Category: beauty

• Unfolding into the Fullness of MySelf

  

  Gentlygentlyshe unfolds… Slowlyslowlyshe becomes… Softlysoftlyshe blossoms… Unfolding intothe fullnessof mySelf… . . . Peeling away the layers, trying to reach the center of Me like an onion, they say, or the artichoke, pulling off the pointy tough outer leaves, one by one, until:oh, lookthe tenderdelicateinner layers,tell me I amgetting closer to the heart. But also, […]

  sparkleandzest

  January 1, 2023

  beauty, creativity, self-expression

  creativity, self-expression, spirituality

• The Tiger-Roaring Rose Dance

  

  I want to tell you a story about my daughter, Rose. She just turned 12 years old. I remember the day she was born. I remember before she was born, the fierce tiger longing in me to be the best, most loyal, loving, dedicated mama I could be to this creature I had yet to […]

  sparkleandzest

  November 11, 2018

  beauty, creativity, parenting, self-expression, spirituality

  emotions, gratitude, mothering, parenting, spirituality, zen

• The Beauty of Motherhood

  

  I feel so rich with a big jug of fresh cider in the fridge. We went to an apple-pressing party this morning with a group of other moms and kids in our area.  The kids were running around, swinging on tires tied to trees, sidewalk chalk out, little trucks to push around and a mini-tractor […]

  sparkleandzest

  September 28, 2013

  beauty, friendship

  beauty, food, friendship, mothering