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Sacred Prayer I.
This was an affirmation I said almost daily for many years. I wrote it sometime in 2005/6, when Louis and Aiden were babies and life was terribly difficult. It was my mantra, and the thing that kept me...
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Reflections of a 28-Year Old, On Her Wedding Day
Throughout my life I’d look to see myself in the mirror on the wall, in the water out in nature, in the window that I’d pass as I’d walk down the street. But never did I see myself till … Continue...
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Who Am I
Welcome To Running In Water! I am a woman, mother, writer, healer, student, teacher and lover. I am deeply committed to sharing my experiences with my greater community and the world at large. It is...
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January 2014 Flower Bowl and Happy New Year Wish
January 2014 Flower Bowl (calendula , primrose, passion-flower, viola, heliotrope, pansy) Wishing to slide down the rainbow into a Pot of Gold to swim in the ocean and feel the vastness of Her womb,...
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July Flower Bowl/Full Moon In Caparicorn/Finding Presence
(Nasturtium, mum, alstroemeria, african basil, spearmint, penstemon, wall flower, valerian, dianthus, pansy, dahlia, yarrow) This full moon in Capricorn is a time to make things happen. To not just...
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Sitting In The Fire
Sitting in the fire, this is the theme that has been on my mind for weeks. It began with a desire to write a post about how to attend to depression and anxiety using a variety of alternative methods I...
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Part of Me
I feel so much potent energy brewing beneath the surface. Like the rushing sound of my two garden fountain’s, Cerridwen’s Cauldren hard at work. Part of it feels epic and life changing, the full...
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My Favorite Piece :)
This is the part I love most from my last poem, Faith (revised-visit http://runninginwater.com/2014/09/30/faith/). I. If we keep making the same mistakes over and over, never giving up, never...
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Thoughts on Healing
That transition period, going from addict to walking the path of freedom, is not easy. I have done it before so I know I can do it again, but presently I am finding it dreadfully difficult. Last time...
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Oct. 2014 Flower Bowl/Manifesting With The Moon
(dahlias, heliotrope, snap dragons, lavender, african basil, alstroemeria, penstemon) I began this process one week ago, in the dark of the moon.* As I sat in meditation the intention became clear...
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Self-Love #1
I. You are only ever one step away from joy, gratitude, love. Take it. II. Like life, love begins and ends with me. III. To love myself is to believe in myself. In times of success, of failure, of...
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My Declaration
I write this as a declaration, to put forth that which can be created simply because I have called it into being. I hope to be held accountable (to myself only) for my ability to create change....
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November 2014 Flower Bowl/Seeding
(rose, fushcia, heliotrope, valerian, rosemary, oak hydrangea leaves, pansy) What I wish the most, is to create enough space within me, for the fire and light to grow. May my wish come true:) Diana...
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The River Violet
Originally posted on Running In Water:The River Violet I walked upon the River Violet one day and sat down. Its flow was soft, slow, beckoning, it’s water catching sunbeams in a beautiful crystalized...
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This Is The Tree
This is the tree that helps me touch down when I feel I cannot stand. This is the tree that helps me reach out when I know I am not alone. This is the tree whose leaves and bark have … Continue reading →
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Union
These are my feet now I must walk, These are my hands now I must create, These are my eyes now I must see, this is my heart now I must feel, these are my wings now I must fly. … Continue reading →
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December 2014 Flower Bowl//Finding Shakti
Finding Shakti Shakti is vital Shakti is sexual, sovereign and on fire Shakti is She who declares, *“I Fuel/Consume” Shakti is “Yes!” to Passion, Creation, and Ecstasis Shakti consumes anything that is...
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The Goddess Lives Within You/Finding Shakti
Thanks to all who inquired about Shakti, as it moved me to spend several hours reading, feeling, and writing. Here is what I have learned about Shatki: (Most of this list has been obtained from the...
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Full Moon, 2015
I am energized from last night’s full moon ceremony, the first full moon of 2015. I have been running strong energy all day, grounded, from the Earth. On a walk today I told myself, “Look up to...
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Healing With Birds
As I was about to plunge into my darkest hour, that place of utter self-deprecation and fear, a flock of birds began to fly in and out of my garden. It was quite a sight! They flew to and from …...
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I Wish
I wrote this poem more than a year ago. Parts of this poem are no longer true for me. Parts still are. Felt good to work on it again and re-publish :) I wish I didn’t feel like shit. … Continue...
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February 2015 Flower Bowl /There Is A Burning Need
(Hyacinth, valerian, nasturtium viola, nemesia, osteospermum, hellebore, jasmine, spanish lavender, geranium, pansy, rosemary) There is a burning need to get recognized, seen in a way that bares my...
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Love Letter Remembered
I wrote this last July, when I found myself sitting with depression. I am posting it again, to remind myself there is always tomorrow, always a do-over, always an opportunity to embrace your shadow...
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April Flower Bowl/What We Pass On
In recent months I have been reflecting on what I will pass to my children when I am gone. Having come from a long line of pain and dysfunction passed down through the generations, I take these...
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May 2015 Flower Bowl/Bringing On Beltane
Beltane Fertility-Sexuality- Creativity- Healing- Life Beltane is the pagan holiday that falls each April 30/May 1 in the Western Hemisphere. It is the halfway point between the spring equinox and...
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My Temple Garden/Invocation II
This is what I did today. I created this. Before today, this section of the garden looked dramatically different. I wanted to plant roses, in the hopes that I will one day make my own essential...
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June Flower Bowl 2015/Soothing the Soul
English lavender, Spanish lavender, fuchsia, azalea, osteospermum, pansy, viola, nasturtium, wallflower, white nemesia, lavender nemesia, clary sage, abutilon, dianthus, salvia, linaria reticulata,...
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July 2015 Flower Bowl/Finding My Compass
Lion’s Tail, Azalea, Alstroemeria, Hydrangea, Osteospermum, Dianthus, Scabiosa ************ Creative stagnancy-this is the shadow music that has been playing itself loud and clear these past weeks. I...
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Elixer for Grief, Elixer for Love
This morning was rough. After spending time yesterday with a very ill friend, I found myself last eve surrounded by grief. This grief wove its way around my heart and into my sleep, where I slept...
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The Moon Was My Lover
The moon was my lover last night. Like ancient lore I lay at the bay, water lapping like a drumbeat mezmerized against the shore, stars illuminate and so bright their luster waxing and waning with the...
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Shakti Of The Flame
Oh Shakti, Shakti of the Flame, I blow on your heated presence, become entranced as you grow. Help me to stoke your embered breath, feel your moistened hands on my skin, so I may stand in the middle,...
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August 2015 Flower Bowl/Let Your Humanity Sing
I am finally learning at age 45, to accept life in all its forms. I struggle with anger and anxiety, but can hold myself in these spaces with grace. I can be present with my friends and family...
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