Arms or Fins?

| July 18, 2011 | 2 Comments

I want to share something with you that I read a few days ago. I know you must be saying, “Oh, here she goes again -quoting Mark Nepo!” Yep. That’s just what I’m going to do. You see I read Mark Nepo every morning from his book “The Book of Awakening.” What a way to [...]

Risking Accepting Her Gift

| July 5, 2011 | 6 Comments

There I was . . . smack-dab in the middle of my pity-party, when she gave me her gift.  It was truly grace.  Un-asked for.  Un-deserved.  Pure gift.  There it was on the kitchen counter.  “Take yourself and a friend to the movie,” our pet sitter said, “Buy yourselves some popcorn.”  $40.00 My family had [...]

Author, Author!

| June 19, 2011 | 3 Comments

“What I must do is all that concerns me, not what the people think. This rule, equally arduous in actual and in intellectual life, may serve for the whole distinction between greatness and meanness. It is the harder, because you will always find those who think they know what is your duty better than you [...]

At the Last Minute

| June 18, 2011 | 3 Comments

I have no idea where the time went between my last post and this one. I know we went to Atlanta to attend the graduation of a granddaughter. Maybe that was it. Time flew. Suddenly, today I was aware that I have to write, for my turn on the blog is tomorrow!!! Yikes! So, I [...]

Coming out of the closet

| June 8, 2011 | 3 Comments

For the most part I’m not a hoarder, but right now I can’t walk into my walk-in closet. It’s not that bad … things don’t tumble out when I open the door. But it’s time to purge. My risk is two-fold: “what to do” and “what not to do.”  “What to do” is deciding what [...]

The Risk of Asking . . . and of Getting an Answer

| May 31, 2011 | 2 Comments

During a recent telephone conversation with a very dear friend of mine in Atlanta (where I used to live), I was reminded about the risk of asking God/Spirit/The Universe a question.  The answer can be yes, it can be no, or it can be maybe/not now.  I’ve certainly heard (and learned!) that lesson before, but it [...]

Risky Fingers~~

| May 23, 2011 | 5 Comments

An innocent & very fun family game of backyard Touch Football, not too long ago, ended up being a) very laugh-filled and b) yielding for me a Hand Injury that surprised us all. Turns out, with every one of us taking turns going out for passes and running across the grass, the tendon in my left-hand [...]

Reporting on Risk

| May 23, 2011 | 3 Comments

As I look back over the last few months I wonder which my recent risks has really paid off.  Most of them have, in one way or another, but one stands out. Top of my risk list is admitting that I can’t provide everything my mother needs as she ages.   She has a disease that [...]

Risking a Big (Imperfect) Reveal!

| May 20, 2011 | 4 Comments

In fewer than 6 hours, I will be running a retreat.  In innumerable ways, I am excited about this.  The majority of the women I have been working with, in my Be You Out Loud group – and for a whole year now – are coming together for a celebratory completion of that process.  Many [...]

Whole Lotta Riskin’ Goin’ On

After blogging here for over a year, I’ve come to a few conclusions: You can’t work with, hang with or converse much with Laura Biering without some riskiness rubbing off on you. Risk is integral to the larger picture of living a conscious life and that knowledge, for me at least, is what makes risking [...]