Author Archives: ashley

This is a word for word replication of Christy’s post at Life Cultivating Life. It is projects like this one which I find easily amazing in their living expression of life cultivating life! Michelle and Joel Levey, radiant and soulful friends and mentors, will be two of about 60 professional facilitators working to support the […]

Can I see another’s woe,And not be in sorrow too?Can I see another’s griefAnd not seek for kind relief ? ( William Blake) My professional life takes me into America’s cities. It is there i have come to “see” that there are 2 America’s in our country. Most priveledged folks need never enter these communites…need […]

A question: How do we invite people to be more aware of such experiences as recognizing another’s wide open door, or feeling an internal pulsing that ignites one’s being like effervescence? How do we open space for such awareness? Obviously one route that I enjoy is talking about it, pointing it out… Any practices that […]

Michael Herman posts an email from a New Orleans pathologist, received via a friend of his, via family and collegial connections, and paints a pretty real picture: The city now has no clean water, no sewerage system, no electricity, and no real communications. Bodies are still being recovered floating in the floods. We are worried […]

“Volunteers are truly the lifeblood of the American Red Cross, and we are calling on them now by the thousands to help support relief efforts in Louisiana and other states after Katrina,” said Pat McCrummen, American Red Cross disaster spokesperson. “We are looking at a long term, very significant response to this storm.” All American […]

sometimes i catch my kids sitting, day dreaming and wonder what they are actually thinking. one sunday afternoon i walked into zoe’s room and she was quietly sitting on her bed. i stopped and looked at her and said “hi” she looked at me and said “mama, can i tell you something” “sure you can […]

I am so fortunate to get to spend a week with this wonderful man. My grandfather came and spent a week here in Seattle. We explored locally and traveled to Oregon’s coast and the Columbia River gorge. I feel very honored to be loving and supporting him as he transitions into a whole new phase […]