with arms open wide… In the Waiting We begin with a promise without knowing the end would come too long in the waiting for a future that was never meant to be among the remnants of a past littered with too many thorns and horns meant to break and take a spirit mired…

and the other heart…

Every once-in-awhile I hear a song that grabs me, instantly. A song by Crystal Bowersox, that she sang on American Idol (she didn’t win!), is such a song. I recently saw it on Vimeo and, of course, I had to watch it. The link to see her singing it is…

the feather was a reminder… The Inspiration of Spring On a clear and crisp early spring day just as dawn was breaking I walked down the path from my cabin pushing away tall grasses trying their best to block my way. Once at the lake’s edge my old and trusty…

An Intimate Moment There is something to be said about the calming influence of the trunk of an ancient tree as you lean your back against it. It is an intimate moment between you and nature as you attempt to figure out if where you are is where to need to be…

and you keep quiet and I will go… Keeping Quiet Now we will count to twelve and we will all keep still. For once on the face of the earth, let’s not speak in any language; let’s stop for one second, and not move our arms so much. It would…

Excellent, Eve. You done good, again!

I was cleaning out some boxes and came across this poem by David Whyte and knew immediately I had to share it. I had been doing a lot of reorganizing of my casita and was becoming very tired. The first couple of lines got me, immediately. Sweet Darkness When your…

In the Memory of the Heart