Filed Under Things I Think About | Comments Off on Making Space for Difference
“The test of faith is whether I can make space for difference. Can I recognize God’s image in someone who is not in my image, whose language, faith, ideals, are different from mine? If I cannot, then I have made God in my image instead of allowing him to remake me in his.” ~ Rabbi […]
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I can finally announce this publicly! I will be one of the speakers at the UK Tarot Conference in London, October 11 – 12, 2019! The amazing speaker roster features Mary K. Greer, Caitlin Matthews, Katrina Wynne, Avril Price, Richard Abbot—and me! This year’s theme is “The Tower”, as it’s the 16th year of the […]
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Boats In Fog ~ Robinson Jeffers Sports and gallantries, the stage, the arts, the antics of dancers, The exuberant voices of music, Have charm for children but lack nobility; it is bitter earnestness That makes beauty; the mind Knows, grown adult. A sudden fog-drift muffled the ocean, A throbbing of engines moved in it, At […]
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Reminding myself of this today, because today has not been a day of productivity, positivity or self-control. Well, I did manage not to yell at anyone, and I made it through the day without bursting into flame, so yay for self-control! go me! I had my day planned out, and was going to do So […]
Filed Under Things I Think About | Comments Off on The Value of Fiber Arts
Fiber arts can be any or all of these: practical skill, creative expression, personal therapy, a form of action, a way to make money. Almost any movie set before the twentieth century shows a woman or group of women diligently working away at some sort of fiber art project—usually embroidery or cross-stitch, as those are […]