Author: Michelle Fairchild
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Finding Freedom
Finding Freedomby Shiloh Sophia McCloud What if we woke up today And the old stories didn’t have their sting? What if we didn’t resist what there is to do? And set about our tasks, whether grand or mundane As if we were serving the world through our tending. What if we gave ourselves permission to…
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Good Riddance to Disappointment
I wrote a poem called Good Riddance to Disappointment just a few days ago as part of the current Cosmic Cowgirl on-line course I am following for 30 days called A Year of Promise. One option of the Day Three exercise was to share something you would no longer tolerate. During the course of my…
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Cosmic Cowgirls
During the summer of 2008 I was spending the weekend on the coast with my sister Wendy. Upon entering the Wisdom House Gallery in Mendocino here in California, which is owned by and features the art of Shiloh Sophia McCloud, all I could say was “WOW! WOW! WOW!” Here are a couple of images from…
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Being Hot Fudge Sundaes
Here is another excerpt from Geneen Roth’s new book Women Food and God. I have ordered this book and am looking forward to its arrival. When I read the first paragraph of this section of her book entitled Being Hot Fudge Sundaes it reminded me of something I had written myself about being defined by…
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Women Food and God
Official Description of the book Women Food and God by Geneen Roth “No matter how sophisticated or wealthy or broke or enlightened you are, how you eat tells all. If you suffer about your relationship with food — you eat too much or too little, think about what you will eat constantly or try not…
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Earth Day – April 22nd
Reflections on Earth Day This Earth Day may you take some time to close your eyes, breathe, feel the sun on your face, a light breeze caress your hair, the vibration of the living earth beneath your feet, and your life force flowing and beating strong within your body. Whether you dig in the dirt,…
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A Letter From the Future
Dear Me, How ironic that I am writing to you just a couple days away from your 40th birthday. Just imagine – in 40 years you’ll be my age – a whopping 80 years-old. I am writing to share some thoughts with you. This isn’t advice – because really advice isn’t always worth much. You…
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The Looking Glass
Just some food for thought that I offer up today… Excerpt from Sacred Circles: A Guide to Creating Your Own Women’s Spirituality Group “There could hardly be a hotter topic for a group of women then beauty. most of us are obsessed with how we look and how far we deviate from how we think…