Spring has finally arrived on the East Coast. Winters here are far different than my former West Coast locale, as Winter takes it’s sweet time, like gooey sap from a Maple tree; resisting leaving the tree to become maple syrup. Finally the Forsythia blooms, the birds come back, nagging me at daybreak to put out the feeders (we take them in at night because of raccoons). The leaves and the...

          Happy New Year! May this be the best year for you and your loved ones! The letter of the Year indicates that Obatala and Ochun (Oshun) rule the year this year. Wisdom and Beauty. Wise counsel and Prosperity. Longevity and Pleasurable blessings. What better aspects to work with this year. To become more wise and beautiful in heart and mind. Exactly what I am setting as goals. The newsletter will begin to...

                This is the time of year where I start to label my notebooks for the next year. These unassuming $1.00 wire spiral bound back-to-school specials from the office supply store contain notes and phone numbers of each of you that I have been in contact with for that year (plus a few other personal notes about doctor’s appointments and the next cheer competition for my granddaughter). It...

              This month with all of the uncertainties and uneasiness, is actually crucial in the process of you developing your most authentic version of YOU. While we are weathering changes that we did not understand would happen and the outcomes that they brought, it is also a time where we can make necessary changes in order to preserve our Future. This also comes as a personal transformation as well....

              Fall always brings me to a time where I need to take stock in who I am. The fun of Summer is over, then patio furniture is stored in the garage, the last of the wildflowers, usually Black Eyed Susan, stand tall albeit a ‘little worse for wear and tear’ like Mick Jagger would sing. The nights are cooler and you instinctively know that it is time to become more serious about the...

              Greetings! The Autumn season is in the air and the temperatures and leaves are beginning to fall as we prepare for Winter and the short days to come. Seasonally, this is the traditional time to remember our ancestors and our Loved Ones who have passed and despite it not being close to the two High Holy Days in November that marks this rite of passage for some, now is the time to prepare for...