The Gift of Silence and Solitude

The Gift of Silence and Solitude

I recently gave myself a glorious, and much-needed, gift. I took a weekend away in a quiet place for a self-guided retreat. I left on Friday at noon, was home by 8:00 p.m. on Sunday night, and in that short span of time my inner world shifted radically. I had been...
Inspiration for your creative fire

Inspiration for your creative fire

Today I share with you a garland of inspiration to feed your creative fires. You’ll find here 7 of my favorite posts that I shared on my Brilliant Playground Facebook page this past month. May these help you bring more singing, dancing, writing, creating, dreaming,...
Oh, the pleasures of reading and writing

Oh, the pleasures of reading and writing

In today’s issue of Creative Sparks I thought I’d share with you several of the books I’ve been reading lately, spanning the realms from shamanism to fiction to poetry (my personal favorite). May these inspire you to your own fertile explorations...
What’s Spirit got to do with it?

What’s Spirit got to do with it?

“Your children are not your children. They are the sons and daughters of Life’s longing for itself. They come through you but not from you, And though they are with you yet they belong not to you.” —Kahlil Gibran What’s Spirit got to do with it? One of the...
My Story…

My Story…

“I am certain of nothing but the holiness of the Heart’s affections and the truth of the Imagination.” – Poet  – John Keats I’d like to tell you a story, a sacred story, of sorts. In some of my classes and workshops, I tell the story of how I...
Welcome, Imbolc!

Welcome, Imbolc!

In this issue of Creative Sparks, I share with you about the ancient Celtic tradition of Imbolc. Imbolc is a time of celebrating creativity, poetry, new life, and the eternal flames within us and around us. I hope to help you kindle those flames in yourself as you...