There’s No Shame in a Skirt
Life distracted from my spiritual journey. It wasn’t until my child came out as transgender that I experientially understood my beliefs don’t define Truth.
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Category: Personal Journeys
The Geography of Silence: A Saffron Crucible
I came upon a chasm near a hidden waterfall. The ground was slick with moss and spray. As I attempted to cross, my foot slipped. For a heartbeat, I hovered over a thirty-foot drop into a pit of churning darkness and deep water.
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Raised by Silence
The women in my neighborhood had remedies for everything: tea for heartbreak, a leaf for fever, a whispered prayer for fear. Plants hung on windowsills, candles burned near photographs, and eucalyptus scented the kitchen air.
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The Call in the Morning
I noticed a pair of shoes sticking out from behind the bins.
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Whale, Bird, and Yia Yia
Just one old human and one ancient creature from another world, holding each other’s gaze on a vast, quiet ocean.
Read MoreThe Braided Way
The Braided Way is a framework to see every faith tradition as a strand, braided into a larger whole of spiritual awareness. In the Braided Way, combining spiritual practice from various faiths allow us to explore sacred experience and wonder in forms that resonate with our personal spiritual needs and sacred intuitions. In today’s culture, many people shun religious dogma, but yearn for spiritual connection. The Braided Way allows the ceremonies and practices of multiple faiths to be available without the confinements of cultural dogma.