Today in the woods, I saw Ram Dass1. Well not really. And yet, in another way, precisely. The older man had just a little grey hair and sparkly
Validation & Credentialing ~ Terms of Endearment for oddly-credentialed kin
I've been pondering the value of credentialing and validation for someone to get recognized for mastery in action, but have personally not chased
Confidence in Community
After working on dozens of special events like gala balls, weddings, music festivals, high-brow fundraisers, and kids' field days, I've come to learn
Lady of a non-specific location
Our most aligned vantage point exists in our own inner space. But if you also see yourself in part through others' eyes things can get complicated.
The Next Generation
Today, I did something out of character. I showed up to volunteer for a PTO thing at my kids' former elementary school. For the record, my kids do not
Nunsense
When I was 16, a defecting nun came to stay with us. She was young and full of verve and vigor. She had been running the church-y teenager hang
Embedded – A Term of Endearment
I usually write these Terms of Endearment posts without quoting the dictionary because I want to gain insight as to my personal experience with these
The book in me
I think we all have a book in us. One that includes deep themes and our ancestral family mind. Includes thoughts we can access via time to intermingle
making one’s own language
Correspondence, energy, and how to gain self-awareness through making your language, your way. Actually, I'm working on more of symbol set, but
Just Ducky
The power in my house today is on, off, on, off, now on again. A transformer blew on a street by the same name as the River I love. My son is home
Relatable-ish: Mourning & Anticipation
I've been struggling to relate to the folks in my daily life, because I've stopped trying to "fit" into a role that I thought was easily understood in
The day you realize
In the past few years, I found myself saying lightheartedly, "you know, I am the center of my own universe. So are you. No one can be anything but
IT
I have had a love-hate relationship with the word "it" in all of its permutations. There, I admitted it. In my book, it is not exactly a Term of
Veiling & The Blues
On my walk today, I found a painted blue trail blaze on the ground. The tree it had been painted on had been stripped of much of its bark. I
Judging or Perceiving | Collector or Renunciate?
Dualistic Mindsets in Myers Briggs and other such things I have a judgy mind. And if you've done a Myers-Briggs test and landed squarely with a
Why I make my work freely available
plus a touch of fundraising I believe in the importance of public institutions, especially Public Libraries, Public Education, and Public Art.
Feeling Free on the Mother of all days
Sunday is Mothers Day and I'm going to try again to divest myself of all planned work, chores, conversations, and responsibilities; while avoiding
Ma-stalgia: a term of endearment for ascendant generations
Nostalgia as sign it's time to reboot our childlike sense of self, and how being states help us cope with a heightened sense of responsibility. My
digital marketing feeds the tech bro machine
I honestly feel like many of the things everyone's been doing with digital marketing is going to fall by the wayside very soon. I've been working
Dragons, science fiction, and how fearsome archetypes can help you heal your inner life
I love stories. And I crave movies that sweep me away... and not just for sake of distraction. Stories help heal my inner cast of characters: that
an artist date: sketching with the masters
From April 25, the perfect date1. I've noticed recently how many of my favorite thinkers, artists, musicians, and philosophers spent/spend an good
Frequent, see?
A term of endearment post on Frequency My social media is full of coaches, teachers, and offerings which speak to the power of manifestation using
self-censorship, free speech, and the powers of The People
What happens when the recently de-privileged1 try to recoup social power by authoritarianism, and what to do about it. No law can save you, if
The Fairness Container
As a mom of a 12 and 15 year old, I often get to hear pissy words about fairness. Last week's rollick of a road trip, there were whining strains of
Popes, Psychics, Refugees, and the Power of Love
My mom called me first thing this morning: "Elizabeth, did you call me last night?" No mom. "Are you sure?" Maybe I did a butt dial.
St. Anthony and a Random Find
One day in 2023 I found this bit of jewelry on the ground, so I posted about it on my town's Facebook page, hoping the owner would contact me. I had a
Empathy isn’t pathology, Mr. Musk
If you are feeling a bit too much empathy, and it has you on the floor feeling terrible, don't go to war with it, up-level it into compassion. It
On The Cutting Room Floor
This piece is titled "The Cutting Room" which is sooo META Here's the story: The artwork was "done" and I submitted photos for a gallery
Networking with a beginner’s mind
Backdrop: In 20+ years of my marketing business, I didn't need to "do networking" because the right people found me at the right times, and my
As on the right, so on the left
where to rest and love when the world seems full of fight. Polarities are tough. I'm learning this to the nth degree these days. I'm talking the
Democracy is a practice: how (and why) to do it.
No matter how outraged you feel, or how erudite your arguments against Social Security cuts, NIH cuts, Veteran's care cuts, National Parks pillaging,
intersection of marketing and operations: digital concierge
Key evaluations you need to make before you add any more digital marketing into your life. How many times has someone told you you need a
Got George Washington
And how attention to the present moment yields stories and signs. This rainy grey day, after dropping my son at school, I drove by Job Lot and
Weaving as an act of wholeness
Do you have a way to engage in the things you loved doing as a child? How would you feel if you did? These last couple of months, I've decided
Duality: a coin parse
Inner Struggle, and a Flip Side of Self-identity About a year ago I went through a tough time. While reaching out, one of my more perceptive
Terms of Endearment – Imbue & Bodhi
This is a Terms of Endearment (TOE) post. These are words that keep coming up that I find myself re-defining for my own relief, amusement, and
Edge of Seventeen
Enjoying the full-bodied rebellion of peri-menopause, and the strength of youth. My well read (and generally badass) friend1 says to me the other
Open Hope
Not everyone grew up with the privilege of taking Hope for granted. Hope is a thing of children, even in rough places. It's a thing of the
Large Scale Event Promotion: Showing Up
I've been doing large scale event promotion for over 20 years, and developed a very specific, choreographed approach that is not recorded elsewhere. I
