This is the year of the Horse. Specifically the year of the Wood Horse – of green and growing things, of earth energies and grounded realities. But it’s still Horse. And Horses are about passion. About feelings and reactions vs. logic and deeply thought out plans. We love horses for their freedom and beauty in…
Chinese astrological years have a two year cycle: inspiration and creativity, grunt work to make the inspiration arrive and the created thrive. 2012, the year of the Dragon, was a creativity year where people were inspired to dream big and go for it. 2013 has been the year of the snake. Taking those soaring dreams…
Winter Solstice brought the change in the season. While it is Winter, it is also now the time when the light comes again. The days becoming longer each time and there is less darkness. As we look at the new year and dream of what can be, we should also let our own light illuminate…
Before the New Year is upon us and before we start setting out intentions, it’s time to dream. This weekend I think I’m going to take some time and start thinking. What is possible with next year? What do I want to co-create with my life? What do I want to manifest in this coming…
No I do not mean Rest and Relaxation. I’m glad for everyone who is getting to have that, but what I’m referring to are the post-Christmas R&R’s: Returns and Regrets. Returns usually happen first because they just have to get done. I mean who can live with that Chartreuse lampshade from Aunt Tildie or the…
Please be safe if you’re traveling. Be careful about weather conditions, make sure you’re paying attention to the road instead of what you need to do or forgot to do, and that the children are only suitably bored and restless because if given enough reason they could plot something that might make traveling less-safe for…
Christmas is almost here. Yay!!!! Let the shopping panic mania begin. LOL…ahem….*cough* I mean. Yay!!! Christmas. We humans are creatures of habit and we are social. This means that we will tend to do what we have always done and what everyone else is doing or what other people that we value tell us we…
Happy Solstice everyone! Here’s a fun picture tour of the way Solstice has been celebrated throughout history. Enjoy!