Rose Cottage

  This fall marks  3 years since I moved across town to my daughter's, and (the following spring) into my sweet Rose Cottage. It was awesome to have so much help with sorting and downsizing for the move! That was a marathon - which we often attempt on our own - but without aid, it can be  overwhelming!  For  day-to-day tending  and periodic  resets , it's better to do in regular, steady increments. I watched a  little clip  from an organizer of a marathon sorting project, and could relate to the stacks and piles and boxes ... d uring my move, my son-in law was the 'take away guy,' dealing with trash, recycling, donations, things we were bringing over here, and storage.  Along with season's turn, I am also preparing for the SoulCollage® Facilitator training (squee!)  It feels timely to do a fall reset with this in mind, and set the stage for deepening with creative process!  I tend to let things pile up around me - and I hav...

  One of the prerequisites for  SoulCollage® Facilitator training is to create and meet cards from several suits, including 2 Companion Suit cards. From the  description of this suit  on the  KaleidoSoul  website:  these cards r epresent the energetic dimensions of our lives.   This suit encompasses two different kinds of energies:  Animal energies Chakra (body) energies You can think of your Animal Totems as imaginary guides on your life journey. You might also think of them as Power Animals because each one imparts a special energy/power to your life. The animals can be animate or legendary - like the Courage card i made this spring - featuring a phoenix. As you choose images, be open to both animals you already feel connected to, and surprises!  Courage  In the 90s, I did a visioning journey to discover Chakra totem animals, in a workshop with indigenous doctor/ healer Louis Mehl. I know I have the notes *somewhere* - horse,...