by Beth on February 22, 2010
When despair for the world grows in me, and I wake in the night at the least sound in fear of what my life and my children’s lives may be — I go and lie down where the wood drake rests in his beauty on the water, and the great heron feeds. I come into [...]
by Beth on December 10, 2009
Habit is habit and not to be flung out of the window by any man, but coaxed downstairs a step at a time.
– Mark Twain
I love the insights some of you are sharing! What you are noticing, and what Julia promises for the rest of us, is that our blocking devices will begin [...]
by Beth on November 5, 2009
When the world says, “Give up,”
Hope whispers, “Try it one more time.”
– Author Unknown
I just love how there is a magic of synchronicity that happens on the Web. Often, when I am focusing on a particular topic, as if by coincidence (but we know better, don’t we?), some of my favorite bloggers, from very different [...]
by Beth on September 28, 2009
The Ten of Cups…Know that the seeking and yearning will avail you not, unless you know the Mystery: for if that which you seek, you find not within yourself, you will never find it without. — from the Charge of the Goddess, traditional by Doreen Valiente
Bliss! Only a month after its last appearance, this week [...]
by Beth on August 26, 2009
Act as if the universe is a prodigious miracle created for your amusement and illumination. Assume that secret helpers are working behind the scenes to assist you in turning into the gorgeous masterpiece you were born to be. Join the conspiracy to shower all of creation with blessings. — Rob Brezsny
As we begin to [...]
by Beth on August 14, 2009
Ten of Rainbows – © Osho Zen TarotSoften. Speak less. Allow others to reach out to you. Accept gifts. Practice letting more in. Giving and receiving creates a sacred circle. — SARK
We are finishing up Chapter Six of The Artist’s Way today. Here are some final exercises and thoughts.
First, let’s stretch our creativity. Bake something [...]
Goddess Wheel – Lammas © Wendy AndrewMoney is God in action. — Raymond Charles Barker
We have been examining our core beliefs about the nature of wealth, the meaning of money and what we assume about our own personal relationship with whatever abundance is available.
We have been led to believe, by the self-serving powers and institutions [...]
Stillness In Prayer © Lucia HartiniGrace is the central invitation to life and the final word. It’s the beckoning nudge and the overwhelming, undeserved mercy that urges us to change and grow, and then gives us the power to pull it off.– Tim Hansel
One of the hardest things we may experience along The Artist’s Way [...]
Don’t be afraid of the space between your dreams and reality. If you can dream it, you can make it so. — Belva Davis
My big, huge thanks to everyone who is checking in. Thanks especially for your courage to post some of your darker feelings. I am so grateful and honored that you can speak [...]