This week’s featured book is “The Heroine’s Journey” by Maureen Murdock. The author begins the book’s introduction by explaining how she arrived at writing the book– her own search for the “woman’s way” and finding many books detailing the man’s journey (e.g., Carol Pearson, Robert Johnson, and almost everything by Joseph Campbell). Yet there was […]
A few weeks ago I mentioned a book by Judith Duerk, and this week I finished another book of her’s– “The Circle Continues: Women Respond to Circle of Stones.” This book is a collection of essays, poems, prose, and artwork created in response to Judith’s book “Circle of Stones.” All the creations were made by […]
This week I’ve been reading a book that was a holiday gift to me from my Mom, “Oil for Your Lamp: Women Taking Care of Themselves” by Lisa Hammond & BJ Gallagher. It’s a wonderful little book, perfect for your bedside table, that reminds us to take the time and create the space to care […]
Even before we are conceived, there are expectations. Our parents expect to become pregnant (perhaps not at that very moment, but someday). As we grow in our mother’s womb, there are more expectations—boy or girl. After birth, even more expectations—how soon will we smile? crawl? walk? talk? And the expectations continue piling on and on […]
This week I have just finished reading a wonderful book titled “When the Drummers Were Women” by Layne Redmond, an internationally acclaimed hand drummer. It’s a fascinating exploration of the history of drumming and the ways in which women played a part. Although a bit dense in world history and culture at times, this is […]
It occurs to me that perhaps the greatest fear of writers, and people for that matter, isn’t that words will someday fail to come to them. The greatest fear may be that no one will want to listen. And we all have a story to tell. Each and every one of us. Without a doubt, […]
The book I’m reading this week is “I Sit Listening to the Wind” by Judith Duerk, a musician and music therapist who has led women’s spiritual retreats for many years. This particular book is one of several written by Duerk as a way to encourage women to seek and find their deepest meaning and purpose […]
I’m so glad you’ve stopped by to read my blog! This is the first post, and I have to admit that it’s a bit intimidating. I hope you’ve explored the rest of my site. One of my main goals for my website is to provide practical, useful, and interesting information to those who visit. I […]
