There are a few meanings of vocalizing or vocalization. Some define it as this: “to utter vocal sounds; to sing. Specifically, to sing without words. Merriam Webster defines “vocalizing” in this way: vocalizing transitive verb 1 : to give voice to : UTTER specifically : SING 2 : to make…
Fire “Fire is viewed by Christians, the Chinese, and the Hebrews as being a symbol of divinity.” Fire can represent different things to different people, but many people associate it with desire, burning passions, motivation, an inner light, transformation, and creativity. A few years ago, I started asking the universe…
Continued from Part1: Our adventure didn’t stop in Turkey! From Turkey we flew to Cairo, Egypt (population 35 MILLION), where our friend took us out for a traditional Egyptian dinner that included liver and pigeon and ended with shisha– a tobacco you smoke through a hookah (waterpipe). It comes in…
These days more and more people are posting images of their amazing global vacation trips on social networks. The thirst for adventure runs deep as we attempt to get back into the normal swing of things—whatever that is or was. Travelers are jam-packing suitcases and literally racing all around the…
Spring has finally sprung here in Colorado, and it’s also the time of the year when I am thrilled to celebrate the many modes of motherhood. Whether it be mothers, grandmothers, great grands mothers of four-legged friends, all of these women and wimmen are the backbones that we stand on…
Happy Spring everyone! As many of you know, this season is one of my favorites. It represents growth, rebirth and renewal–a time when bulbs are beginning to burst into beautiful blooms and buds on trees and bushes open wider into green leaves. Like plants, children develop from the inside out—…
Happy Chinese New Year! Here in the US the New Year is celebrated on the same date every year: January 1st. The Chinese celebrate the New Year, on a different date every year because it’s based on the Lunar calendar. Chinese New Year starts on a new moon, when the moon is between…
The hustle and bustle of the holiday season starts in November with Thanksgiving. (This year there were even Christmas decorations and gifts being displayed in October–before the Hallowe’en costumes were even removed from the shelves!). The frenzy continues through December with Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, Winter Solstice, Christmas and New Year’s Eve–…
When I see leaves changing colors and starting to fall from trees, I don’t think of them as dying, rather I think of the changing seasons and the potential for rebirth. “Turning over a new leaf” is a well-known phrase, and perhaps Autumn inspires us to do just that: begin…
With the summer coming to an end, back to school season underway and the Fall Equinox quickly approaching- we wanted circle back to one of our most popular blogs “Let’s Go Camping!” As I mentioned in it, my dad was my role model when it came to outdoor life. Just…
