Play
From the moment my niece came into this world, she brought out play in me. One Christmas she gave me...
Posts about Wholeness
Owl Medicine
Many people connect Owl with knowledge and wisdom. Knowing satisfies us. In short, we are comfortable in the light. Owls;...
Peacock
Peacock, “Are you proud or simply being true?” Peacocks are known for their color-saturated feathers. Still, if we take a...
Lizards and Pick-Up Sticks
I remember the anticipation I felt playing pick-up sticks, as a child. Who could pull a stick out from the...
Jaguar
People often ask, “What happens in a spiritual direction session?” Rather than describing spiritual direction with all its uniquenesses, let’s...
Spirit and Flesh
For a long time, we could keep them separate. Then a babe in a manger moved us along to seeing...
Metamorphosis
When we’ve domesticated Soul, and come to a season of quiet, we hear Essence calling. In the past we turned...
A Long Pause
There are seasons of life when we have more to do vocationally than we can balance with our families, other...
Zonkey
I remember the first time I saw donkeys dyed to look like zebras. For a long time, Zonkey was my...
Alligator
Alligator surfaced in my intention to choose Life. Beneath, were two converging undercurrents: 1. To transform unfavorable traits 2. To...
Raccoon
Come out, Raccoon. Were you the one who stole our creative flow? Or, perhaps in our quick judgment, we failed...
Sage
A parliament of owls and a fiery Appaloosa: I didn’t know whether to name what was before me and assign...