine Mother Portal·Nov 29Member-onlyDon’t go Under the Deck!A Tale of Feminine Wile “No, come this way. Let’s play up here.” Nalini’s always saying things like that. The place she called “the deck” was huuuuuge, and I liked to run around on it, jump up wherever my body thought it could land, and generally make it my own. …Puppies4 min readPuppies4 min read
Published in Divine Mother Portal·Nov 17Member-onlyCold Water InspirationLadies Who Launch One day, sitting at Fanore Beach, known by locals and tourists alike, I sat wishing to get wet. A great lover of what my brother calls “ocean time,” the rolling surf lured me in. I had to remind myself I was not, by any means, appropriately attired, and took a…Aging Well3 min readAging Well3 min read
Published in Divine Mother Portal·Nov 12Member-onlyDeepening In ~A Tale of Coming Home to the Land — I did not want to leave. And yet, this land stays with me, alive forever in my heart. My return flight was a bit delayed. Explanations were sketchy. I minded not at all, as what would have been a pitch-black take-off turned into a witnessing event. Blazing Magical Sunrise over…Wisdom6 min readWisdom6 min read
Published in Queen’s Children·Oct 31Member-onlyThis is the Camel’s TurnSamhain’s Eye of the Needle “It is easier for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of God.” Luke 18:25 During my spiritual teacher training, my mentor was heard to say, “This time the Camel goes too.” She meant nature’s resources would be…Wisdom3 min readWisdom3 min read
Published in Divine Mother Portal·Oct 25Member-onlyWhen Wonder Has WingsI typically keep my love affairs private, but then there are Owls… The last time I visited the Burren Birds of Prey Centre was in April of 2019, pre-renovation, pre-COVID, pre-travel-restrictions. The first lockdowns happened four days before I was due to fly back into country. Ah well…pivots-r-us. As part of that earlier visit, I rose early to meet my falconer, and…Wisdom4 min readWisdom4 min read
Published in Divine Mother Portal·Oct 14Member-only…More of Us Than We Know…There are more of us than we know… Yesterday I had the proof of it. Today I’m living proof that jetlag is very real and affects each of us differently every. single. time. Life is funny. I even used a meridien re-set technique to acclimate my body to the time change. No remediation, boatloads of joy. As I…Wisdom5 min readWisdom5 min read
Oct 12Member-onlyWaking in Wonder“Hello! Good morning! It’s a Day! Isn’t it the Best?!” Wagging every inch of himself, her woof companion pushed open the bedroom door and pounced. Sun’s up! It’s a day! Another opportunity to play! Oh, and by the way, breakfast? Full moon, not yet set. Sun still sliding its way above the mountain tops. Treetops glowing with hues of both…Wisdom2 min readWisdom2 min read
Published in Divine Mother Portal·Oct 7Member-onlyThe Ivy and The HoneysuckleA Dance of Life Our roots grasp the same soil. We breathe the same air. Though our purposes be different, we flourish. Never enmeshed, tendrils not entwined, we thrive as we stand side by side. ~ Nalini English Ivy is known for ‘taking over.’ It crawls, creeps, climbs, and burrows. …Nature4 min readNature4 min read
Published in Queen’s Children·Oct 5Member-onlyFist CultureOr Heart Opening? And what does that mean to us each and every day? We use the fist as example of might, of determination, as a rallying cry for where we choose to stand. We pump out fists into the air, feeling the adrenalin pulse of self-righteousness. “For a cause!” we cry. “Because…Wisdom4 min readWisdom4 min read
Published in Divine Mother Portal·Sep 28Member-onlyBoots on the GroundThe Wonder of Wandering Life as Presence It’s important to be the boots on the ground in your own life. Sometimes we find this out in hard ways, through being betrayed or abandoned or via the trials of shame and self-blame. The fortune ones often find that their trails form beneath their feet. Sometimes we simply love…Wisdom4 min readWisdom4 min read
