Category Archives: Spirit

My Heart’s a Drum

My Heart’s a Drum (Francesca De Grandis, 2013) Sun bright, stars near, may my kindred spirits hear the call I make—my heart a drum that’s calling tribe: “Come! Come!” Come! There’s a Faerie Solstice ritual on Monday June 24, from … Continue reading

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Marketing Is Simply Reaching Out to Serve

Marketing your heartfelt services or goods can be scary and sometimes met by anger or other hurtful responses. I’ve a few solutions I hope you find useful. Continue reading

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Start an Indulge in Self-Care Binge

Start an #IndulgeInSelfCareBinge! Max out on enough sleep, naps, healthy food, meditation, creative play, herb tea, visits with friends, fun, etc, not harmful overindulgences like junk food. Spread the word, use the hashtag, let’s get ourselves and friends happily healthy. … Continue reading

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Happy Sunny Oil

I just finished making dandelion oil. This is a wonderful happy sunny event. Let me share my old herbal journal notes: May 5, 2007: Put fresh dandelion blossoms in safflower oil, in crockpot for maybe five hours. (I forgot it … Continue reading

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Wearing Joy: Talismanic Clothing

I am so happy that if I don’t share, I am going to burst. I am excited bc not only do i get to adorn moi, but my art has really taken a leap forward. For the first time in … Continue reading

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Depression Healing

What pain has dwelt in silence too long? What muted scream of terror unheard? What outrage ignored as, around you, life after life after life is devastated? What pain in you? Find one such pain, right this moment. Now, draw … Continue reading

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Sugar Addiction and Mindfulness about Food

To give this post context, here is my personal definition of mindfulness about food, oversimplified for brevity. I have written it as an affirmation. As such, it expresses an ideal, which i strive toward but do not boast of achieving: … Continue reading

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Cute Kitty Says, “Meditate.”

Cute kitty says, “You want out of the box? Meditate!” —————– Want fun as you grow spiritually? My classes go deep and we laugh a lot. For upcoming classes and other news go here http://stardrenched.com/category/upcoming-classes-events-and-other-news/ and here too: https://www.outlawbunny.com/category/news/  

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My Pain Feather

Just finished this painting, My Pain Feather (a picture-poem) People ask my process with my art, so here is what happened with this piece: It started out not as piece unto itself but as a sketch of something that i … Continue reading

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To entrepreneurs

To entrepreneurs whose high standards have been met with unkindness, Continue reading

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