About this Blog

             When people come to my space at the Martha’s Vineyard Artisan’s Fairs, they often tell me it is one of the highlights of their summer visits.  They say they love the energy of the space; they say they feel themselves relaxing for the first time in a long time.  They tell me their stories, even a few secrets.   They purchase gifts for themselves and for friends- reminders of joy and peace, the power of intention and the abundance of grace.    I want this blog to be a place of beauty and renewal as well.  I hope you will visit again and again, and share your stories and ideas here with the rest of us.

     If what we focus on has a large influence upon the quality of our lives, then I want to focus on such things as joy, love, learning, creativity, generosity and grace.  I have named this focus “Tending Joy,” and I have, in many ways, made it my life practice.

     For me, Tending Joy is a leaning toward the sublime and beautiful energy of Love, and allowing the light of that love to warm my days. Tending Joy encourages slowing down to appreciate and savor the blessings as they unfold. This includes what I eat for breakfast, quiet time for contemplation, a walk in the woods, even my disposition at work and with my family. It is also a journey within. Tending Joy returns me to the infinite and eternal essence that I share with all beings.  When I am centered in this, I feel a spiritual warmth that spreads in peaceful and exuberant waves through all that I am and all that I do. I can touch this joy, breathe it, admire and create it, share it and rejoice in it.     

     I know that the world is made of more than the beautiful, pleasant, joyful and familiar- that we experience, on any given day, many things. This blog, like my work, is not an attempt to deny the complexities of life, but to make room for beauty, respite, and light, and, from that center, to share love, texture, color and celebration.

      I hope to always remain a poet and a friend, and it is my pleasure to share what I am learning through this blog, as well as my books and inspirational gifts.