Is It Kind? Is It Necessary? Is it True?

Florence Shinn wrote, “Man’s word is his wand filled with magic and power!” Our words are mighty swords. If we swing them one way, they nurture life and make it grow. It we swing them the other way, they can destroy. There was an old saying that I grew up with, “Sticks and stones will […]

Looking for True Love’s Kiss…

In every fairytale, there is a hero or heroine. This figure lives in the mundane world. It is a world without magic or where dreams seldom come true. Through the course of each story, the character is awakened to his or her true self and after this journey they live happily ever after. There was […]

Poise…Balance

I do not know a lot about dancing, but I can only assume that it takes poise and balance for a dancer to dance on point or with toe shoes. One of my nieces studies ballet and I heard that she goes through a pair of toe shoes every month or less. It takes a […]

By Your Words…

I have been reading all the works of Florence Scovel Shinn, as I get ready to teach a fun, inspiring one-evening workshop at CSL Kaua’i in June. She never minces words and talks straight to us in her writing. The basic premise is: “By your words you prosper or are condemned.” It might seem harsh, […]

Girls Climb Trees

I have always been the girl who knew in her heart she could have what she put her mind to. Sometimes, I might have to wait for it, but as my grandma used to tell me, “Good things come to those who wait.” I believed her. When I was growing up, I loved to climb […]

Mine Eyes Have Seen the Glory…

Could you entertain the idea for a moment that the word, Lord means Law. It makes perfect sense. We cannot see God or the Force of all Creation. In fact, no one has ever seen him/her. I believe this is because God is a Presence and can only be felt within. God is a personal […]

Trusting Our Intuition

I have been immersed lately in the work of Florence Scovel Shinn. I highly recommend her as a great read that can be put into practical application. Every great metaphysician teaches about the Law of Cause and Effect in the world of demonstration and how we must stay out-of-the-way of the channels through which things […]

Born of Love

When I called my mother on Mother’s Day, she said something very beautiful to me and very unlike our normal conversations. In childlike giggles she said, “You are my love child. When your father put his hands on me, you just came out.” She was awkward with her words and although it almost sounded funny […]

The Bible is You

I’ve been reading the works of Florence Scovel Shinn, an amazing women of the Nineteeen Hundreds. She is very much about the Bible and its metaphorical meaning. In no way does she teach from it literally. Everything is a metaphor and each and every story is about you and me. All the characters represent something […]

Happy Mother’s Day 2017!

There was a woman named Anna Jarvis who is apparently responsible for fighting to put Mother’s Day on the calendar in the United States. It started as an idea she conceived after the death of her own mother. She wanted mothers honored for the sacrifices they had made for their children. As the story, goes […]