by Diana Lightmoon | Oct 31, 2017 | Grief and Loss
Halloween is a time of the year when we make fun of our fears. The haunted house. Goblins and ghosts. Black cats and ravens. Death is in the air. We don’t often contemplate our mortality until it’s foisted on us by tragedy. And even now it masquerades as children’s...
by Diana Lightmoon | Aug 7, 2017 | Anger
For some people anger comes easily, but for some of us it lays low beneath the surface. This is especially true for many women who have learned early in life to be good little girls, you know, sugar and spice and all that. But being good and “nice” has its...
by Diana Lightmoon | Jul 1, 2017 | Living on Purpose
Lately I’ve been contemplating what it means to be wholehearted. It’s a word I’ve thrown around at times in the past, but I don’t think I ever stopped to consider what it really means. It gave me pause for thought. Have I ever lived wholeheartedly? Have you? It’s...
by Diana Lightmoon | Jun 10, 2017 | Relationships
In this digital age, where connectivity is measured by how many friends one has on Facebook, it is easy to get confused about what real intimacy is and how to create the close emotional connections that truly nourish our hearts. It is sad to see how our hand-held...
by Diana Lightmoon | Apr 10, 2017 | Change and Transitions, Grief and Loss
Two weeks ago I received a phone call from one of my sisters. She was in tears. My 94 year-old father was dying. I found myself crying, too, and made arrangements to leave to be with him and my family. I wasn’t surprised by the phone call. In fact, I had been...