i’ve altered some of these people’s words just a wee bit, so that we can have that conversational flow… i hope you all don’t mind. i have been a silent observer of your lovely blog and not commented before, possibly because i wonder if i measure up to all the love you put out! We […]
Author Archives: ashley
cracking up in my morning rounds, brandy grants me a new perspective: I feel very cozy here at work, if it’s possible to feel cozy in black, nearly knee-high boots with four inch platform heels. (I swear, I must be like, six feet tall today–from this perspective, I’ve become totally fascinated with the parts in […]
loving in the most unhindered way
What is your expression of “pure love coming through in the most unhindered way?” ~Mary MacLean As I continue to open my wings, embracing my ability to love as fully as I know how, I am constantly struck in amazement as I notice how often I feel constricted when I let my love simply gush […]
hope
how are you feeling now that the citizens of the united states have elected a president? depressed? relieved? worried? concerned? excited? indifferent? motivated? numb? uncertain? hopeless? hopeful? i am inspired by the momentum that was created in this election. john kerry and george bush were directly responsible for getting people rowled up, tuned in, and […]
oh walk me to a boulder
oh walk me to a boulder half-way up the mountain, covered with lichen and damp with fog, where i can lean my back and weep. oh my grandfathers, who walked away from your farms and sailed west from dark shores to save your sons from the finely- gloved hands that would strip us of our […]
stand up and show your soul
Mayke Wagner posted this on the Open Space listserv: As a German citizen I cannot vote – at the same time I feel deeply affected by the politics of the U.S.. A friend of mine asked me today, how I handle this powerlessness and my answer was the following:I try not to be discouraged by […]
by Deborah Koff-Chapin