“Show me your garden and I shall tell you what you are.” ~ Alfred Austin “A garden is a grand teacher.  It teaches patience and careful watchfulness; it teaches industry and thrift; above all it teaches entire trust.” ~ Gertrude Jekyll After a long, cold Winter it seems like Spring has finally sprung!  I’m super [...]

“The camera is an instrument that teaches people to see without a camera.” ~ Dorothea Lange In my recent post, My Black History – Part 1: “I Was Born A Poor Black Child…” I introduced you to my rather polite, socially acceptable, upper-middle class, Caucasian, American racist roots.  Today I offer a glimpse into my [...]

February is Black History Month here in the United States.  According to History.com, Black History Month “…is an annual celebration of achievements by black Americans and a time for recognizing the central role of African Americans in U.S. history.”  To celebrate I’d like to begin by saying, “I was born a poor black child.”  Except [...]

So, Aunt May told you if you make a vision board you’ll go to Hell, eh?  Well, God told me you won’t — who are you going to believe?  I work with clients from diverse religious and spiritual backgrounds around the world who are getting amazing results with Celestial Visioning/Vision Boarding.  Still, this question pops [...]

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mis-fit noun: one whose behavior or attitude sets them apart from others . Raise your hand if you’ve ever felt like a misfit; c’mon, I’ve got both hands raised!  Do those around you label you as ‘different’?  Perhaps you are a ‘closet misfit’ who pretends to be like everyone else, afraid that if others knew [...]

“All the art of living lies in a fine mingling of letting go and holding on.” ~ Havelock Ellis I’m kicking off my birthday week here in DangerousLinda Land, and it’s one of my favorite times of the year! To celebrate the opening of The Birthday Games I set out to do something I’ve never [...]

A Friday ritual. A single photo, no words, capturing a moment from the week. A simple, special, extraordinary moment. A moment I want to pause, savor and remember. “This Moment” is a ritual found on SouleMama which was introduced to me by Sarah-Jane, of Samuel Michaels Photography. If you find yourself touched by a moment [...]

“Change is the constant, the signal for rebirth, the egg of the phoenix.” ~ Christina Baldwin “What type of photography do you do?” he inquires. “Well…” I squirm uncomfortably in my seat. A minute ago I was making polite chit-chat with a silver-haired gentleman in a business suit. Now, I’m trying to gauge his likely [...]

Faeries, like fireflies and hummingbirds, never cease to amaze me, no matter how many times I see them!  I’ve noticed I’m more likely to catch a glimpse of a faerie in the garden before 5AM, and also before I put in my contact lenses.  Like this morning, for example, it starts with a case of [...]

  cou-gar-li-cious-ness: \kū’-gər-lĭsh’-əs-nĕs\ noun: referring to the quality of being a beautiful, financially secure, sexually aggressive older woman, possibly wearing animal prints, who preys  repeatedly on considerably younger men for  sex and/or companionship, thus labeled a “cougar.” As I watch young studs come and go on the arms of celebrity cougars, like Demi Moore and [...]

“You cannot tailor make your situation in life, but you can tailor make your attitudes to fit those situations.” ~ Zig Ziglar “Sometimes adversity is what you need to face in order to become successful.” ~ Zig Ziglar . Many parents want to raise fully empowered kids.  Unfortunately, today there seems to be an epidemic [...]

Reach across traditional religious, cultural, and generational boundaries with Prayer Beads — Unity comes from ‘complementary’ rather than ‘same’ beauty!

  Only four more days till the jolly, old elf makes his annual rounds.  I’ve been on the lookout for that special nostalgic feeling ever since I turned the calendar page to December, but until today the magic of the season had eluded me. Earlier this month I’d expected to find some holiday spirit at [...]

Soul mates.  True love.  What do you believe?  On a cold night in 1996 I went clubbing with my then-husband, let’s call him ‘The Darkly Gifted Songwriter’, and some friends in downtown Minneapolis.  My husband was performing at a popular club that night, such original songs as Don’t They Know, which we co-wrote and which [...]

“Success is achieved by developing our strengths, not by eliminating our weaknesses.” ~ Marilyn vos Savant (‘Ask Marilyn’ Columnist) “Warrior II is a pose that not only teaches us to live life without fear, but with complete conviction.” ~ Michelle Uy (certified Yoga Teacher) Tonight, after Yoga, I’m attending a High School performance of ‘Anything [...]

A Friday ritual. A single photo — no words — capturing a moment from the week. A simple, special, extraordinary moment. A moment I want to pause, savor and remember. “This Moment” is a ritual found on Life inspired by the Wee Man adopted from SouleMama which was introduced to me by Sarah-Jane, of Almost [...]

“Never be the first to arrive at a party or the last to go home, and never, ever be both.” ~ David Brown, quoted in Reader’s Digest “Quotable Quotes,” April 2004 I did something this week that I’ve never done before.  I attended the MN State Fair alone, from open till close (6AM – midnight), [...]

. . . “Our fear of death is like our fear that summer will be short, but when we have had our swing of pleasure, our fill of fruit, and our swelter of heat, we say we have had our day.” ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson . . . In spite of Reuters report of, “… [...]

Unless you live under a rock, you should know by now that the Rapture is coming this Saturday, 5/21/2011, as predicted by Harold Camping.  So EXCITING!  What will I wear? In case you’re wondering what to expect as a result of the Rapture, this in depth explanation was posted by iamHis: “… Heaven will be [...]

“In the spring, at the end of the day, you should smell like dirt.” – Margaret Atwood Several years ago I won an award for having the best kept yard in the small town where I live.  Over the past few years, since I received a corporate promotion which kept me traveling constantly, the modus [...]

I’m lounging in bed with Mr. C on a lazy Saturday morning listening to his favorite call-in radio talk show.  The somewhat nasal-sounding female host cheerfully poses the question which unequivocally kicks off the official beginning of Thanksgiving week. “What are YOU thankful for?” she quips cheerfully.  “Call and tell us now!” NOTE: The names [...]