~ converting vice to virtue on the path of personal transformation The foundational concept of the Enneagram personality typology system...

Poems From The Porch Stepping onto the porch feels like I’ve entered an avian party in progress. Everyone is chatting brightly, with the...

Poems From The Porch I sit still and the whole world comes to me. I am serenaded by a symphony of sound: the soothing, steady flow of the...

Poems From The Porch I've been here before many, many times – – a gray Louisiana morning, the whoosh of the wind, birds singing merrily,...

Poems From The Porch There is something about bathing in bird song that awakens Spring in the heart, and sunshine strong enough to cast...

Poems From The Porch Open and quiet A posture of curiosity Aligning with the potential of the present Letting go of the need to know from...

Poems From The Porch Rocking gently caressed by the soft strums of a guitar candle flame swaying with the tune fragrance of cedar and fir...

Poems From The Porch I did not make it happen. This is the significant truth to acknowledge. So, what role did I play? My agency was (and...

Poems From The Porch Lucy & Gatito (above) Do we ever open our hands completely? What does it mean to be a participant in change? I kiss...

Poems From The Porch Spinning a cocoon No set amount of time Some never begin Safety denied For most, the start is early Four, 15, 23,...

Poems From The Porch To be handed over divides a life Constructing a purpose then being done unto Learning what surrender really means...

Poems From The Porch Yesterday, I received the gift of sadness. It came unbidden, like the cracking of an oyster shell reveals a tender...

Poems From The Porch I planted one zinnia seed, and in less than a month, its stalk has grown six inches. Every day its momentum is...

Poems From The Porch Black squirrel taking my measure Red-winged black bird gliding across the lake Blue-black crow landing on a branch...

Poems From The Porch A spotlight is shining on a white-petaled flower, making it appear pink. Projection colors perception, sometimes...

Positive Mental Health Strategy photo by Brett Jordan on Unsplash.com Feeling triggered (flooded/activated)? I have found the following...