by Sheryl Lisa Paul | May 11, 2014 | Anxiety, Holidays/Holy Days/Seasons |
Yesterday my teacher said, “For me, Mother’s Day is a holy day. It’s not just about my actual mother or being a mother but a day to connect with the Divine Feminine, the great mother in all things.” Much of my work is devoted to exploding the... by Sheryl Lisa Paul | Apr 1, 2013 | Anxiety, Dying/Death, Parenthood transitions, Relationships, Transitions - General |
The dreams always recur this time of year: I’m with my grandparents or I’m grieving the loss of them, and I wake up with the weight of unshed and unarticulated grief sinking my bones. Without the spaciousness that used to characterize my mornings before I... by Sheryl Lisa Paul | Mar 21, 2012 | Holidays/Holy Days/Seasons |
This article originally appeared last year in Rhythm of the Home Magazine. I’m reprinting today in honor of the first day of Spring. *** When we align ourselves with the primary action of each season, we can harness the energy that permeates the natural world... by Sheryl Lisa Paul | 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 Paul | Mar 1, 2011 | Holidays/Holy Days/Seasons, Uncategorized |
The first intimations of spring are in the air, and today my fourth article for The Rhythm of the Home Magazine appears as part of their spring edition. When we align ourselves with the primary action of each season, we can harness the energy that permeates the... by Sheryl Lisa Paul | Mar 19, 2010 | Transitions - General, Wedding/marriage transition |
Like the birth of all new things, spring is born on the undulating waves of contrast: the expansion of warm, sunny days followed by the contraction of grayness and snow. She arrives resplendent in her scarves that speak of freshness and possibility, then retreats... by Sheryl Lisa Paul | Mar 15, 2010 | Transitions - General |
And how I love the sun… I love being indoors for a day then outdoors the next. I love spending the afternoon in the garden with my boys, hands digging in the dirt, cool breeze across our faces, then coming indoors to clean up and warm up. I love the hint of...
