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When friends ask me how my summer in Maine was, I reply, “It was the best summer in my life.” The next question is usually, “What made it so pleasurable?” “Sleeping in my L.L. Bean pop-up tent during July, August, and September,” I reply honestly. “The best way I can summarize my outdoor adventure is […]

Synchronicity At Play on Virginia Beach   Synchronicity is my playmate, especially when I listen, watch or intuit.  Surprises co-exist with an inner recognition as I reflect on a recent synchronistic encounter. Picture me writing outside on my deck when my intuition interrupted me with the words  “beach time.” I quickly put on my bathing […]

I am enjoying a book, Of Water and Spirit: Ritual, Magic and Initiation in the Life of an African Shaman by Malidoma Patrice Some and dreaming about my grandmother. He writes about his nurturing relationship with his grandfather with deep reverence. Ancestors are honored in his country in Africa. His stories about his grandfather remind […]

Yesterday at Virginia Beach, I watched a lone surfer playing in the waves. Then I spotted shiny, black bodies surfacing and then disappearing. The dolphins are back! The surfer, too, must have spotted them, because he began paddling fast in their direction. They were about fifteen feet in front of him. I continued to watch […]