"A circle of women is a nurturing and sustaining resource that can become a spiritual and psychological wellspring tapped into whenever the circle meets." — Jean Shinoda Bolen, Urgent Message from Mother Just a few short weeks ago, I was honored and amazed to sit in the circle of 21 women who attended our first two sampler sessions. As I told them, it was simply wonderful to hear their voices and … [Read more...]
Manifesting Your Future, One Word at a Time
"Just give me a cool drink of water before I die." — Maya Angelou Just before the start of 2013, I took a hike with a friend in a Florida park. As we crunched through the underbrush, I told her about my journaling mentor's suggestion: pick a word to manifest the coming year, journal about it, and see what happens. As we walked through the woods, I enjoyed the bright red berries of the native … [Read more...]
Find yourself in the circle
What if this was the year you found your true voice? Join me for a very special workshop series starting January 2014 designed to help you cultivate and nurture your own authentic voice in a supportive writing community. Women Writing for (a) Change, Jacksonville, is now offering a 15-week course created to provide time, space and a community to support the lives of women who are: Just … [Read more...]
Why Here, Why Now: Women Writing for (a) Change
Tonight at dinner, when I mentioned the Divine Mother during a prayer, my son said, wryly, "So, it's all about female gods for you now, is it?" We then proceeded to have a very interesting conversation about Greek mythology — which he loves — and the origins of the female goddesses, then the shift to patriarchal models. He thought that perhaps this evolution was due to men's superior physical … [Read more...]
Welcome to Women Writing for (a) Change
"When a woman listens to herself, she changes." — Nelle Morton Women Writing for (a) Change Coming to Jacksonville Jacksonville Welcome to Women Writing for (a) Change, Jacksonville, a new community for Jacksonville writers. We are here for one purpose: To nurture and celebrate the individual voice by facilitating supportive writing circles and by encouraging people to craft more conscious … [Read more...]