While attending the Hawaii Writers Conference (not a bad place to start my book writing venture) a few years back, I was fortunate to experience the amazing talent of a guitarist/singer/songwriter….artist, named Makana. Deeply rooted in his native homeland of…
Sacred Places
An episode of “I Love Lucy,” one which was based during the classic’s Hollywood shows, first introduced Mission San Juan Capistrano to an eight-year-old me. Lucy and Ethel mentioned the landmark – and its legendary springtime return of the swallows…
For The Birds
Writing about personal interests was dormant for much of my 25-year corporate communications life. Sure, I authored speeches for execs and articles for company rags, but the words typically had a prescribed agenda to which I adhered. When I began writing my spiritual journey…
Wind Chimes
Years ago (ok, decades ago), when I was a second grader, my teacher, Mrs. Dewitt introduced a poem to her class entitled, Who Has Seen The Wind? by Christina Rossetti. At the time, I thought it was one of the most beautiful literary arrangements that…
Four Years Ago…
“I can’t be going crazy. This is all too real,” I shrieked at my distraught twin image staring back from the bathroom mirror in the wee morning hours four years ago. Vacationing in Palm Springs (where I now reside) during Easter 2008, I was…
Taxi Driver
Taxi rides often turn into memorable tales. One of my funniest was when I shared a packed cab with my mother, grandmother, cousin and great aunt as the driver raced up and down the famous hills of San Francisco, creating…
Mother Nature & Baby Angel
Tornadoes are destructive forces, whose black funnels have crippled communities and claimed lives. Last week, parts of the Midwest were the latest to be victimized by Mother Nature’s dark side. Among news reports that captured viewers was that of Angel, a 15-month baby, whose…
Pick A Card
A tarot card deck is a form of divination that appeared as far back as medieval times, but whose origins remain a mystery. I use a more contemporary version, The Psychic Tarot, designed by the internationally renowned psychic medium John…
Color Codes
Rainbows decorate the sky with color, representing prisms created by energy within the atmosphere. The same is true for each of us, there are hues attached to specific energy centers, known as chakras, within our physical bodies. A Sanskrit word…
Report Card
In school, grades are based on how well students perform in the areas of math, science, history, grammar and other subjects. From kindergarten’s first day through high school graduation, I realized that it wasn’t just what I learned that mattered;…