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Wake up. Be courageous. Meet yourself. Where is your heart leading you? Do your dreams arise and expand from a clear mind, open heart, and embodied action?
Kindly join me in this blog space, or in eNews, to reflect about life, living, loving, letting go.
Angels in Our Midst
There are some things we should not do alone, though we may not know better at the time. In my experience, going to divorce court, solo, getting a biopsy of any kind…
Memories. Seeking and finding after a child dies
RIP Justin, 1989-2006
It was a Tuesday in 2006, like it is tonight, in 2023. I’ve gifted myself six days this year to retreat, be gentle with myself for a string of anniversaries—to honor the past, open the present, and dream to a beautiful future…
2022 Winter Solstice Prayer
May your spirit soar on
this longest night when our friend Darkness
lingers
revealing hidden power to nest
our tenderness, our joy, our longing, and belonging.
What holds you back?
“Today I was in one of those muddles when my defenses are up, and I’m really hard on myself. Do you ever experience this? I feel as if I’m on a seesaw of this or that…”
New Fields Blog
Visit Pegge’s New Fields 2009-2021 blog, ten years of essays in Listen: A Seeker’s Resource for Spiritual Direction, and at the KPBSD K-12 Field Notes blog from 2011-2022.
My Dry Year
If you or someone you know is curious about a dry year, month, week, or lifestyle change, there’s no time like the present to choose health, vitality, and a reset.
Tenacity
“Is this what you came to teach me my warrior pup? All those years ago—you lost and found surviving nine months on your own, and your story the Animal Planet producer called for, and I refused, even thinking it was a joke caller….”
Presence
“I lay there thinking of my life, ash settling onto my duvet. My son was dead. My husband was in Colorado finishing packing our home up for a hopeful move to Alaska. I was here, with two suitcases in the shed, to assist my parents, and to pivot into a new beginning….”
Twenty-one days to disrupt the gap
“There are areas in my life where I desire shift and change – places where I feel stuck. One at the forefront is creating spaciousness and clearing from clutter and old stories….”
Inked.
Books
Check out Pegge’s published books, and what’s coming in 2023!
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