Scars are not injuries, Tanner Sack. A scar is a healing. After injury, a scar is what makes you whole. China Miéville Hey, Lovelies! Thank you so much for all of the kind messages about Harry Dog. His surgery went well, and he is home, resting. All he wants is cuddles, and to be right […]
My Grandfather’s Voice, Guiding Me
The people you love become ghosts inside of you, and like this you keep them alive. Rob Montgomery Hey, Lovelies! I’m probably around the age now that my grandparents were when I came into their lives as a baby. All of my grandparents have since passed away, and I still miss them, and think of […]
Good Luck, Harry Dog!
I have found that when you are deeply troubled, there are things you get from the silent devoted companionship of a dog that you can get from no other source. Doris Day Hey, Lovelies! Our beautiful boy Harry goes in for his big cruciate ligament repair and knee stabilisation surgery today. Please keep him in […]
You Can Be Strong AND Scared and that’s okay!
Bran thought about it. ‘Can a man still be brave if he’s afraid?’ ‘That is the only time a man can be brave,’ his father told him. George R.R. Martin – A Game Of Thrones Hey, Lovelies. I’ve been busy this past few weeks, supporting some of our community through some really tough stuff and […]
Staying True To You – Monday Oracle 26 April 2021
A dream is our imagination waiting for us to be brave enough to pick up a pencil, zealous enough to sketch out a blueprint, determined enough to gather the tools, committed enough to lean into the task, and audacious enough to make imagination the reality that it was always meant to be. For in time, […]
A Normal Friday Night
Normal is an ideal. But it’s not reality. Reality is brutal, it’s beautiful, it’s every shade between black and white, and it’s magical. Yes, magical. Because every now and then, it turns nothing into something. Tara Kelly Hey, Lovelies. This might not be a big deal to you, but it is to me. I had […]
Stop Being So Hard On Yourself
Butterflies can’t see their wings. They can’t see how truly beautiful they are, but everyone else can. People are like that as well. Naya Rivera Hey, Lovelies! My inbox is groaning this week with messages from people who are really struggling right now. If you’re having a hard time too, please know that you’re not […]
Are You Managing Okay This Week?
There are wounds that never show on the body that are deeper and more hurtful than anything that bleeds. Laurell K. Hamilton Hey, Lovely! Are you travelling okay?Are you managing? This is a big week, energetically speaking. It’s a week where old wounds, insecurities and hurts may flow to the surface, suppressed fears may re-emerge, […]
Dawn View From My New Office
Veil after veil of thin dusky gauze is lifted, and by degrees the forms and colours of things are restored to them, and we watch the dawn remaking the world in its antique pattern. Oscar Wilde Hey, Lovelies. This is the view from my treehouse office, just before dawn. Later, the place explodes into colour […]
Dear COVID Long Haulers – Don’t Give Up
Sometimes even to live is an act of courage. Lucius Annaeus Seneca Dear COVID Long Haulers, Welcome to my club. I’m so sorry you acquired membership to this motley band of chronic illness warriors, but you’re here now, so as newbies I’d like to show you around, and help you settle in. 1. Let’s talk […]
Healing Your Inner Child – Monday Oracle 19 April 2021
Everyone is born creative; everyone is given a box of crayons in kindergarten. Then when you hit puberty they take the crayons away and replace them with dry, uninspiring books on algebra, history, etc. Being suddenly hit years later with the ‘creative bug’ is just a wee voice telling you, ‘I’d like my crayons back, […]
Is Your Child Psychic?
What does it mean to be psychic? Essentially it means to feel, rather than think all the time. Rama Hello, Lovelies! ‘Is my child psychic?’ It’s a question I am asked often. I am also often asked if people’s pets might be psychic, and my answer in almost every case, whether it’s a child […]
Our First Day Off
Most of the things we need to be most fully alive never come in busyness. They grow in rest. Mark Buchanan Hey, Lovelies. Today, Ben and I are taking a day off. I’ll be working all weekend on the 2022 Journeymaker’s Planner, and that’s a total labour of love and devotion! And from next week […]
The Bird In The Pine Tree
Everything is ceremony in the wild garden of childhood. Pablo Neruda Hey, Lovelies. Were you ever fascinated with something when you were little? One of my loves was a white enamel serving bowl with a blue Scandinavian Folk Art pattern on the outside. It showed pine trees in silhouette, and some of those trees had […]
I wanted to tell you all about my Planner Sale but…
Mother is a verb. It’s something you do. Not just who you are. Cheryl Lacey Donovan So, Lovelies, I was going to write this big complex post about how I have discounted my final planners by 50%, with some wonderful testimonials and new words and oh, so much other good stuff… But… Harry Dog glued […]
Sleeping On The Floor With Harry
Being a mother is an attitude, not a biological relation. Robert A. Heinlein Hey, Lovelies. I’m tired today. I spent most of last night curled up on the lounge room floor beside the dog bed. Harry, our older dog, has a partially ruptured cruciate ligament that requires surgery. We had him booked in earlier in […]
Making Magic Starts With You – Monday Oracle 12 April 2021
That’s what alchemists do. They show that, when we strive to become better than we are, everything around us becomes better, too. Paulo Coelho Hello, Lovelies! This Quarter I am using the Sacred Earth Oracle Deck cards by Toni Carmine Salerno and Leela J. Williams, illustrated by Helena Nelson-Reed for my weekly oracle readings. Our card to […]
The Spring That Sprang
They both listened silently to the water, which to them was not just water, but the voice of life, the voice of Being, the voice of perpetual Becoming. Hermann Hesse Hey, Lovelies. We have recently had a magical discovery, here at our treehouse. A natural spring bubbles up out of the ground after rain. We […]
Do You Fall Asleep While Meditating?
Trees that are slow to grow bear the best fruit. Moliere Hey, Lovelies. I’ve had a lot of comments from my students, and wider community, about their frustration when meditating – especially when listening to a guided meditation. Their frustration is that they are falling asleep, and feel that somehow they are missing out on […]
Midnight Visitor
Have you ever Stared into the owl’s eyes? They blink slow, then burn: Burn gold in the dark inner core of the snow-shrouded cedar.” Robert Penn Warren Hey, Lovelies. I had kind of a crap day yesterday. Unexpectedly, late in the day, I received bad news. The kind you can’t shrug off or ignore. The […]
Stop Telling Me You’re Sorry When I Say That I am Childless
One of the greatest regrets in life is being what others would want you to be, rather than being yourself. Shannon L. Alder Hey, Lovelies. For a while, when I was younger, I was sad about not having been able to carry a pregnancy to term. But I was also honest. There was a big […]
A Beginner’s Observations From Living In Our Treehouse
A quiet secluded life in the country, with the possibility of being useful to people to whom it is easy to do good, and who are not accustomed to have it done to them; then work which one hopes may be of some use; then rest, nature, books, music, love for one’s neighbor — such […]
Easter Oracle Reading for 2021 – My Gift To You ❤
Easter is joy, hope, love, and renewal. Easter is proof that we can begin again. Richelle E. Goodrich Hello, Lovelies! Happy Easter! Whether you celebrate this holiday or not, whether you are able to be with family and friends, or whether you find yourself alone, I want you to know that I am thinking of […]
If I didn’t have a new bed I’d probably be writing a longer blog post!
Don’t you simply love going to bed. To curl up warmly in a nice warm bed, in the lovely darkness. That is so restful and then gradually drift away into sleep… C.S. Lewis Hi, Lovelies. Well, we finally did it. Yesterday we graduated from yoga mats on the floor to a proper bed. Suddenly our […]