“Your identity is not equivalent to your biography. There is a place in you where you have never been wounded, where there’s a seamlessness in you, and where there is a confidence and tranquility in you, and I think the intention of prayer and spirituality and love is now and again to visit that inner […]
Author Archives: ashley
Comfort
Oh, the comfort— the inexpressible comfort of feeling safe with a person— having neither to weigh thoughts nor measure words, but pouring them all right out, just as they are, chaff and grain together; certain that a faithful hand will take and sift them, keep what is worth keeping, and then with the breath of […]
Full Moon Ramble in the Rain
the night pulled me awake… the moon pulled me outside. full moon flow bursting through my soul…guess I better get out there in it. bundled up myself and my tender heart. a sweet, sweet soul-grounding 3am walk in the rain…after a crazy and surprising day. rediscoveringlistening noting the forces enticing me to play… smiling and […]
Storybird – Share Your Creativity
Thank You For Helping Me Be Me by ashleycooper, thomasart on Storybird I love this new website, Storybird, where you can pick from some wonderful and inspiring artwork and then create your own story. Here are a few more that I’ve found or that friends have shared with me. If you write one, please do […]
A Nourishing Place to Grow
I’ve just published a new What’s Possible? Newsletter. You can read the full newsletter or enjoy the main article below. I’d like to share with you an experience I had during a recent yoga class. It has become a potent metaphor for me in regards to how we shape nourishing and inviting environments where people […]
Woa ~ Pure Excitement
A little boy’s pure excitement, a dash of astonishment with a tinge of fear… ahhh, the emotional smorgasbord that accompanies making contact with something new and unknown. Thanks Thomas for this link and for the contagious awe that it’s left me with… and hopefully you too! ~ ~ ~ ~ And after posting this I […]
Rest in Peace, Jerry Fuchs
It’s been awhile since I was this inspired by reading about another person’s life. Death has a way of doing that – inviting people to articulate what is most preciously present in their hearts. I am currently being drawn into the comments and articles being written about Jerry Fuchs. Continuously I am moved to tears […]