aiming to refit into service.. the well-loved and broken.. using beautiful patches
Friday, August 2, 2019 12:10pm At home, having awakened from a long sleep since Monday evening, this morning out to the shops at 8am, coffee, fresh berries, vegetable stand, fish monger and home to write...
Some of my friends and family know the impact Stephen Jenkinson’s work has had on my life. His bestselling book “Die Wise” and earlier film about Stephen, “Griefwalker,” led me to study with the Conscious...
What’s been bubbling up for me in the past couple of weeks is the notion that while so much shit is going on in the world, and especially as we watch (or experience!) cruelty at...
Today, as I sit at my desk beneath the window of clear blue sky, I gently allow myself to drift towards gratitude. What am I grateful for? How can I be grateful for my own...
Feeling the onset of this special Full Moon as we head into Midsummer next week. It feels like a raw knowingness, deeply grounded in my solar plexus, an opening of my throat chakra and supported...
When cracked wide open, everything spills out An endless flowingness of pictures, mementos, vignettes, feelings The past is in crumpled pages on the floor, and yet New life emerges, and the violet needs watering Attempts...
People who suffer from social anxiety actually do try hard to connect with others. Sometimes it takes a while to muster the courage, and then when they have the courage sometimes only a small peep...
In the wee hours of this glorious morning, before the early sun begins streaming through the sheers, I’m allowing my mind to wander toward what I might be doing to be of service in the...
This Mother’s Day, I’m thinking of my sister who warms my heart several times a week, and with whom I can be my truest self and share all my secrets; my first cousins who have...
Minding my own business here in my apartment smack in the middle of Vancouver proper… doing more, bit by bit. Last week, I spent a couple of hours at the local second hand store chain...
Minding my own business here in my apartment smack in the middle of Vancouver proper… doing more, bit by bit. Last week, I spent a couple of hours at the local second hand store chain...
Every day, I take a few minutes out to ground myself spiritually and emotionally. For me, this takes the form of Reiki practice self-healing. This helps me to clear out any negativity I may have...
Lately I’ve been thinking about this feeling happy stuff, and how hard it must be for those people, so many people in our society, facing significant challenges and pain. People who find the magical opening...
The seemingly instant Spring weather this week on the West Coast Canada, along with the planetary changes (equinox, super full moon… not to forget Uranus is in Taurus now, Mercury (!), Neptune swimmingly close by,...
One of the ways to help to keep me in touch with my higher self, to help start my day with a healthy heart-brain connection, is to read a page or two from the book...
Gratitude plays a huge role in my healing process. As I organize my yarns and play with my palettes and further my little needlework projects, I’m steeped in deep gratitude: for the abundance in my...
These days, we are making sense of things after climbing out of a deep sleep, post-pandemic.
Our bodies feel anxious about the rise of fascism and evidence of roiling climate crises at every turn.. and so, as we increase our conscious awareness, it’s important to increase connection, each in our own local communities and become fluent with our channels for mutual aid.
Attempting to maintain control through all this uncertainty is a normal response, though it’s likely to feel triggered and confused.. do relax and feel into whatever comes up, and know it is normal in urgent times like these.. reach out to loved ones, let them know they can count on you, and allow them to be there for you, too……
I’m over here in Vancouver Canada, picking up the pieces of my shattered life. I find it helpful to use writing (journaling) and making things, listening to the land and feeling into my ancestors and reclamation as therapy to work through (and hopefully beyond) post-concussion symptoms.
Thank you for visiting.
As always, I would love to hear from you.. the usual channels, or by email at hitrish @ gmail .com ❤️