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...
View ArticleReflections 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...
View ArticleWho 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...
View ArticleJanuary 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,...
View ArticleJuly 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...
View ArticleSitting 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...
View ArticlePart 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...
View ArticleMy 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...
View ArticleThoughts 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...
View ArticleOct. 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...
View ArticleSelf-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...
View ArticleMy 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....
View ArticleNovember 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...
View ArticleThe 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...
View ArticleThis 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 →
View ArticleUnion
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 →
View ArticleDecember 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...
View ArticleThe 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...
View ArticleFull 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...
View ArticleHealing 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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