I must admit that our world feels upside down right now. So many aspects of our nation’s shared agreements have been thrown into disarray like a precious basket turned over & spilled out. In these times, I find myself needing to seek out beauty, wisdom, community, dance, and prayer to connect to the heartbeat of wisdom. The ancient practices help us touch sacred ground and bring gentle presence, grounded resistance, and creative capacities to our world. Let’s keep the dance of hope alive!

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As we step into the new year, how are you called to carry the light? What are the adventures, the joys, the acts of service that beckon to you? I have been musing that I am called to do what I love, and to trust that giving through my joy is an act of service.

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I dedicate this post to a handful of visionary, strong, and faithful women! Please join me in finding ways to bring the soulful gifts of the feminine to our world at such a critical time. When women come together, there is often a solidarity of beauty, courage, healing and empowerment that unfolds.

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What do Little Red Riding Hood, Jack & the Beanstalk, Rapunzel, and Cinderella, have in common? They all come together for adventures in one musical entitled: Into the Woods! As you may have guessed, after my Bali trip earlier this summer, I headed to my family vacation in Michigan with all my grandnieces/nephews. We have a tradition of creating a video production each year, and despite our best efforts to go in a direction of simplicity, we ended up being totally enthralled with the intersection of beloved fairy tale characters all engaging in a complex & playful romp in the woods!

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Blessings of summer! I hope you are having a refreshing and restorative season! I mentioned in my last missive that I was heading on pilgrimage to the magical island of Bali (in Indonesia.) What an amazing adventure in dance, spirit, and artistry! How blessed that my friend, Agnotti Cowie organized this immersion trip through InterPlay so we could create our own beauty as well as join in the dance, music, mask-making, & shadow puppetry of Bali.

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