My day job at a regional bank has been so busy lately that  I have not been taking time for walks. Now this is nuts, because I live in one of the most beautiful places and it is spring, when the mountains and hills are finally turning green again, and all the trees are beginning …
Published on the New Year in 2011…I love it, so I included it here again… My Facebook friend, Glenne, sent me this poem. I loved it so much that I wanted to include it here, along with her introduction. This poem is written on the George VI and Queen Elizabeth Memorial in Windsor Castle, …
“But you who were born of the mountains and the forests and the seas can find their prayer in your heart And if you listen in the stillness of the night you shall hear them [speak] in silence…” Kahlil Gibran, THE PROPHET What do we seek, when we step onto the spiral path? A blessing …
This Saturday, I had the good fortune to once again walk the labyrinth at the Church of the Servant in Wilmington, NC. I had not taken this walk since the new year. Winter and spring slipped away from me without another visit to that sacred space. But this Saturday, I managed to go. Usually when …
I am preparing for TO BE QUEEN to come out on April 5th, so I am writing guests posts, contacting bloggers and reviewers, and getting ready for signings. All of this makes for a lot of busy-ness. I am reminded of THE TAO OF POOH by Benjamin Hoff. His Rabbit was always “Busy, Back Soon.” …
 I was fortunate enough to discover this beautiful site, full of images and information about labyrinths around the world…here is a link to some of its lovely photographs. I can’t make my way to Europe at the moment, so this website is a lovely way to reflect from a distance on one of my …