by Kathy Roy | Jan 10, 2023 | Journaling, Soul Care, Spiritual Practice, Uncategorized
Reading poetry can become a gateway to listening for the soul. In her poem, Black Oaks, Mary Oliver beautifully describes the inner dialogue between the ambitions of the ego and the longings of the soul. With her words, she paints a picture of ambition standing over...
by Kathy Roy | Jan 6, 2023 | Nature, Uncategorized
It is the beginning of a New Year and there is a hush that seems to enter my home as the sky darkens and snow begins to fall. It is a quiet snow, the kind that falls like fluffy cotton straight from the heavens. It is a snow that seems both light and heavy as it sinks...
by Kathy Roy | Nov 26, 2022 | Soul Care, Uncategorized
“The soul speaks through images.”-Carl Jung This past month, I have found myself in conversation with many people who are expressing that they are unable to return to their pre-pandemic level of activity. They tire more easily and quickly and they have to...
by Kathy Roy | Jul 14, 2022 | Creative Life, Uncategorized
I was reflecting this morning that it was three years ago this month that my book, Lessons from Nature, came out. I still remember the feeling of holding a copy in my hands for the very first time. All the hours of writing and editing, listening for what wanted to...
by Kathy Roy | Oct 21, 2021 | Spiritual Practice
There is so much struggle around the world these days that I have been at a loss as to how to even pray for all of the suffering taking place right now. So I found myself simply allowing the desire to pray to become a prayer in itself. By simply holding this desire...