The Pilgrimage Ends | Mary brings us home
Mary Magdalene teaches us the importance of healing our past and how to do it. Blessing included!
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Walking the Beach with Mary Magdalene
My heart holds the keys to my desires, my truth, and my connection.
Apr 14, 20205 min read
Lenten Pilgrimage | Mary calls us to AWAKEN + CELEBRATE
The WHITE ROSE tells us that no matter how dark the times, it is there because it simply is the part of us that can't be extinguished. It...
Apr 10, 20204 min read
Lenten Pilgrimage | Mary on GRIEVING + healing
The PINK ROSE serves to heal. It offers gentleness, patience and companionship. While grief & loss are natural aspects to life, the pink...
Apr 9, 20206 min read
Lenten Pilgrimage | Mary + Gandhi teach us to LOVE ourselves
The YELLOW ROSE is a presence, an orientation and a readiness; a ground of being in a way that is authentic to who you are and how you...
Mar 31, 20208 min read
Lenten Pilgrimage | Mary on feelings, fear and social distancing
Mary discusses the importance of facing and feeling fear and how it can relate to social distancing.
Apr 23, 20196 min read
Jesus joins us | The Final Lesson
I walk outside and it’s a mild day. The frogs have even settled. As I move towards the garden, I see Jesus and Mary walk out below the...
Apr 22, 20193 min read
Day 7 | Mary CELEBRATES
I walk out to the garden and as I enter the wooden gate, Mary stands to attention. She looks anxious to talk and her arms are extended...
Apr 19, 20195 min read
Day 6 | Mary GRIEVES
I walk out to my circle garden at Gentlewood to join Mary on the swing. It’s Good Friday and my intuition has previewed today’s talk. She...
Apr 19, 20193 min read
Day 5 | Mary says learn to LOVE
In my meditation, I walk out to the garden at Gentlewood and sit down on the rocking swing, next to Mary Magdalene. Jesus is outside the...
Mar 22, 20194 min read
Day 4 | Mary asks us to FEEL
I'm feeling good today. It's the final move weekend back to Gentlewood, my home on Orcas Island, so there's much to be done. My home has...
Mar 18, 20193 min read
Day 3 | Mary asks us to LOOK
We now have an established Lenten ritual: Winslow drops me off where the grass meets the beach in front of Gentlewood. How we greet one...
Mar 14, 20193 min read
Day 2 | Mary asks us to LISTEN
I meet Mary Magdalene on the beach at Gentlewood, my home on Orcas Island. We walk towards Mt. Hood, Winslow my horse guide following...
Mar 7, 20192 min read
Mary Magdalene joins us for Lent
In my meditation, I run up to Mary Magdalene on the beach and wrap my arms around her, hugging her tightly. I haven't talked to her since...
Feb 7, 20194 min read
After Pilgrimage | Grief & Loss
It’s a crisp Sunday afternoon this past November and I’ve arrived home from my whirlwind Mary Magdalene pilgrimage. I was calm and...
Dec 4, 20181 min read
The Guides on Boundaries
In a recent meditation, I sat down with a few of my favorite guides, letting them know that I was going to write about Boundaries and my...
Dec 3, 20183 min read
Pilgrimage | Boundaries in Avignon
Bringing shame out of the shadows is a deeply healing undertaking, a journey that we must take, sooner or later, if we are to truly live....
Nov 12, 20181 min read
My recent absence from the blog
Hello dear ones, I wanted to explain my writing absence during my pilgrimage, especially to those of you who have loyally urged me on....
Nov 3, 20183 min read
Pilgrimage | Texture & Transition
"Change is situational. Transition, on the other hand, is psychological. It is not those events, but rather the inner reorientation and...
Nov 2, 20183 min read
Pilgrimage | Basilica, Blue & Wisdom
“In each of us dwells a pilgrim. It is the part of us that longs to have direct contact with the sacred. We will travel halfway around...
Oct 31, 20182 min read
Pilgrimage | Self-Compassion
“To give ourselves compassion, we first have to recognize that we are suffering. We can’t heal what we can’t feel.” — Kristin Neff,...
Oct 26, 20182 min read
Preparing for Pilgrimage | Narrative
"All judgment in me rises from a place of imbalance. As I heal, I observe the choices of others without expectations and I receive a new...
Oct 25, 20183 min read
Preparing for Pilgrimage | The Little Soul
"Once upon no time there was a Little Soul who said to God, 'I know who I am!' And God said, 'That’s wonderful! Who are you?' And the...
Oct 19, 20182 min read
Preparing for Pilgrimage | 10.19.2019
"One of the most profound teachings is 'I have arrived.' When we return to our breathing, we return to the present moment, our true home....
Oct 1, 20183 min read
Preparing for France Pilgrimage | 10.01.18
"Tourists pass through places, but pilgrims let places pass through them, allowing their hearts to be changed." - Rev. Peter Miano At...
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