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Raw Clarity

November 7, 2018 · 1 Comment

How clarity messes up everything I already know. Is it bad when you are shown the truth and you just keep on walking like it never happened. What do I believe? I think I have to get clear here before I can matriculate to the next level of my life.    I have always understood – […]

Firewalking 101

November 7, 2018 · Leave a Comment

What becomes of a Firewalker one week later? Yes, you heard me right, “I have walked on fire.” It was a New Years Day thing to do. It was a lovely drive in the mountains and an exciting adventure to have with my sister. It was cold and convival and strange and OK. But what […]

Tortoise as a Verb

November 7, 2018 · Leave a Comment

What do you do with the in between time? That’s the time after one dream has left and another has yet to manifest. How is NOW properly propagated to pull yourself forward to your next dream. Well, first you have got to get a dream! What if there seems to be no dream on the […]

November 7, 2018 · Leave a Comment

“Many life experiences have a musical form, like endings that are not final or themes that return with variation.” ~thomas moore, author of SEAT OF THE SOUL My my how time flies…and seems to stand still at the same time. David Byrne said it like this, “Same as it ever was.” And so it is, […]

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How to Glide

November 7, 2018 · Leave a Comment

When we dance it will be a miracle of untold proportions. Not sure if it is like this for everyone, but for me it is a paradoxical and quixotic mix – the more I learn to stand on my own, the closer I get to holding the key of true love and partnership. This, my […]

…best friends!

November 7, 2018 · Leave a Comment

“Everyone has a guide into the cosmos (animus) and one into the heart (anima). Don’t do it all yourself. Let the guides sing.” ~thomas moore Hey Spatchcocked Chicken, Sorry I could not help you get hooked up with a realtor. So what about your sister? With all of her clients, is not one of them […]

Pain into Champagne

November 7, 2018 · Leave a Comment

“I am going to tell story with great meaning. I am going to make you cry, then make you laugh.” ~ me to myself after dreaming strange things. I keep hearing “Turn Pain into Champagne.” Heard it a while back over a period of a few days. And then there was this dream this morning. In […]

November 7, 2018 · Leave a Comment

Yes, I thought if I got my vibrations up and made sure to keep intouch with the non-visible parts of my being I would feel better. No such luck! Just not true. This life we live gives us all sorts of experiences. And to live this life is to feel all it’s emotions.  

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November 7, 2018 · Leave a Comment

Paris, sisterhood and new experiences. The beginning of our trip began with many threats – a strike by French Air traffic controllers, a strike by taxis in Paris and a country wide heat wave. There could not have been a less auspicious start to our holiday abroad! So I got a little informed. I spent […]

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Contemplation vs Meditation

November 7, 2018 · Leave a Comment

Letting go of what arises to clear the way for listening 

November 7, 2018 · Leave a Comment

I have begun to renovate. To plan how my kitchen will look I have to imagine how it will feel to have the cooktop in front  with my sink to my back. How does this feel? Am I OK with that? I am imagining what it looks like and asking myself questions. I am really just building […]

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November 7, 2018 · Leave a Comment

Salvage work. Picking through the wreckage to save the good bits. I have been doing salvage work for the past 36 months. Now I look around to see the world infront of me because I know what is infront of me is what I am feasting on. In the rawest part of my wrecked like […]

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Lani received a B.F.A from Virginia Commonwealth University in 1986 and earned a B.A in Art Education from NCCU in 2000.
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