Changed by the power of love yet again Should’ve known given the subtle signs It has taken me ages to recognize Fear of loss flickering just behind my thoughts Silent dread lurking in my stilted breath Subliminal guarding against unknowable…

Think about it. For 364 days Each one begins a new year That has no number. With each dawn I hope That I will act A bit more wisely today Than I did in the yesterday now gone. The days…

With every dawn An invitation to care To meet life as it is And sense the rhythm Of what is coming to be And what is fading away To meet life on its terms With personal touches Of body and…

December 4, 2021….. Remembering my mother, who came into this world 100 years ago today. 100% Sicilian, first generation American, she was born Serafina Crimando and called ‘Sarah’ in order to blend in, which was very important to my immigrant…

the heaviness is lifting can you feel it? call the gentle spaces to you there is room for all expressions breathe the sweetness of heavens bringing new life to expansion pause… and know how much you matter now, and ever…

behold on that day i saw this before my eyes there was darkness all around and it its midst i beheld, in that blackest velvet dark, a pebble as if a raw precious stone like a diamond and behold i…

At 16, I made my first acrylic painting in high school art class.  It was a vista from my imagination… a meadow with three trees and colorful sky.  I poured myself into that painting over weeks, or months, I can’t…

In this material world there are countless moments when proof of angels becomes so clear it cannot be denied. Angels take many forms both seen and unseen their divine nature is to serve and guide souls on their way asking…

An Open Heart Makes room for rough edges and messes A Willing Heart Takes chances fueled by hope A Tender Heart Dares to soften toward distress A Fierce Heart Forges fortitude and bravery A Kind Heart Ushers gentleness into being…

It’s been days since I have been here with a hug for you, friends. My muses are hushed, my mind a bit dull.  California is on fire and I am heavy-hearted. Fortunate to be securely sheltered in my home, the…