by Sheryl Lisa Paul | Sep 11, 2012 | Alanis Morissette, Anxiety, Parenthood transitions |
The evening began as it usually does. After Asher, my three year old, goes to sleep, Everest and I spend some much needed alone time together. When I was young, my parents instituted a family ritual called “Time Alone” where we would each spend time alone... by Sheryl Lisa Paul | Sep 22, 2011 | Holidays/Holy Days/Seasons |
It’s the cold pocket encased in the tail-end husks of a warm summer breeze. It’s the trickle of creek after the fertile rush of spring’s runoff. It’s the fading light at the end of a golden afternoon. These are the signposts that say,... by Sheryl Lisa Paul | Jun 21, 2011 | Rituals and Symbols |
One of the things that disturbs me about blogging, scrapbooking, and photography in general is that, more often than not, it presents a skewed perspective of life. When documenting our lives, we tend to include the beautiful moments, that one precious second when a... by Sheryl Lisa Paul | Dec 28, 2010 | Holidays/Holy Days/Seasons |
Last Wednesday, the day after Winter Solstice, Everest and I went out into the yard to check on our tree. The night before we started what we hope to be an annual Solstice ritual inspired by a beautiful book by Eve Bunting called “Night Tree.” It’s... by Sheryl Lisa Paul | Jun 21, 2010 | Holidays/Holy Days/Seasons, Rituals and Symbols |
Today we transition into summer through the portal of the Solstice, the longest day of the year. Like the wedding day, a mother’s labor and baby’s birth day, and moving day, today is the transitional marker that separates the old stage of life or season...
