The Sacred Within

A Long Pause

There are seasons of life when we have more to do vocationally than we can balance with our families, other...

I came out of my dark night of the soul, deeply rooted in joy. Also, I discovered a bluebird in...

For as long as I can remember, hollowed out sculptures have drawn me. I am not sure exactly why. Perhaps...

Like so many of us in the northern hemisphere, I was just beginning to engage in Spring’s activities, when the...

I remember the first time I saw donkeys dyed to look like zebras. For a long time, Zonkey was my...

Members of the Alligatoridae family took me through transformation in the water. Lion came with fire. Finally, birds of the...

Spirit came as a lion, and then a peacock. They reminded me why I champion authenticity. Lion led me through...

Drags Me Back was the name I gave to the crocodile-like experiences that came to pull me under after I...

Alligator surfaced in my intention to choose Life. Beneath, were two converging undercurrents: 1. To transform unfavorable traits 2. To...

Porcupine’s quills transfigure her body with an elegance, just before they disfigure an enemy’s face. Similarly, our innate traits grace...

Come out, Raccoon. Were you the one who stole our creative flow? Or, perhaps in our quick judgment, we failed...

Just when our seriousness escalates to lid popping level, a holy fool comes and relieves the pressure by pulling log...