Finding Shannon

As I prepare for an upcoming flight, I begin to pack and wonder how much I will need to take with me.  One of the things I find cumbersome about a trip is having to pack more than one bag.  One for my clothes, one for my personal items, and one for carry-on items I may [...]

Just a few days left in 2012.  I hope this year has been one of growth in faith, love and knowledge for you.  Did you break out of your comfort zone and find a new branch of creativity?  Did you endure a commitment of betterment?  If not, 2013 may be your year.  Many choose the New [...]

It is a fact of life that everyone longs for love, and nearly every one grows up imagining the ideal mate – a true individual who stands out amongst the crowd – someone we cannot live without and who feels the same about us.  When this person doesn’t show up in our plan, we may begin [...]

Have you ever had a dream where you find yourself running away from someone or something, and you can’t find a safe enough place to hide? Yet, if you were awake and coherent, you would be able to list at least a thousand places you could hide in easily.

Have you ever told [...]

Recently I was sharing conversation with my family at the breakfast table.  We were recalling tales of when we were young.  Someone brought up the time I misplaced my ratty, bedraggled stuffed dog I called Peaches. I was 6 at the time.  The closer it got to bedtime, the more nervous I got. Peaches and I had slept [...]

How can our chaotic world be cleaned up and set right? Some form of this question is uppermost in the minds of many people. We long for a world of justice, peace, harmony and compassion but it seems to elude us more often than we like — many of our efforts not only fail but seem [...]

Success is obtained one step at a time.  Pick a destination, start taking small steps to get there.  Have faith. You can do anything!

“Faith is taking the first step even when you don’t see the whole staircase” ~Dr. Martin Luther [...]