The Poetry Place

This week, we explore the practice of reflection and intentionally placing distance between our internal sensations and our responses, creating processing space. We begin to explore another helpful mental construct to slow our thoughts down when something outside of us has us spinning and how to recenter. The Wheel of Awareness

Do you ever struggle with answering the question, " What is the right thing?" In this episode, we explore how even in the smallest of decisions, we can be asking this very question and striving to find the right answer.

In this week's episode, we explore what life is opening up to us and presenting for our acceptance.

What seems to be standing in your way today, and what could exist on the other side of this? This week, we'll explore walls and what exists on the other side of them.

In this episode, we consider the process of healing, the unfolding and refolding into us.

How can we update our model of self-care to choose what is truly best for us, now aware that our brain does not differentiate between physical and emotional pain?

Blaise Pascal would say, in a difficult time, you should always keep something beautiful in your heart. What beauty are we gathering and carrying in our hearts today?

What goodness is circling back around, what beauty is emerging from the soil of our soul, and how are we cooperating with the destiny of our existence?

How am I being a good friend to myself today and nourishing my soul?

What's asking for your attention today?In this week's episode, we dive into Ben Franklin's quote, An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure and our human inner connectivity.

What is making your heart leap with Awe & Wonder these days?For me, rollerskates and the winter solstice are bubbling up joy.

Buttons: Holding us together and calling us to our undoing.

Victor Frankl has said, "between stimulus and response there is space. In that space is our power to choose our response. In our response lies our growth and our freedom." Let's explore what that space can look like.

What is it about this life that makes you want to pause and linger inside all this miraculous wonder?

What is it that seeds help us to see?

Experiencing the beauty of life right where we are.

Have you ever been surprised by your ability to change your mind, welcoming an unknown relateability? In this week's episode, I explore how fear can be internalized as a source of beauty.

I wonder what games you like to play & I wonder why you want to play them? Today's episode notices the games we enjoy playing and how they can add variety to our days.

Do you need to give yourself permission to take up space and exist? I do too. Consider this episode as an opportunity to sign your permission slip.

A short exploration in finding safe places to build and create a home.

From the book Poetry of Presence, Grace Butcher's poem "On the Necessity of Snow Angels for the Well-Being of the World" brings to mind a delightful recollection of snow angel escapades.

This week, we enjoy a light-hearted and humorous conversation about the trees and the ones holding onto their leaves. I wonder what the trees are whispering to you these days? Voice memo me at [email protected]

This week, I explore life lived with my heart at the center. I touch upon the lives of Helen Keller and Annie Sullivan. I also share a poem of blessing by John O'Donohue. As promised, here is a link to the History Chicks Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/7dqlIAdQaybiJrfrtCbRnW?si=c8522458eeff4426

In this week's episode, we explore how to embrace the parts of ourselves that can be more challenging to accept and integrate into our being. We discuss how embracing honesty is an act of giving love to ourselves. Here is the link to the poem mentioned in this week's episode. https://open.spotify.com/episode/5foa1VYyDpo3WmLwrkLxFR?si=759cea9ede714979

In this week's episode, I share the beauty I discovered while caring for my mom during an unexpected season of life.

What brings people to life? What if we all became Firewatchers, witnessing the beauty of one another's internal flames and adapting that radiance into our very own way of being?

How often have we yearned for transformation, feeling like it is just beyond our grasp? Yet, in an instant, everything can change. Join me as I explore the freedom of transformation in this week's poem, "Scaled Mosaic Wings and the Firefly."

I share where I'm being intentional about feeling all the feels and how this place of welcome is helping me determine my best path forward. I wonder what places are especially supportive and encouraging of you and if you can give that place a little more space to exist in your day today. As mentioned in this episode, here is a link to piloting your own plane: https://open.spotify.com/episode/7iPfJXnXe6vzslkl3fbiFa?si=smriI-TTTEKFh_xXb5ABIA&t=1&context=spotify%3Ashow%3A62dzaRXHCdwyLK5D69UyNk

I'm learning to be gentle with myself while holding goals and aspirations with intention and practicing flexibility. I'm learning to receive times of focused attention with gratitude while remaining open to the wide range of my human experience. I hope this gentle reflection encourages a gentleness to rise up inside of you.

In this episode, I explore how each of us lives and dies a little each day and how the passing of time motivates me to live fully present today. I hope this perspective encourages you, as it often encourages me, to do the things only I can in my corner of the world today.

This is a tribute to life, bringing me exactly what I need when I need it. I wonder how you enjoy capturing life's lessons in your soul.

Walk with me as I find my first ever Geode on the beach and give it space to speak to me. I wonder what you're discovering in life today and what it may want to speak to you.

I share the dance I'm engaging in between my inner and outer worlds. I'm allowing old memories to surface and bring with them new revelation. I'm noticing things of beauty around me and allowing that beauty to call me forward. I wonder what resonates with your soul today?

Here, I share a practice for connecting with my inner world and discerning what I may need to navigate the rest of my day successfully. I also share my practice of poetry, the process I use to cultivate and strengthen my inner voice.

The tapestry of our lives weaves together many threads. This episode explores a meditation that supports peace and stillness within moments that add vibrancy and vitality to our lives alongside moments that feel heavy and intrusive.

How do you find a way forward when you wake up feeling disappointed, ashamed, guilty, or unworthy? Here I share one of my favorite meditations, a safe place to begin the day.

Being open to embracing mistakes and their ability to be a catalyst for learning, growing, and exploring.

I wonder what we might learn from embracing the uncomfortable places inside each of us. This week, I explored my own uncomfortable airplane seat. Note: This episode does reference sexual assault.

Have you ever wondered, " What in the world is this dense fog about?" And what it is encouraging me to do?

What is the universe speaking to you today? This word arrived on our very own Blacktop Driveway. Cheering us on to embrace the day and one another.

Where are you experiencing structures of unwavering strength and support? Human beings who are anchored, encouraging you to grow?

I wonder what dreams are particularly memorable to you? How would you describe the dream? What parts were significant to you? What was the dream encouraging you to explore, understand, or be curious about? Is there a spiritual truth this dream is trying to convey?

Reconcile the disconnect we experience in our lives in changing roles and our identity.

The Power of our Words and how we can use them to deposit miracles right there in a fellow traveler's left pocket.

The Joy of Pineapple and Changing Perspectives