Winged Treasures

Ahimsa In Our Parenting

A number of years ago I divorced. At the time I had two small children, a preschooler and early elementary. No longer playing the role of “wife”, my focus had to shift. I am grateful everyday for the guidance that I received from a great therapist and a couple amazing mentors. Even though I was […]

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Shining Light On The Shadow Side

Wow! I sat down to write this post about a week or more ago and all I got was the title. I have so much to say that I had to stop and regroup. I am sitting here now intermittently holding a quartz crystal for clarity and breathing deeply, and typing a few words. A […]

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Compassionate Communication- The Time Is Now

I am an observer of life, of people, of systems and organizations, of what is working and what is not working. I have spent many years perfecting this observation which for me began with the deep belief that I needed to “people-please” and “do the right thing” in whatever situation or social group I was […]

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For Halloween I Am Dressing As My True Self

I looked at my outfit when I left to teach yoga and dance this morning and I laughed. I didn’t have a single bit of Halloween inspired outfitting on and I thought, “ I do have an owl on my shirt, so I guess I could say I dressed as wisdom today.” I laughed again, […]

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Dancing For My Life

I began dancing when I was a young girl. I grew up in a house in the woods outside of Brooksville, FL and I began my ballet training in the nearby town of Dade City at Sally Blackwood’s Studio of Dance (still there, by the way, and still an amazing studio). My classes were held […]

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Lighthouses Aren’t Built To Swim

A short time ago I was given the image of “Being a Lighthouse”, and receiving that image has gotten my imagination going non-stop. (Everything becomes a visual for me.) I have been using this image of a tall, stately lighthouse to help me remember to stay in neutrality and shine my light; no matter what […]

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For Such A Time As This

     Today is International Women’s Day, and this year is the first year that I have ever wanted to explore what that even means. This specific celebration of women has been around since March 8, 1975, however, as I looked into this significant day a little deeper, I found that the first recorded honoring […]

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Today I Saw An Old Friend

Today I saw an Old Friend.  Relieved to notice her first I began to shake and feel faint. It has been year, maybe four.  All in the blink of two moments I retraced our meeting, our affinity, our sharing, our laugher, our tears.   Moments of joy and anger as well. And then she saw […]

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On My Way To Now.

On my way to Now Over the bridge to nowhere Across the long lake Through the long leaf wood. Tripping over black holes, All by the light of a burnt out star.   On the way to Now. Oh the wonders I have seen… Feathers dropped by angels Faces of guardians in the popcorn sky […]

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Finding Myself In Love With All That Is

I have been reflecting on two profound statements lately- “It is what it is”, and “It’s All Good.” When people state these two little statements they may not know the magnitude of the words that they release from the walls of their mouths, but I do. I hear those words and I hear the deep realization that All is happening the way it is supposed to happen…

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