A Cleansing Experience

For the first time ever I attempted to make soap. It isn't pretty because I used Pyrex baking pans and not soap molds. More than soap it became hope on a rope (minus the rope - ha ha). Might sound a bit crazy but the whole process was spiritually and emotionally cleansing. I was able to put my heart and soul into it, as it helped me to be more present.

While I gave the soaps time to cure, it gave me something to look forward to, too. Not in a I can't wait kind of way but in a what phase is it in today kind of way. It reminded me of processing B&W film, not quite knowing what would develop. The outcome of my soaps, like I said, look funny but the end result is beautiful. I have to thank SacredSuds for inspiring me. Reading her story on Jewels of Saraswati's blog helped give me a great gift. The gift of understanding how sacred suds can be.

Hope Does Float

Ian, my middle child, gave this floating flower candle to me yesterday. Waiting for the sun to set, we lit it in the dark and watched as the light danced and tickled our hearts. Hope does float. It floats all around me like a twinkling star in the dark ocean up above.......



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“What seems to us as bitter trials are often blessings in disguise” ~ Oscar Wilde


"If I could reach up and hold a star for every time you've made me smile, the entire evening sky would be in the palm of my hand." ~unknown

“To be a star, you must shine your own light, follow your own path, and don't worry about the darkness, for that is when the stars shine brightest” ~unknown

“The true harvest of my life is intangible - a little star dust caught, a portion of the rainbow I have clutched” ~ Henry David Thoreau