I know it’s been forever – a month and a half! – since I last posted. I normally don’t let life get in the way of things, but it’s been a doozy lately. My family does our holiday stuff at Thanksgiving, so I had to be ‘Christmas-ready’ with gifts shipped off to my mom’s before …
If you’re like me, and were raised in the church, then you know all about ‘spiritual gifts’. If not, here’s a super-fast overview. As wikipedia puts it: In Christianity, spiritual gifts (or charismata) are endowments given by the Holy Spirit. These are the supernatural graces which individual Christians need to fulfill the mission of the church. They are described in the New Testament, primarily in 1 …
So unless you’ve been living in the Arctic Tundra (we still have that, right?!) lately, you’ve heard all the drama about a certain bigot and his corporate monetary donations. Well, strange as it may seem, it took a furor over some chicken to make me stop being one. Now, you should understand that I live …
So last Friday I was watching the opening ceremonies of the Olympics in London. I had a window open on my computer while sitting here at my desk so I could watch it streaming live (and bad form on NBC for *not* streaming it live & forcing most people to watch their edited version that …
“What we can or cannot do, what we consider possible or impossible, is rarely a function of our true capability. It is more likely a function of our beliefs about who we are.” ~ Tony Robbins I have been forced, recently, to truly evaluate what is and is not “impossible”. Turns out, there was a …
I am an unapologetic geek-girl. I have a deep and abiding love for all things Sci-Fi, Fantasy, Hero & geek-tastic. One of the best TV shows ever was the axed-bef0re-its-time Firefly. I am still passionate about that show, and its follow-up movie, Serenity. One of my favorite moments is at the end, where Mal (the captain) …
Oh, I get it… Women’s Lib was/is a movement dedicated to securing equality for us as women – so we could vote, find jobs, and take more of an active role in our own futures rather than be passed from parents to husband with no say in the matter. I get all that, and I …
In my mind’s-eye, I’m still 22… full of bubbling life & eagerly looking forward into infinite possibilities. But I can’t escape my hands… I see them every day & they speak volumes. They are not the hands of a 22-year-old. But one day, as I stood in front of a sunlight-drenched window, I saw my …
This post was found on elephantjournal.com written by Kate Rose. You can find the original HERE. But there’s a lot of ads & things on that site, so I wanted to repost here on the Organized Hearth Witch for ease of viewing. Enjoy! ************************ To my sweet wild woman, I know why it hasn’t worked … Continue reading
I’m no good at grief. … Really, I’m not. Or, perhaps I should say – I’m no good at polite, front-parlor, sorrowful-eyes, bring-a-casserole, hold-your-hand, murmur-platitudes grief. THAT I’m no good at. But I can rock the hell out of some get-drunk, scream-into-the-storm, curse-wildly, laugh-inappropriately grief. If that’s what’s required, I’m definitely the one for the … Continue reading
It’s no secret I’m Southern. I’ve been pretty clear about that in my posts. I’m not a transplant, I’m not a part-timer, I’m not a newbie. I was born in Alabama and moved to Georgia. Doesn’t get much more solidly southern than that – except maybe for my lovelies who live their entire lives in … Continue reading
We all know the prevalent wisdom, right? Don’t look back – keep your focus on what’s ahead. It’s all over the place in pithy quotes… “What is coming is far better than what is gone. Don’t look back, keep moving forward!” “Never look backwards or else you’ll lose your way to your goals.” “There’s no … Continue reading
My anam cara closes most of his correspondence or posts with the phrase ‘stay up, stay gold’ – a reference to The Outsiders, but more accurately, the poem ‘Nothing Gold Can Stay’ by Robert Frost. I get why he does it. It’s a beautiful sentiment, and a worthy thing to remind others to be. Hold … Continue reading
I recently lost my little girl. I didn’t give birth to her, but I helped raise her. I changed her diapers, held & rocked her til she slept, brushed her hair, shopped with her, drank/ laughed/ fought/ loved with her… we cried over hurts & cheered over successes. In every way that mattered, she was … Continue reading
Ok my lovelies… I know it’s been a ridiculously long time since I posted anything. I could give you a breakdown of just how busy I’ve been since I last posted – but I’m not ‘that guy’. Suffice it to say I’ve had an unprecedented amount of work fall in my lap, and it’s kept … Continue reading
I’m dancing again. No, I haven’t dashed off to join a modern dance company performing in abandoned warehouses… I’m not strapping on tap shoes for a night at the theatre… I’m not wiggling into a tutu and facing the burning spotlights… nope, I’m just taking classes again. After far more years than I’d like to … Continue reading
This post isn’t yee-haw rabble-rousing or a super-scrumptious recipe (though I have a couple of those that hopefully I’ll get around to soon)… this post is going to ask you to think a little deeper, and maybe question how you do things both in your life and (interestingly) in your ritual. Let me put out … Continue reading
Attacks on social media have been increasing here lately, with rants & poems and blogs and videos… and while there are some valid points to be made by these detractors, I feel the need to push back just a bit… give the ‘net it’s due, as it were. The gist seems to be this: We’re … Continue reading
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