If you've been lucky enough to encounter a new-born or recently born baby you have seen their wonder with the world. To them everything is new. There is more than a simple glance or looking at the world around them. It's as if they are soaking it all up. Babies, especially brand new ones, are … Continue reading Seeing with New Eyes
Tag: Sacred
Lift Me Up!
Have you ever found yourself stuck in the muck? I sure have! Sometimes I fall in in & as if that's not enough I lay down and roll around in it. There have been times that I'm sunk to my knees. Once I become aware that I am there it can seem difficult to pull … Continue reading Lift Me Up!
Book Excerpt-Second Installment
Okay here is the long awaited second installment book excerpt from "You've Got the Magic in You". Enjoy! This work by Shelly O’Connell, M.Div. is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License. ... No longer questioning how a professionally made business card carries a personal message for me, or … Continue reading Book Excerpt-Second Installment
Gentleness Obtained in Climbing Out of the Depths
Have you ever known a gentle soul? If you are lucky you've had an encounter with such a person. They seem to possess a quality of gentleness that extends to all things the majority of the time. These folks are a pleasure to be around. I find myself becoming calmer when I am with them. … Continue reading Gentleness Obtained in Climbing Out of the Depths
Reminders of the Divine
I have written and talked at length about the beauty in nature and the Divine element present there. For me it is easy to see the spark of the Sacred revealed in nature. I also recognize and note it in animals and small children. My greater challenge is acknowledging it in people. There is irony … Continue reading Reminders of the Divine
Artwork by Shelly now for sale
My artwork is now available via my Etsy store, Sacred Art Medicine. Click on this link: https://www.etsy.com/shop/SacredArtMedicine to go directly to my Etsy store or check out the tab on this website labeled, "Artwork." I am happy to commission a unique creation for you. Contact me for details. Enjoy!
A Red Tent Moonlodge Gathering
You are invited to join me on MARCH 1, 2014 at Mt. Diablo Unitarian Universalist Church, Children's Chapel from 12:30pm - 4:30pm (PDT) for A Red Tent Moonlodge Gathering! The church address is: 55 Eckley Lane, Walnut Creek, CA 94549. Register via Eventbrite: http://redtentmoonlodge.eventbrite.com Women of all ages come to rest, renew and remember your … Continue reading A Red Tent Moonlodge Gathering
Date to Create
If you are like me your life is pretty busy. For several days now I have been longing to paint. My days have been full with other things; putting paint to canvas had to wait. I decided to make a date to create. Putting it on my calendar may sound counter productive to the creative … Continue reading Date to Create
Musings of Rain
Here in Northern California we have a very dry season. The rain that normally visits us starting in November has been nearly non-existent. Needless to say, people have begun to express concern. Yesterday morning while a passenger I saw life re-emerging in the subtle greening of the hills and in the blossoming of a few … Continue reading Musings of Rain
Community Connections
Lately I have been giving some thought to community and the connections that are formed there. With social media prevalent in the majority of our lives, community connections has taken on new meaning. Through this type of medium I am able to connect with people all over the world. Most of these types of community … Continue reading Community Connections