2001

And then somebody picks you up! One of the language arts classes had the students write an essay....My Favorite Teacher at XYZ School.  I was delighted that a couple of students had chosen MOI to write about!  Today I got the essays in my mail box.... and I want to share one.  I am...

I will be in Florida by the first of June… and so here I am avoiding the countdown of days until I leave. Please – don’t tell me how many it is. I’m just not prepared to deal with that. Here’s what’s going on in the magic land of Denial…“Somebody” mentioned to me that there…

How things change. One day she was sitting on top of the world and dancing. Maybe the music of the dance became too important; tantalizing, snaring, blinding. She wasn’t really aware of what had happened, only that she had mis-stepped and that the euphoric tune she had been dancing to had become ...

I am still here....up to my eyeballs in .......STUFF!I'll be back soon!!!!Thank you, dearest Torin, for yanking my chain and bringing me partially into focus!

Very tired and prickly feeling. It will be hard to stay focusedYet again, she enters the cave. Tonight she finds nothing remarkable in the entry room and so proceeds on her journey down through the pathways. Soon she fineds herself at an exit door. Through it she goes and finds herslf on a beachy...

As she entered her cave this time she took notice of her clothing. She was attired as a Native American maiden. Seeing this, she began to dance joyfully around the entry room, her arms flung out to the spirits. She spun and hopped and skipped and spun. Then she shed her clothing and bathed in&hel...

Being back in her "normal" form, she asked to speak to Mother Nature. Mother Nature obliged.Mother Nature appeared young and willowy - fluid - and dressed in gossamer fairy fabric. The seeker asked Mother Nature to speak to her of the bounty that lies within her.Mother Nature spoke to her of love...

Once again, the familiar meadow overlooked by the cave. Blink. She was inside the cave. But this time there was a difference. A calm pool of cold water sat in the corner. She knelt down and took a drink from the pool before beginning her descent. Tonight, the descent was gradual, giving her time ...

She stood and expressed joy at finally meeting him. Then she asked why they had not met before.He gently chided her."I have tried before - you have glimpsed me many times. But you are stubborn."She asked his name."Malachai. Malachai The Hawk.""Then that was your power animal that guided me here."...

The drum begins to beat slowly, methodically. It is not loud, but it is ever present in the background as a sort of heartbeat - a line back to the present.From the meadow, she looks up at the cave high above. Just seeing it fills her with eagerness for the cave is the entryway to…