by Sheryl Lisa Finn | May 10, 2011 | 20s, Aging, Holidays and Seasons Collections, Holidays/Holy Days/Seasons, Parenthood transitions |
Every spring I live on the razor’s edge of pleasure and pain. The beauty slays me, literally takes my breath away, then leaves me with a hollow space in my soul as I touch its fleeting reality. These apple blossoms only bloom for a few weeks and then they fly... by Sheryl Lisa Finn | Mar 7, 2011 | Transitions - General |
Sometimes the amorphous emotions released during transitions are best expressed through other mediums. In this two minute slideshow, I use spoken word set to acoustic guitar music to capture the heart of the world of transitions. by Sheryl Lisa Finn | Feb 3, 2011 | Dying/Death, Transitions - General |
At the heart of transitioning consciously is the willingness to grieve. Sometimes grief arises unbidden as a pang of emptiness; sometimes it wells up in a bubble of memory about a former house; sometimes it appears as a longing for a past experience or stage of life;... by Sheryl Lisa Finn | Sep 28, 2010 | Dying/Death, Holidays/Holy Days/Seasons |
Nostalgia and memory ride in on a crisp Autumn breeze. In the slow moments of the day – rocking my baby down for a nap, chopping vegetables – the past filters up from the unconscious and the voices of ancestors make themselves known. In this poster season... by Sheryl Lisa Finn | Sep 2, 2010 | Parenthood transitions |
Last Wednesday, I was sitting on the bed at 7:45 in the morning, writing and playing with my baby, when I looked out the window and saw the boys next door riding down the street on their skateboards. A few moments later I saw Jared, the dad across the street, walking... by Sheryl Lisa Finn | Sep 1, 2010 | Holidays/Holy Days/Seasons, Parenthood transitions |
The third article of my four-part series for Rhythm of the Home online magazine appears today. Here’s the link: http://rhythmofthehome.com/autumn-2010/letting-go/ The magazine is quite extraordinary and full of creative ideas for activities, projects, recipes,... by Sheryl Lisa Finn | Aug 20, 2010 | Transitions - General |
After the caterpillars built their chrysalids and transformed into butterflies, we watched them for a few days, then set them free. It’s always hard to say goodbye. For days afterwards, Everest asked when we would order our next batch of caterpillars and every... by Sheryl Lisa Finn | Aug 19, 2010 | Parenthood transitions |
In the middle of our ninth reading of Charlotte’s Web, Everest decided to become a vegetarian. Perhaps it’s because he just turned six and he’s more attuned to himself as a separate individual or perhaps it’s due to another cause, but whatever... by Sheryl Lisa Finn | Aug 5, 2010 | Wedding/marriage transition |
The majority of my clients find me when they’re in the midst of the marriage transition, stifled by anxiety and convinced it means that they’re making a mistake. What they fail to realize (until they come across my work) is that the anxious thoughts... by Sheryl Lisa Finn | Jul 16, 2010 | Transitions - General |
While Arnold van Gennep introduced the term “rite of passage” to the West in 1960 through his book Rites of Passage, William Bridges brought the three-stage roadmap of transitions to mainstream culture with his book, Transitions: Making Sense of...