Common every day forms of sorcery

Common every day forms of sorcery

When we think of curses, we might think of someone casting the “evil eye” or practicing black magic. These forms of sorcery definitely happen in our world, but there are far more common, everyday ways in which sorcery occurs. It affects all of us, and we all do it....
Orienting

Orienting

When we get triggered from something that reminds us of a past trauma, we tend to disassociate and leave the current moment. We may feel like we’re five years old again, reliving the time we fell off our bike and broke our arm. Although a normal response to trauma, it...
Tumbled Rocks Trail

Tumbled Rocks Trail

I bundled up this morning and went to Spirit Lake. Although I haven’t been on it for several years, the Tumbled Rocks Trail is another old friend. The macadam walkway follows the western shoreline of the lake. Large boulders line the path and the steep grade going to...

We have our whole life ahead of us

My fearless younger self remembers the feeling of having my whole life ahead of me. She relished the possibilities. Life was an adventure. It could lead anywhere she chose. In recent years, it’s seemed like there were fewer possibilities. For the dreams that still...