Throw beans at the Demon, banishing him outside! Welcome happiness in for the coming year! Oni Wa Soto! Fuku Wa Ichi! Japanese Bean Tossing Day is typically celebrated between Feb 2 – 4 (depending on the lunar calendar) and heralds the coming of Spring. It typically falls on Feb 3rd, but in 2021, it is…
The pandemic may give you the nudge – or imperative- to scale back your normal holiday activities and take advantage of a quieter-than-normal holiday season. Here’s why you should go with that flow this year. Most importantly, it may keep you safe and help you avoid getting (or spreading) the Covid-19 virus. It may also help…
This is Winter: the season of cold in the morning and evening, and often warm at midday. This is the season of “cold to the bone” and “damp chill”. This is the season where some people find that the inside of their house is colder than outside – what the heck?! This is the season…
What we’re being asked to accept in Winter 2020 as a temporary normal may be closer to the natural rhythm of the seasons than we have ever wanted to acknowledge, accept or conform to. The pandemic is forcing us to re-think this Winter. Our challenge is to accept it, to rise to the need for…
How do we transform a loss without becoming lost in it? How do we find inspiration for daily life or the big issues? This post, the last in the series of Metal and the Fall, is about honoring the Spirit in grief and letting go, and also for inspiration. Grief is a normal emotion in…