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It’s one of those typical ‘Watch out! Winter’s coming!’ kind of days. Sitting in my office, I look to the left and watch traffic moving quickly along the four lanes of what is the main artery from one end of the city to the other. A grey day….damp and cold…thick with moisture from the falling snow….reminiscent of so many other such days in my long and ... Continue Reading >>

I’m not quite sure where to start in tracking my own thoughts. I’ve had some of the most potent experiences, in the last 10 days, of my entire life. Women gathering in small groups, talking….began with the Whispers from Within writing retreat. A small group of women….sometimes unsure, sometimes afraid, sometimes confused, angry, resentful….and yet through ... Continue Reading >>

Maybe I’m just getting old and crotchety. Or maybe I’ve been having these conversations for so long that I find myself wanting to make quantum leaps and am unwilling to engage in incremental nano-inching as an authentic expression of human potential. And then, maybe it’s none of that – maybe it’s just that my bullshit detector has become so well honed over ... Continue Reading >>

Day 1 of Whispers from Within and already, the outside world is reflecting what we’re discovering inside ourselves. It started to snow…that soft, silent kind of snow…and by the time we were ready to call it a day, it was beginning to transform itself into an equally lightly falling rain. The weather man says tomorrow will bring rain, high winds and a storm ... Continue Reading >>

I read Sarah’s blog today. I stand with her as she chooses to stand alone, claiming the truth of her own experience. There are those among us who have been victims. There are those among us who are perpetrators. There are those among us who would prefer to think that neither exist; that we are over-reacting, or blowing things out of proportion or ... Continue Reading >>

It’s one of those days that those of us who know snow, know well. It’s been snowing for almost 18 hours and the world has become the page that this monochromatic message is written on. Last night, I lay in bed and watched tiny snow flakes fall like a wall of frozen rain. Against the night sky, the background was lit by street lamps, making everything ... Continue Reading >>

I blinked - and almost 10 days went by. I wonder how that happens....I've been spending my 'time' in the future....considering, wondering, pondering, exploring, discovering....getting a 'sense' of what it will take for Intention 2009 to manifest. Since January 2006, elements have been falling into place; and clarity has emerged about those essential ... Continue Reading >>