You’re on joy Her Spirit showed her, illuminated, glowing, encompassed, on fire. “Be on JOY,” Spirit said, as they continued this burning image of her being the fire as she walks through her life. You see it all started in a conversation about limiting beliefs, and for her specifically how she had been taught to find her
Jack o Lanterns Heart
I know I use this blog each year at this time, but I love its meaning. Whether it is your first time reading it, or your fifth, please settle into your discovery of your own Jack o lanterns heart. That place within you that yearns to burn bright, for whatever time that lasts. Anne The weather is turning cooler, the
Perfectionism
Better done than perfect. It is a statement on a simple square of white paper that hangs inside a cabinet door in my office. It has become my mantra. For years I have put off doing things outside my comfort zone because I didn’t think they would be good enough. Good enough meaning I was comparing myself to an invisible
A Tale of Two Octobers
Ah, Fall! As a hearty Minnesotan it is most definitely my favorite time of the year. I think I say that every season… I love Fall, the crisp leaves on the ground, still warm sunny days with way less humidity lets 80 feel like 70. It is harvest season here at the farm, the garden is exploding, our Gramma apple
Eating rabbit and squirrel – an ode to John Brinker
I came into Jr High school from a tiny little Catholic school in my tiny little home town. My first days at a huge (relatively speaking) public Junior High were tough. I rarely saw my old friends from elementary school, I had never had to change classrooms for different subjects, navigate a locker with a combination (I still have nightmares
Born with an empty cup
Recently I was working with a client of mine and we were talking about some hardships she is experiencing currently. The conversation turned to one about what we can control in life, what we can’t, the influence of others on our lives, how we are raised, etc.. Where we landed was talking about attitude and how attitudes are developed
Entering the season of darkness
Happy Equinox everyone. We are entering the season of darkness. Now, don’t get down about that. It’s harvest time, sharing time, celebration time, and it is also a time of deep contemplation and inner work. In the LampLighter VIP mid-month gathering Spirit spoke of this as a time of going deep within ourselves and taking personal inventory of our
Follow Your Nature
Follow your Nature. I love fall, it is by far my favorite season. All the summer people are clutching their sunblock and gasping right now and I’m ok with that. Fall is my season. I want to hike, camp, cook, stew and can, and all the things that take me to a space of nature, creativity, and abundance. Fall is
The Gift of Nothing
As we are preparing for this Fall’s hunting season. This story from years past resonates with me even stronger now. With so much noise in our world – political, economical, threats of war, etc. there is such a yearning within me for quiet. I said to a friend of mine months back when she asked me why I go hunting
A trail of curiosity
I am a naturally curious person. I want to know how, and why (I have never outgrown “why?”), and what does that do? I simply want to understand, and see, most things. I genuinely believe this is why I have never met a hiking trail I didn’t love. Sure, sometimes the ups and downs of the trail leave a