Journals and Journaling—For Enjoying Your Holiday Season

Journal writing can provide a unique channel of creativity for all of us, whether or not we are artist by profession. It invites the free play of imagination, intuition, and desire, demanding only—and nothing less than—authentic expression. ~ Marlene A. Schiwy ~ Journals are the place to weave the dreams of the future, dreams that […]

Holidays–A Time for Receiving, Not Just Giving

While the Giver archetype is well-known and celebrated in our culture, its opposite, the Receiver, is almost wholly unfamiliar…Busyness is a virtue, and countless people multitask themselves into exhaustion, overextend their energy reserves and take care of other people’s needs at the expense of their own health and emotional well-being. ~ Amanda Owen ~ As […]

To Love a Tree

Years ago, when I was writing the first draft of my book Weaving a Woman’s Life: Spiritual Lessons from the Loom, I went on retreat in the Poconos. Because it was after ski season and before the busy summer season, I had the place almost to myself. In the afternoon, after hours of writing and […]

‘Tis the Season for Silence—for Your Soul & Your Creative Work

“Sleigh bells ring, are you listening?” Actually, how can we avoid listening? During the holiday season there is a barrage of sound– the voices of too many people in a crowded mall, the honking horns of tired, short-tempered shoppers who just want to get home, and the piped music in every store, elevator and restaurant […]