Last week went a little like this: Took a nap with the kiddos to wake up to a billion feet of snow outside, no power, and the eery sound of trees bending and breaking all around us. Decided in point two seconds that we needed to get out of there as soon as possible and…
She is quite literally, my flower-child. Lily. O.E. lilie, from L. lilia, pl. of limium “a lily.” : any of a genus (Lilium of the family Liliaceae, the lily family) of erect perennial leafy-stemmed bulbous herbs that are native to the temperate northern hemisphere and are widely cultivated for their showy flowers. Witnessing her deep, genuine,…
We have this huge old tree by our house. every day, my Father visits with Lily and takes her to the tree and together they talk to a Mother Bear whose face appears on the bumps and shadings of the bark. Yesterday, Lily and I went to the tree (I wanted to capture the face…
This week I learned some pretty awesome stuff. Max and Ruby do, in fact, have a Mother and a Father… so fascinating! I can’t keep wondering why they were omitted from the TV show versions. Northampton, while supportive of many things, does not condone the practicing of stunt riding in it’s public parking garages. Noted. My…
Yesterday was exactly what this Mama needed. A day spent playing in an apple orchard with my son and his 4th grade Waldorf class was perfectly perfect in every single way. Sometimes, and rather quickly, things can seem upside down. But time with my children always brings me right back to center. Right back to…
There are five spots left in my Awakening the Spark class. I never ever focus on having a sold out day or any of that stuff. I sent out a luminous message from my heart this morning, straight up to the sky, and I know that the souls who are meant to fill the spaces will find their way. (Artwork from class by the incredible @carlyrodgers2013)
Tell me what it is you plan to do with your one wild and precious life? / Mary Oliver (Still from a new video project shot by @thomasgardella. #staytuned) #gardellawildlife
Days like today with him. These are the days I want to remember forever. Driving straight for the ocean in the middle of a downpour to make some crazy art together. I won't lie. Sometimes I scream and sometimes he forgets important things. And sometimes the rain pours down so hard it feels like it will never stop. But this, this is my favorite adventure of them all and I love him completely.
Registration for my Awakening the Spark class is tomorrow... 🔥 @thedefineschool #awakeningthespark
I thought I had insomnia. Waking every single morning at 4, with a sudden and very real urge to run at top speed in a field while screaming. I thought something was wrong. And then I remembered that I was born to write. To write and to write and to write. And I don't have insomnia at all. I just have bones filled with forgotten and ignored words; marrow thick with silenced stories. And at 4:02 this morning, I finally asked myself, "What if I finally just set them free?"
