When I was a girl of about 9 or 10, my siblings and I spent hours playing inside a “fort” we constructed underneath the backstairs that went up to the second floor of our home. On the wall of the building underneath this stairwell was a shelf. On that shelf sat a large metal and […]
Category Archives: Life Purpose
all blog posts relating to finding one’s purpose, living consciously, reaching one’s potential
By the time I was 11, I started to hide and feel ashamed to be me partly because some kids at school and in the neighborhood tortured me with name calling. Straight A’s, a group of girlfriends, and high creativity with artwork- none of this mattered in the face of the pubic humiliation that went […]
ABOUT THE 9 PATHWAYS OF THE SOUL There are 9 fundamental pathways of human-soul development that can be symbolized by the numbers one through nine. Each number represents a universal human archetype and a pathway that includes a vast spectrum of capacities, abilities and skills, and that reveal our Life Purpose. According to ancient wisdom, […]
A few days ago, while walking in AWE along the rim of the Grand Canyon with my spirit sister-friend, Tracey Heartsun, I lost something precious to my heart! The vast and intensely colored chasm of the canyon matched the swirl of emotion—loss, sadness, regret— flooding my body as I tried to retrace my steps to find my […]
My precious Mom (aka Mother Love) just turned 85. I love her so much. Our mother-daughter bond is the foundation of my inspiration and motivation to support mothers with daughters through Maiden Spirit programs. Our simple moments sharing our lives and our love are deeply fulfilling, most of the time. However, there are times […]
Have you ever had a fear that you wouldn’t consciously admit, even to yourself? The most transformational gift for me to accept in 2013 was facing a health challenge that required major surgery. This was the year I learned to say YES to ALL gifts that Life offers at a much deeper level, even those […]
LISTEN WITHIN: HOW THE NAME MAIDEN SPIRIT CAME TO BE Days are becoming darker where I live in the Northern Hemisphere and I’ve been thinking a lot about the seasonal gift of darkness. As Mother Earth withdraws from outer focus and activity I feel myself longing to do the same. How about you? I find […]
A Girl’s Rite of Passage Documentary Film Hello Bright Light, You know that feeling of waiting for perfect right timing before stepping on to a escalator, diving into a wave, or merging into fast moving traffic? Well, I’ve been waiting for that perfect moment to write to you and in so doing begin a new […]