Gartenfische's Main Loves

  • God

  • Yoga

  • Meditation

  • Books

  • Photography

  • Gardening

  • Music

  • Silence

  • and of course . . . her family.

E-Mail:

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They can be like a sun, words. They can do for the heart what light can for a field.

- John of the Cross

writing

Still Here

Thursday, May 15th, 2008

You may have noticed I’ve been taking a temporary (probably) sabbatical from blogging. There are several reasons for this: I was in the midst of a poetry workshop and spending much of my free time reading and writing poetry; plus, nothing was itching to crawl out of me and into cyberspace; and, […]

It Should Be Given Entirely To Love

Tuesday, May 6th, 2008

More and more since living alone I have wanted to stop fighting, and arguing, and proclaiming and criticizing. I think the points on which protest has been demanded of me and given by me are now well enough known. Obviously there may be other such situations in the future. In a world like ours—a world […]

Authentic Creation

Monday, April 21st, 2008

Critics slammed Denise Levertov when religion became an obvious element in her poetry in the ’80s. They said she was making her writing inaccessible to readers who didn’t share her religious sensibilities. What an asinine criticism! How could she not write what was inside of her? As she became more religious, naturally, her art reflected that […]

Thank You

Sunday, December 23rd, 2007

YogaMum*, a wonderful writer, has bestowed upon me the Roar for Powerful Words award. Coming from her, this is an honor indeed.

I read many great blogs on a regular basis—they are beautifully written, heartfelt, awesome. I would like to commend one blogger in particular right now, though. PainterOfBlue writes beautifully about the Divine and […]

This Adventure Called Blogging

Saturday, July 28th, 2007

There’s so much to write about that some days I find myself paralyzed. And then there’s the wondering if I have anything really worthwhile to add to the conversation in the first place.  I am truly not sure that I do, but I enjoy the writing and if some people think I’m full of […]

I Made A Deal (And: An Apology)

Friday, July 20th, 2007

I was thinking of telling my husband I would write every day if he practiced yoga every day. It would be a big, big bribe. It would be a big, big bribe because, although I wanted him to practice and nothing else seemed to be motivating him, I wasn’t entirely sure I wanted to go […]