Jack Canfield and his book The Success Principles: How to get from where you are to Where you want to be came up a lot last weekend at the conference I attended. This Thursday, Asenath gave me her copy to read. She told me to take it slow, pick one and work on at a time, but really...we all know …
Mostly Happy Journey
Fear
I realized something last night as a storm blew through. I have this primal fear about being able to keep my child safe, on my own, during an intense storm. It has become apparent since becoming a single mom, that this fear crops up when the electricity goes off in January and I worry about keeping …
Release the Kraken!
Below the thunders of the upper deep; Far far beneath in the abysmal sea, His ancient, dreamless, uninvaded sleep The Kraken sleepeth... ~ Alfred Lord Tennyson I feel fiery this week. I'm not sure if it is the hot colors on the trees, the high energy from the conference last weekend or the upcoming …
Enchanted Equinox
The Fall Equinox has come and gone. It's magic sprinkled and the leaves are beginning to blaze with color. It has become a recent tradition to celebrate the changing of the seasons in our family. The Summer Solstice had the girls waking up the fairies and now it was time for the woodland fairies to …
Taking a Day off…as a Parent
Last week, I called in sick..yes to myself! and took a day off from being a Parent. Luckily, Mina was with her father that night, so childcare wasn't an issue! I was coming down with a cough that I caught from the girls. It was time to stop and recharge. It was to be a day of tea, rest, and no …