by kieranagle
The year of the horse is almost here! Following the new moon at the end of this month, the Chinese New Year will beckon in the year of the Wood Horse (or Green Horse). I, for one, am happy to bid adieu to the Snake, and the slinky, slithery secrecy and mutable mysteries that came with it. I was born during the year of the horse, so I was excited to start reading what I had hoped would be the […]
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by kieranagle
As the hustle and bustle of the busiest time of year rolls around, take moments to meditate, or go inside yourself, to find the moments of calmness, brightness. I took a rare cab ride in a moment of frenzy, and, stuck in the gridlock, I breathed myself out of a panic about time. As I found my breath and my heart-rate dropped, I felt the calm moment of warmth and silence ensconce me within the shell of the vehicle. I […]
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by kieranagle
When we think of the harvest, we hope for abundance. The harvest moon illuminates time in a way that allows us to hold the past, present, and future simultaneously- if only for a moment. What we reap in the present moment is a product of what we planted in the past. At the same time, in order to continue the cycle, we need to plant seeds now for our future. As we head into autumn and winter, and the weather […]
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by kieranagle
It’s that time of year…the spiders are almost as busy as the bees, spinning their webs and releasing their babies… a process called “ballooning”. It’s not that the spiders are more prevalent now, it’s just that the change in temperature inspires them to come inside, where we are more likely to see them. And while most people would prefer not to see them, I don’t mind one bit. I’ve been meditating on this idea: how something is always there, perhaps, […]
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by kieranagle
At the start of September of 2001, I was 23, and I had just started teaching high school full time, after a year of substitute teaching. I had met the other art teachers in my department only briefly before classes had begun, but I particularly liked the energy of the ceramics teacher, Gail. She was smart and sassy, and kind enough to take me under her wing. A couple of weeks in, the calendar flipped to the now-infamous date: September […]
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by kieranagle
This summer, as DOMA was ruled unconstitutional, and the folks whose commitments had been kept illegal for so long began adding sugar to that old bitter taste, I was lucky enough to make lemonade with my good friends… I legally married these two, who are the longest-together couple in my circle of friends, exactly a year to the date of their commitment ceremony. It is a sweet time to share in the love of all! And as the season […]
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Officiated my first wedding! What an awesome experience it was! The thunderbeings were held at bay, a congregation of 100+ called in energies from the seven directions, we laughed, we cried, and we all shared in the love! I realized that this is something that I would never have pursued on my own, but now having been called to do it, I feel called to do it… again. It is an honor and privilege to work with couples to […]
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by kieranagle
Hard to believe that this is the first time I am posting in 2013… where is the time going? We are each following our own paths, learning and teaching each other each step of the way. I have recently been “ordained” a minister of the Universal Life Church and registered with NYCto become an official wedding officiant! I will be performing the wedding of my sister very soon. It has been exciting working with her and her fiancee to construct a […]
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by kieranagle
I am thankful for… my beautiful child, my tiospaye, being part of teaching and learning communities, the privilege of facilitating self healing through hands-on therapy, a warm and cozy home in a city ravaged and changed by a storm… and I am very thankful for… the bounty of home-made pie I created for my self and my loved ones. I hope everyone who reads this feels as grateful and blessed as I do today .
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A few days before the storm, my two year old son and I were looking at the prints the fallen leaves were making, wet on the ground. We happened along this bird, nestled in a bed of leaves by a curb. Mato asked me if the bird was sleeping, and I said, “his body is sleeping but his spirit is flying”. Of course, the bird was not alive anymore. Mato looked into the air, and said ” I see it!” […]
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