Category: Feminine Spirituality
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Walking in Peace: The Stoic Way Most People Misunderstand
Stoicism taught me something I didn’t know I already lived — to stay calm with peace in my heart, even when the world misreads my intentions. The hardest part isn’t life’s storms; it’s the misinterpretations that come from others’ fears. Here’s how I’ve learned to walk in peace, even when my character is misunderstood.
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Lessons in controlling the minds narrative
They blindfolded me, told me to hold out my finger, and the next thing I knew — squish. My mind screamed poo! but the truth was far less terrifying… and much funnier. That day, I learned that sometimes the scariest part of life isn’t the moment itself — it’s the story we tell ourselves about…
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Sappho: Feminine Voice and Emotional Freedom
Longing was my first teacher. As a child, I dreamed my way through JC Penney catalogs, imagining a life far beyond what I had. For years, I thought that ache meant I was lacking. But now I understand: longing is sacred. Like Sappho, I’ve come to see desire not as weakness — but as a…
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Oshun’s Wisdom: Healing Through Softness and Joy
Joy is more than a fleeting emotion — it’s a spiritual practice. In this reflection, I share how the gentle presence of Oshun reminds me to find joy in the everyday: the blue of the sky, the song of the birds, the laughter of my grandchildren. When we honor joy as sacred, we begin to…
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Harnessing Divine Courage: Lessons from Joan of Arc
When I say I hear God, I don’t mean in thunderclaps or burning bushes. I mean in redirections. In the undeniable knowing that something’s not working — not because I’m failing, but because I’m forcing. Like Joan of Arc, I’ve learned that obedience to divine guidance often feels like resistance before it feels like revelation.…
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Exploring Hildegard of Bingen’s Divine Creativity
I didn’t know the word viriditas as a child — but I knew the feeling. It was the heartbeat of the forest. The pulse of life beneath the mountain. A greening force that found me in my youth… and saved me again in my darkest hour.
Wild Soul HOPE 