by mforde | Jan 14, 2018 | Uncategorized
I have gotten a lot of questions about my Golden Milk routine, so here’s the deal: . . I started incorporating ashwaganda (an adaptogenic herb) into my diet a few months ago. Despite all of the coping mechanisms and practices I have, I had a really, really,...
by mforde | Jan 12, 2018 | Uncategorized
This poem is my heart right now. The only difference is I think I am the type of soul who saw the whole journey and chose to come anyway ♥︎ . For Those Who Have Far to Travel An Epiphany Blessing . If you could see the journey whole you might never undertake it; might...
by mforde | Jan 11, 2018 | Uncategorized
If I have ever been in love with you then you know I write pretty epic love letters — and they get especially good on birthdays. . Having been on the planet for 35 years now, I decided it was about time to turn that super power on myself. . I am alone in a candlelit...
by mforde | Jan 10, 2018 | Uncategorized
The first time I fell in love with expansive land I also fell in love with a person — and I think I had the two confused. . Sitting with him on top of Baja hillsides, I remember feeling like I could pull my breath in from miles away, that I could suck air in...
by mforde | Jan 9, 2018 | Uncategorized
Desert and poetry medicine: . How surely gravity’s law, strong as an ocean current, takes hold of even the smallest thing and pulls it toward the heart of the world. . Each thing— each stone, blossom, child— is held in place. only we, in our arrogance, push out...
by mforde | Jan 1, 2018 | Empowerment
N E W ➢ Y E A R ➢ N E W ➢ A T T I T U D E This is the third year in a row I have reflected back on a rough year. The cancer diagnoses and heartbreaking losses really knocked me down in 2015. Annnnnd 2016. Annnnnnnnnnd 2017. Grief is not for sissies, that’s for sure....
by mforde | Dec 31, 2017 | Empowerment
2017 was the hardest year of my life – no contest. I have had a lot of things to be mad and sad about, but also, more blessings than I can count. New friendships, deeper bonds, healing insights and a profound sense of peace with my life are just some of the...
by mforde | Dec 12, 2017 | Hospice
The bat symbolizes darkness, letting go, death and re-birth. Even my animal spirit guide cards have got my number. There is no avoiding my assignment, no escaping my mission. It always comes back to death. I always find myself in the dark. And I wouldn’t have it any...
by mforde | Nov 13, 2017 | Uncategorized
I experience the world as an intricate web of interrelated metaphors. Metaphors help me make sense of and work through challenges in my life. When it comes to messages from my body, I find this especially helpful. Metaphors usually help me gain insight about the...
by mforde | Nov 2, 2017 | Uncategorized
I have had an altar space in my home for several years. It’s where I keep my candles, guidance cards, essential oils, palo santo, sage, crystals, etc. — special things. I typically meditate and journal near my altar in the morning, pulling out whatever...
