Celebrating the Equinox
It’s spring, and I made a photo to mark the occasion. The spring equinox happened this week. As I understand it, that means that for one day the Earth rotated into a mostly parallel alignment with the …
What Nature Says
They will tell you, Look to nature and feel that you are small. But Nature will tell you, Look to the sky and know that You are vast. Look to the ocean and know that You are deep. Look to the …
Invoking Gratitude the Haudenosaunee Way
I’ve been deep into reading books by Native American authors and recently discovered the Thanksgiving Address, also translated as Greetings and Thanks to the Natural World. It brought tears to my eyes …
What Does Love Want to Do?
Sometimes Love wants to act with a level of integrity that seems difficult, or be vulnerable in a way that feels risky. Other times, Love just wants to paint hearts. xo, ca
Weather ~ A Native American Perspective
How do we begin to live in greater harmony with the Earth? We can buy things that are less toxic, recycle our cardboard boxes, and refuse single use plastics, but those are surface activities. …
13 Clean(er) Beauty Products
For the last few years I’ve been shifting everything from household cleaners to lip balms and toothpaste over to more natural versions. It was relatively easy to find cleaning products I was willing …
Cleaner Cleaners
It was late at night and I was standing in my kitchen. I had recently finished Marie Kondo-ing my condo and was feeling pleased with my efforts. I assessed every item in my home for a sense of joy, …
Gratitude and Oranges
Years ago I tried keeping a gratitude journal. Oprah told me to, and I hoped it would help me through a particularly rough year. I’m a good list maker so I started writing out these long lists of …
Choose Your Focus
In every moment you have the power to choose your focus. How will you focus? Where will you focus? What will you focus on? These questions almost seem too difficult to answer. There are so many …
Left Brain v. Right Brain
If you have spent any time meditating, you have surely noted that your brain is talking to you all of the time. What you may not have realized is that this verbal activity comes from only one side of …