– INSPIRING INSIGHTS –
Healing from the
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I Would Want You to Know – Gratitudes for Thanksgiving
This Thanksgiving gratitude list was born out of the deep reflections that this year has called forth. This year has called all of us to look at life differently. I laughed and cried while writing this Open Thank You. I hope you do the same reading it.
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The 100 Gratitude List
What emerges when we take time and space to reflect on all of the things we are grateful for?
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Reflections on Recovery and the Light that Shines Within
In reflection on the trauma a year ago and the trauma we are all experiencing, there is light all around us, there is light inside, if we choose. In a reflection on the year, we have lived.
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Shining a Light in Dark Spaces – Thriving with Peritoneal Inclusion Cyst and Fistula
The healing journey of living with a peritoneal inclusion cyst and fistula, returning to intentional living and thriving,
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My Body is a Canvas
I had registered for a drawing class, and a few weeks before the college semester started, I came into my mom’s art studio, moping. I harped, “I can’t draw. What am I going to do, mom? I can’t draw. I don’t know how.” Without a word, she stopped what she was doing,...
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Lifelines – Yoga and Healing
What’s your lifeline? One of my lifelines is YoBa. YoBa is a hot yoga and barre studio in my neighborhood. While I had trained for many years in martial arts, with a year in Pilates, and a few yoga classes many years ago, I had never gone to a hot yoga class, not to...
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EXPLORATIONS
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Throw Back Barton and Megan Style ~ Aisle Chairs and Landing Gears
I found it – the original copy of Aisle Chairs and Landing Gears. Posting this adventure here because my page is about reminders of living, sucking the marrow out of life. You can’t make this stuff up! And then, that’s most of our lives together.
read moreRandolph New Hampshire 2019 Adventure – Returning Home
On the Road Our New Hampshire adventures began with an electrifying start. Once out of North Carolina, we could see the storm clouds ahead. Lightning streaks down from the heavens. It was all around us, and we were driving straight into the heart of the storm. Three...
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Randolph NH 2019 Adventures – Adaptive Mount Adams Hike
After being married to Barton for 15 years, if there’s one thing I’ve learned, it’s that if you say – he can’t – oh, Barton will. With a gleam in the eye. And a contagious smile that will convinces the most fiercest skeptic. One of Barton’s bucket list items has been...
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Randolph NH 2019 Adventures – An Evening with William Ackerman and Vin Downes
For me, music has been a vital part of my soul. I was a child of the 80’s – so I loved dancing to Madonna, Cindy Lauper, Flock of Seagulls, Ah ha, Starship, bubble gum pop. And, my parents also listened to piano and guitar: Windham Hill, Mannheim Steamroller, David...
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Returning – Discovering Breath in the Arizona Land
In June, we had an opportunity to return to Tucson, AZ and connect with friends for the weekend. It was an amazing space to return to our roots, connect with others, step into service, and reminders both of where we came from and the road we are travelling. Barton and...
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Unforeseen Beauty: San Francisco Japanese Tea Gardens and Botanical Garden
In March, Barton and I travelled to San Francisco, as I was attending ORSC (Organizational Relationship Systems Coaching) training. Our flights were tight, and we had planned one morning for play. Our time was already full with my training, Barton hosting a workshop...
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Dipping into Still Waters
~ Retreat at Compassionate Expressions, Asheville, NC, August, 2018 When we turn on the windy mountain road on the heels of a rainstorm, we lose Internet connection. There is no cell phone, no Internet, no calls, no emails, nothing tugging at my heels. Stepping out of...
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Travelogue: Returning to the Four Corners- Arriving in Durango
Before Barton and I were married, we always dreamed of having children. We saw them, named them, knew that it would be our path together as a couple. So several years later, when we found that we could not have children naturally, it was...
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Travelogue: Returning to the Four Corners – Writing of the Ancients
My first full day in Durango, I travelled north to Mesa Verde. Mesa Verde has always been a sacred place. It was a week before the spring season opened, so many trails and tours were not open yet. And, in the time since visiting in 2003, one set of cliff dwellings had...
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Travelogue: Returning to the Four Corners – Redefining Motherloss
There was a natural human wanting in me to find the exact spot where I let my mom’s ashes go. I understand the need to have a marker, somewhere to go to speak to our loved ones. To remember them, honor them, and remember our relationship with them. We mark...
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Cracking My Heart Open
Our way of life has dramatically shifted in 2020, these are powerful reflections as we find a way to move forward.
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The Land in My Heart is Burning
As the fires still burn in Australia, I reflect on the lessons I learned from my travels there.
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World Childless Week: Unfolding
When Barton and I published our book, Ink in the Wheels: Stories to Make Love Roll, we were fearless, breaking down barriers, and sharing pieces of our story that resonated with others for a variety of reasons. Marrying a man with a disability is considered taboo in...
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When Sparks Fly, Cars Crash, and Roads Recover
We spent hours planning our trip to New York. Barton’s cousin was getting married in Brooklyn, and his Coaches Leadership Tribe was having a gathering the same weekend. The trip was over Mother’s Day weekend, and I was reserved, what it would be like with so much...
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The Power of an Index Card
What’s in an index card? Believe it or not, index cards can save your life. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NbYTz_4I3so Index cards saved my life. For me, it was a powerful practice after the loss of my mom and as I was going through surgery. My mom died unexpectedly...
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Disorientation in Evolution
Today, on the way from dropping Barton off at a workshop, I stopped at my favorite café. I had anticipating a delightful morning by the window sipping a caramel latte while writing and reading. When I walked in the door, however, it was like walking on a different...
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