in this moment...

in this moment,
i choose to look up
i notice instead of do 
i sit inside the inhale
i honor the worthiness in seeking the beauty
i let the truths drip down my back

in this moment, i know
(i trust) 

art for alabama

hope lives here soul mantra necklace

i wanted to let you know about the Art for Alabama auction happening over on facebook beginning this saturday. there are so many good things to bid on and buy to support the Alabama Red Cross after the devasting tornadoes this past April, including one of my "hope lives here" necklaces. i hope you will head over there to check it out.

sending blessings and light to your corner of the world,

liz

for you

 

indiana lilacs . may 2011

in this moment,

i send you sitting inside grief

and you feeling alone

and you believing it will shift

and you choosing joy

and you wishing for something else

and you grasping at the edge of hope

and you holding life

and you who thought it would be different

and you needing to exhale

and you praying for rain

and you seeking a life raft

and you hoping to forget

and you knowing it is time

and you wanting to dance in the beauty

in this moment,

i send you light and love

and a moment to remember that you

(yes you)

are enough

gather the kindling

retreat altar . midwest inner excavation retreat, may 2011

Close your eyes
Gather all the kindling
About your heart
To create one spark.
That is all you need
To nourish the flame
That will cleanse the dark
Of its weight of festered fear.

from "For Courage" by John O'Donohue (from To Bless the Space Between Us: A Book of Blessings)

trust this truth

musings on spring (3)

market tulips . may 4, 2011

my heart carries
yellow honey-scented blooms
green i want to live inside
the unbending truth that you will return

a beana and mama adventure

eleven months old 

today brings our first plane ride just the two of us
an excited grandpa will be waiting where we land
so much laughter and good things to come
but oh my goodness let the getting there
be easier
than the sleepless nights it has caused 

a bit from here

pausing in my favorite coffee shop near the market

a list of here:

hearing the keys tap and letters click poem notes onto vintage ledger paper.

gathering so much goodness to take with me across the miles to a favorite little town where i will sit surrounded by women ready to dive in and unearth their stories. yes.

smiling as i think about a couple of conversations this week that were lanterns on my path.  

filling my little list of etsy orders before i head to the midwest monday. i have now had more sales this year than all previous years of the shop combined. wow. thank you big for supporting my shop and for deeply getting the stories i am telling with these talismans. (i will be gone for two weeks so any new orders will ship the week of may 24.)

laughing as i watch ellie find something she wants across the room and then move herself so very quickly as she crawls to get it. she sleeps in child's pose now and i think it is because she wants to be ready to be on the move as soon as her eyes open.

remembering that the only way to teach what i know is to live what i know.