People will sometimes ask me, as an artist, what it is that I do. To explain, I tell them that I am a translator of creativity. I take an experience and from this, I create it in an outer form. This is the continual quest of an artist. This translation may come in the [...]
There is a song that is being sung. I call it The Long Song, A Song of Awakening. It calls to us. Those who listen will hear and respond. When so much of what we once knew is now different, we may listen in different ways. Our hearts may be opening into [...]
Creative thinking is enhanced by understanding how the creative process works. There are times when creatives spend their energy in very big ways. I call the thin and dim weariness that can follow this time The Flatlands. The following video is a visual tour of this place... [...]
Please pause for a moment to listen to this guided forest meditation: Shinrin-Yoku is Healing Forest Medicine Being connected to nature brings a healing power to our bodies, our minds and our spirits. The practice of Shinrin-Yoku was established in Japan during the 1980’s. Shinrin-Yoku is referred [...]
To My Friends: Well, I did it! Yep, my new book is now available on Amazon. The Voice of Real: Stories of Who I Was Created to Be And I thought you might enjoy the “back story”… A dear friend recently asked me, Annie, if you felt totally accepted, what would you share?” I [...]
We all have powerful Life Themes: The metaphors of thunder, of rain, and of powerful lightning have served as some of my life themes for a very long time. When I look over my poetry from decades past, there are life themes that run deep. These are the roads of my journey. These are [...]
This place is not on the map. As a matter of fact, the only way to get here is to slip into the very thins space between Now-Then-and Next... May I read you this story? Storytelling is powerful medicine. And this is one of my "inner stories" that metaphorically describes life in a totally [...]
Click here and I will read this story to you... Once there was a woman who walked in the Golden Glow. This glow surrounded her, at least, until the purple layer began. The golden glow was wisdom, it was good and truthful and loving. It was strong [...]
