Thrilling Announcement!

I am SO incredibly honored and thrilled to announce that my proposal was accepted and I will be teaching at the International Equine Summit! Thank you Shelley Rosenberg! Not only that…guess who’s the Key Note speaker? Temple Grandin! I will be sharing how how I have integrated my book and the Creative Awakenings process with […]

Costa Rica- Part 4: Returning to Self

To feel a full untrammeled joy is to walk through the doorway of fear, the dropping away of the anxious worried self felt itself like a death itself, a disappearance, a giving away, seen in the laughter of friendship, the vulnerability of happiness felt suddenly as a strength, a solace and a source, the claiming […]

Part 2-What Happens in Costa Rica…stays in Costa Rica!

“Life is either a great adventure or nothing at all.” ~Helen Keller This was the quote on the cover of the binder I chose Day One, at the Eponaquest Adventure Retreat at Leaves and Lizards Arenal Volcano Cabin Retreat, in Monterey, Costa Rica with our hosts Debbie and Steve Legg. This trip had been on my […]

Gypsy Spirit Outpost-Arenal, Costa Rica

I am writing from the open air covered porch in beautiful Arenal, Costa Rica! Toucans and parrots sit in the bird feeder sharing bananas and papayas with the turkeys. The Arenal Volcano is hiding behind the cloud cover, remnants of this mornings hard rain. A dream come true for sure. The journey started with an […]

How one Menorah Brought me Out of Hiding. | elephant journal

And so the elephant journal expanded version of yesterday’s story just arrived with these words… Dear Sheri, Thanks for sharing your words with us! This was beautiful! I’m so glad you were able to get your revisions in so quickly. We’ve been looking for great Hanukkah content and you rocked this! FRONT PAGE TODAY on […]

First Night.

First night. My ancestors. I was in my early 40’s when I asked my mother to find me a menorah. It made her “kvell,” when I asked. She was so happy that I think she dropped everything and ran to the store! She called the same day to share with me that she had found […]

Healing Hearts with Horses: Veterans & PTSD. |elephant journal

Today’s Bliss: My elephant journal story has been published. In light of the state of our world today, this story was written from my heart and soul. Today I invite you to look up. Look a stranger in the eye. They may have a story to share with you…. If you like the story, please share. […]

Healing Hearts with Horses – PTSD and Veterans

I found the video in this post today and it brought me to tears. This week I had what can only be described as a Spirit driven encounter with a veteran. In my work with the horses, I have had the great privilege and honor to work with Veterans at two of the therapeutic riding […]

The Coat of Many Colors…A Short Story for Your Day…

He glides through the town with the greatest of ease, an urban bedouin, a bull dog bedecked in a jesters collar, his faithful companion. His bi-wheel chariot, both abode and transport, a mystical delight, draped in royal purple, pinks, flowers, glitter and anything he might find, that shimmers in the days sun. He is Joseph […]