Belated Holiday Blessings

It's a bit late, but just wanted to say that I hope everyone had a good Samhain/Halloween/Dia De Los Muertos. My celebrations were pretty low-key, more so than usual.  I didn't have much time for decorating and there were no tricks or treats in our neighborhood this year.  I delayed celebrating Samhain until the astronomical...

Notes from the Coffee Shop: Choice and Denial

"I had no options." "I no longer had a choice in the matter." "What else could I do? All other avenues were closed to me." Phrases like these have been popping up a lot lately.  They're being uttered by people I know who are, to be quite frank, speaking in self-pitying tones about the various...

In the Eye of the Storm

Someone pointed out that it's been awhile since I've written any public posts on this blog.  Doubtful, I checked.  Not only were they right, but my last public post was an explanation of the public/protected/private posts on this blog.  I realized that I hadn't publicly posted any pertinent to spirituality -mine or anyone else's- since...