It was the afternoon of 1-11-15 Cozy in my worn leather chair I settled into my afternoon meditation Noise-cancelling headphones, check Eyemask, check Stone in hand, check Frankincense burning, check I must have been blissfully gone somewhere wherever it is we go while breathing saying the mantra world’s away or maybe not Suddenly I heard […]
I couldn’t sleep last night so fueled by a creative fire that has been reignited in me A constant buzz in my field feet struggling to stay on the ground I thought I would levitate off the bed My mind raced not knowing whether to reach for paint or pencils typewriter or my camera It’s overwhelming […]
Usually, my muse shows up on my bike, but it was pretty chilly today so she visited me in a hot shower. She had me reflecting on what it is I do, what it is I like to do, and what it is I need to do. They’re not always the same thing, are they? […]
In a writing course I’m taking (“30 Questions to Bring You Closer to Your Wild Heart”), I was asked what delivered me to a state of silent awe. This was my answer. It takes a lot to still me to stop the motion pause and reflect A busy bee An Energizer bunny I’ve been called […]
It’s been over two months since I’ve written on this blog. Sometimes I’ll notice a big gap on other blogs that I follow and wonder what’s up. But in this crazy age of too much information, it’s often a much-needed respite for both the writer and the reader. When summer began I said I was […]
In Honor of Darkness on the Winter Solstice I saw a headline in a Google search this morning “Winter Solstice: It only gets better from here – USA Today” Afraid of the dark, are you? We praise the light constantly Get out in the sun! Banish the darkness! Light up your life! Adorn everything with […]
The Motivator Named Felipe the Fly I had to draw a picture of this intruder who won’t let me be because he won’t sit still for a photograph It’s a crude representation but it’ll have to do Up on the eighth floor here where I live bugs are rare A trade-off for being ungrounded But […]
She came home with me in a taxi so many years ago twelve, at least maybe more I can still remember sitting with her gingerly on my lap After all she’s a cactus Ouch Just a toddler at the time two feet tall or so It was love at first sight when I spotted her […]
Cruising along on my bike this morning, Judy Garland came singing through my iPod. “Somewhere Over the Rainbow” Who doesn’t love that song? But it wasn’t the movie version of the song, it was an older Judy singing at Carnegie Hall to a live audience. Her voice faltered a bit. But it was Judy’s voice, […]
What unlocks the door to your feelings tucked away? The buried ones You know the ones that caused so much pain you didn’t know what to do with them so your body said “Here, let me take them for a while. You go on about your life and I’ll store them here for you. But […]
I’ve been MIA from my blog for a while, but this post has been churning around inside of me for the longest time. So here I am. I’ve Been Having a Bit of an Identity Crisis It’s not that I haven’t been writing. Quite the contrary. A few weeks ago I took the plunge and […]
When my daughter was a baby (Yikes! She’s turning 30!), I took a short hiatus from making art. But eventually, like it always does, it called me back. I didn’t have a studio at that time and so I set up shop in a small room in our house. I’ll never forget the day I […]
My bike is my muse. I had this thought the other day while riding my twenty-something-year-old PINK Giant mountain bike. It seems like all I have to do is hop on her and the ideas start to flow. Sometimes they flow like a river, sometimes they drip like a faucet, and sometimes they flood my […]
I Want to Share a Gem With You One of the last places I visited on my recent trip to Scotland was Rosslyn Chapel. Rosslyn was built in the 1400’s by William St. Clair and remains in the ancestral family today. I was fascinated listening to a chapel guide talk about the history and symbolism […]
Yes, art and Ayurveda really do go together. This past weekend I participated in the Jersey City Art and Studio Tour. Hundreds of artists opened their studios and live/work spaces to the public. I was one of them. Having just moved to Jersey City a couple of months ago, it was a leap of faith […]
I had the most remarkable experience on Friday night here in NYC. Yes, I ventured out on a Friday night. Not to a club, or a party, but to a flash mob meditation in Union Square, organized by the monks and nuns of Blue Cliff Monastery. The meditation was in honor of their teacher, Thich […]
Almost every day, weather permitting, I ride my bike down by the Hudson River. I often pass the North Cove Marina with its extravagant yachts hovering over the little red sailboats of the Manhattan Sailing School. And there, woven right into the railing, are the words of the writer and poet Frank O’Hara. “One need […]
I’m falling in love again…with Nature. It’s easy to do this as a child, of course. Wonderment and childhood go hand in hand. But to do this later in life, well, there’s a special something that happens. That wonderment has a maturity and childlike quality that together feed the soul like nothing else. I’ve never […]
When the same subject shows up repeatedly, I know that it’s time to write about it. A couple of weeks ago I had a conversation with my naturopath who remarked that an introvert is someone who recharges by being alone, whereas an extrovert recharges by being with other people. “I’m an introvert” I stated. No […]
When I am Among the Trees When I am among the trees, especially the willows and the honey locust, equally the beech, the oaks and the pines, they give off such hints of gladness, I would almost say that they save me, and daily. I am so distant from the hope of myself, in which […]
My daughter, Amy, reminded me recently that I’m still an artist even though I haven’t produced any physical works of art in quite some time. I know that, of course, but it sure helps to hear it from someone other than myself (especially a loved one). I’ve been so busy focusing on my holistic health […]
For the past few months I had been writing my October Newsletter in my head. It was going to be my love letter to New York City as a farewell because October was my anticipated moving date to western North Carolina. I wrote about my change of mind, heart (and gut) here as you might recall, […]
February, the love month has always seemed like an odd month to me, nestled in between hibernation-friendly January and blustery March. I’m speaking, of course, as someone who lives in the Northeast. It’s officially still winter here, even though we’ve had only one snowfall and it’s going to be 60 degrees tomorrow! This month always […]
My article titled “It’s All About Perception” was recently featured on energy healer Deborah King’s website. You can read it here. I would love to hear your thoughts! Here is an excerpt below: Since studying Ayurveda, I’ve learned that before I cast judgment on someone’s reaction, I do a quick “dosha assessment” and then usually […]
“We wake up one day and find that we have lost our dreams in order to protect our days.” – Kent Nerburn It’s April and I could write about the luscious healthy spring greens that are starting to appear at the farmer’s market, but I’m bursting to tell you about my recent trip to Guatemala. […]
