Sometimes there are years where the growing pains may be almost unbearable. This past year has been one for me. A few months ago I “accidentally” dropped my lovely rose quartz heart. It broke into the three pieces you see here. At first I was so devastated for I felt it represented my broken heart. I retreated to my sacred space that comforts me when I need a moment out of time… I sat…I listened…I heard… A whisper came, “Precious child, your heart has been broken…read more
This morning I awakened early to the quiet beauty of a wintry morning…the sun shining through my window edged in frost. I arose feeling as if something wonderful was about to invite me into this new day. I quietly tiptoed downstairs to my office/retreat space and picked up my journal. I just wrote what was in my heart….all in a place of gratitude, appreciating the early retreat moment gifted me. I then realized that this retreat moment was graced in sweet spirit, my wise woman essence. So I…read more
After my dad passed, my mama asked if she could get a bicycle. We purchased an adult tricycle with a basket…she toured the neighborhood at 85 years young taking gifts to her neighbors. She said to me, “Oh, I just love the wind blowing in my white hair. And when I come around that corner, you know, I just coast right into my driveway!” My husband and I now both have bikes. The treks went with us to the beach just last week. I experienced the wind in my hair…read more
I surprise myself nowadays that I have come so far in my years and have experienced so many life changes…I guess I have made it to those wise woman years….I was there before I realized I was one. I think I didn’t really want the role yet; but after my mom-in-law passed, and then the passing of my own mama so soon after almost to the day, I realized I was supposed to step up to the plate…big shoes to fill…was I ready…I had no choice…I have daughters and grandbabies. …read more
Sometimes what we want, a great retreat out somewhere, just isn’t in the cards. Sometimes we have no choice but to retreat right where we are. Sometimes just closing our eyes, breathing gently with our hands on our heart, will take us to a quiet place to remember ….how loved we really are, no matter what. Know this, dear wise woman. A retreat moment, no matter how small and insignificant it may seem, sets you right with the world, brings your power back, and starts your music flowing once more….read more
self-imposed retreat for a wise woman