Inner Path

I had two big events planned through my business Inner Path last week, the beginning of The Artist’s Way Series and a SoulCollage® Workshop. I had spent the last couple of months planning for them and eagerly waiting for the day. Then the snow came, and it came, and it came, and it came. Both were cancelled. For a short period I felt myself falling into a pattern of worry and fear. “How will this impact the series? Will anyone show up for the make-up day?” I questioned. T

My favorite place to be in the whole world is on this big rock surrounded by trees and rhododendrons right on the edge of a river not far from a bed and breakfast where I stay in Douglas, WV. I go there every chance I can to pray, to meditate, to listen to the river flowing, to watch the butterflies floating, to empty myself out and then fill myself back up again. It is my safe place, the place I visualize in my mind when I am seeking calm. This spot is sacred to me, my ro

Ten years ago my friend Andria and I created an informal women’s group called the W’s where a group of us met once a week for dinner at various local restaurants. I hadn’t yet realized that I’m more introverted than extroverted. All I knew was I was worn out by small talk and party chatter and was craving real conversation. So each week I prepared a discussion starter or an activity that would enable the W’s to have a more meaningful conversation than your ordinary dinner

A year ago as the New Year began, I meditated on the intention I wanted to set for the year ahead. The word that rose to the surface was this: unleash. I had no idea why that word was coming to me or exactly what role it would play in the year, but I knew it would be significant. A month later when I attended a weekend silent retreat, I carried that word with me and bathed myself in it during the entire 36 hours of silence. Something was building in me. I knew it was time