Books

  • Spirit of who we are.

    Shafali Tsabary's new book, "The Awakened Family" has what she calls "The Mandate of the Awakened Family."   The time for a new beginning has arrived, Where family is no longer the chain that binds us But is the earth… Continue reading

  • Worth Living For

    In her book, "The Awakened Woman" Tererai speaks about finding your sacred dreams.   "…All this happened by naming an unnamed longing in her heart. That is the the awakening of our consciousness. When we listen to what makes us… Continue reading

  • Awakened Woman!

    I am listening to, and reading Terrai Trent's book, "The Awakened Woman". I love it. There is so much I want to share. "Soul Wounds" "We might think that the easiest thing to do in the face of so much… Continue reading

  • Brene Brown goes on to say, in her new book "Braving The Wilderness" – about dehumanizing.   "Challenging ourselves to live by higher standards requires constant diligence and awareness. We're so saturated by these words and images, we're close to… Continue reading

  • "You are only free when you realize you belong no place – you belong every place – no place at all. The price is high. The reward is great"           Maya Angelou. I began reading Brene Brown's… Continue reading

  • The Landscape Within

    From "A Mind At Home With Itself" Question asked of Byron Katie; and her response. "Mind is everything; mind is good," you say. Are you talking about awareness? Why do you use the word mind here? Why don't you ever… Continue reading

  • Who you are

    "Every no I say is a yes to myself. It feels right to me. People don't have to guess what I want or don't want, and I don't need to pretend. When you're honest about our yeses and noes, it's… Continue reading

  • Shawl of Love

    Happy Mother's Day has many different angles.  I am a mother, I am estranged from a mother, and my daughter is a mother.  Generations of women ahead and behind me. The past and the future connected by me. Mother's Day… Continue reading

  • The Body Keeps Score

    "The Body Keeps Score" by Bessel Van Der Kolk M.D. is the most comprehensive book I have read about the affects of childhood trauma on our lives.  And, how the medical community is in the learning stages of how to… Continue reading

  • All Truths.

    "You don't grow up missing what you never had, but throughout life there is hovering over you an inescapable longing for something you never had."  Susan Sontag "A fatherless girl thinks all things are possible and nothing safe." Mary Gordon When… Continue reading