The Big Wait

Friday, May 4, 2012 by Bonnie

"Adopt the pace of nature: her secret is patience."  Ralph Waldo Emerson     There  was a time not that long ago that I valued travel and adventure over all else.  Put me in a car with a tank full of gas and a GPS and I was a happy woman...

Poetry in My In-Box

Thursday, April 26, 2012 by Bonnie

    On the phone with a friend yesterday, we spoke about the impending birth of my grand daughter. "How will I know if she is close to her arrival?"  I inquired. "When your daughter begins nesting and preparing for her arrival, you will know...

Learning to Small Talk

Saturday, April 21, 2012 by Bonnie

I have always envied the small talker.  The person who could create conversation for no other reason than to converse.  Jean Huston once signed a book for me and it read "To a woman who dives in the deep," she knew me from one glance...

Easter and Taxes

Sunday, April 8, 2012 by Bonnie

Easter

The Easter Message is one of resurrection.  Life arises out of death.  Love overcomes hate.  Compassion is born.  A new way of being takes form from that which no longer serves us...

Fighting for My Limitations

Thursday, April 5, 2012 by Bonnie

My dear friend called me last week. I was struggling with a decision around a quirky loan.  I was sharing my "doubts" with my friend about signing this document, which terms seemed to change with every conversation I had with the lender...

Meditating in the Dental Chair

Tuesday, March 6, 2012 by Bonnie

    There have been many times in my life when I have paused to give thanks for my meditation practice. Today, at the dentist was one of them. Let me back up. I learned to meditate out of my deep, deep hunger to connect with my inner spirit, to know God within me...

New art at Starbucks changes store experience

Wednesday, February 22, 2012 by Bonnie

      Today when I entered the Starbucks on 16th and Bethany Home, something was different.  I felt it. Looking around, I spotted walls filled with powerful art...

Three Arizona Writers Speak; I Listen

Tuesday, February 14, 2012 by Bonnie

Yesterday I went to the heart of downtown, for my first time since moving to Phoenix.  Invited to hear three women speak as part of Arizona's Centennial Celebration, I donned my tennis shoes and walking clothes and headed toward town...

Good-bye Whitney

Sunday, February 12, 2012 by Bonnie

[caption id="attachment_605" align="aligncenter" width="222" caption="Photo by pop crunch"][/caption]     As my years on the planet increase and my spiritual practice deepens, I become more and more aware of the gift celebrities play for us in our lives...

What to Do when Someone You Know Loses a Loved One

Monday, January 30, 2012 by Bonnie

My friend's mother died when we were in junior high school.  Unexpectedly, she had a brain aneurism at work...