“The most exhausting thing you can do is to be unauthentic.” I really smiled when I read this quote from Anne Morrow Lindbergh. Most of us grew up learning pretty quickly what was acceptable thinking, feeling and behavior, and what was not. And yet we are all very unique individuals – how do we balance […]
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With the normal demands of life, work and family, our attention is being constantly both demanded and fragmented. To focus on one’s own needs, desires, and aspirations can feel like a selfish indulgence. And yet, as a magnet on a friend’s refrigerator states: “You might as well be you, everyone else is taken!” And that
I have always enjoyed those moments in springtime, when I’m able to witness birds gathering their nesting materials…. a bit of soft moss from my planter boxes, a fluff of dryer lint, maybe some found string or other material to weave into their nests. It’s a unique collection. We build our own unique collections for
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This is Artemis of Ephesus, sister of Apollo and Goddess of Fertility. To me (Patty), she symbolizes all the generous nurturing the Universe offers to our need to create. All cultures and religions have myths and stories solidified into icons. They are visual representations of a concept that cannot quite be explained in words. Whether
We are in the season of celebrating – Mother’s Day, Father’s Day, Memorial Day, Juneteenth, graduations, birthdays, Fourth of July – whew! Holidays and celebrations are times for us to stop and acknowledge a positive change, person or event with gratitude, joy, and remembrance. We may have established traditions that have been part of
