Self-Care
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Rhiannon Reflections – A Guest Post from Mary Lunnen
This guest post by Mary Lunnen is part of a series celebrating the My Word Goddess Readings by honouring the gifts of the goddesses that stepped forward in 2014…. 2014 was the first time I had received a ‘goddess for the year’ from Amy Palko. Rhiannon is the Welsh horse goddess. Looking back now and reflecting, I feel that, a year ago, I had intentions of becoming clear, moving forward with ease towards my desires. I am not sure if I ever did get really clear about “What it is that you desire.” What I have done is being able to sit with what was, what is, with ease. To accept and…
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Clearly, Psyche And I Were A Mismatch – A Guest Post From Lori-Ann Claerhout
This guest post by Lori-Ann Claerhout is part of a series celebrating the My Word Goddess Readings by honouring the gifts of the goddesses that stepped forward in 2014…. Photo: My Word bracelet created by Two Sisters Handcrafted. Let me start at the very beginning. I received my first goddess from Amy for 2013, and it was a wild year of transformation with Sedna at my hip. I had left a secure, well-paying (benefit-filled! And drudgery-tinged), day job of thirteen years with only a dream and imagination of how I would reinvent myself: from editor of undergraduate courses to. . . what? Of course, I looked to my Sedna for guidance, as…
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My Year with Erzulie – A Guest Post From Heather Cox
This guest post by Heather Cox is part of a series celebrating the My Word Goddess Readings by honouring the gifts of the goddesses that stepped forward in 2014…. I’d never heard of Erzulie when I received her as my goddess for 2014, and at first I was hesitant because of that. Also the end of 2013 had brought a sort of traumatic change in my job situation and the realization that I was completely burned out. I was at a crossroads and I expected some sort of kick ass warrior goddess intervention – not this soft, voluptuous Voodun goddess of love. A couple of my suggested words for the year…
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A New Moon Creation Story
Gravity pulls me down onto my knees. It tugs at my belly and chest. It hugs my hips and it kisses my brow. I lie in Child’s Pose for a very long time. Pins and needles tingle along the sides of my feet, and my forehead begins to numb. But I stay there. Supine. Gifted to the gravity of this moment. And the next. Because sometimes, sometimes it’s all you can do to surrender everything to the ground, to the earth. Take this pain. Take this pain. Take this pain. And take this sadness too. For it is not mine. And it does not belong to me. The truth is…
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Invitational Marketing or Why I Don’t Hard Sell
It’s not in me to do a hard sell. I really don’t see the point in them. Our lives are full of things that contribute to feelings of tension and pressure. You don’t need me contributing to that. You really don’t. Pressing on pain points to manipulate you into clicking the Buy Now button? No, thank you. Really not my style. Not only do I have absolutely no desire whatsoever to capitalise on another’s pain, but I don’t actually think a hard sell makes good business sense. Especially for offerings such as mine. And, I suspect, such as yours. Think about it. I have this current offering – the Practical…
