by Lillian Lake | | Building Community, Grief, Spiritual
“Love is felt most deeply when it is leaving.” I can’t unearth who first said the above quote, but it’s frequently referred to when speaking of love and loss. Most of what I could uncover was in agreement and sometimes added that...
by Lillian Lake | | Angel Encounters, Spiritual
Is friendship a happiness drug? Lately, I’ve pondered the benefits of friendships and what they offer to a community. An angel sat on my shoulder and nudged me to write this today. Angels know that support is always welcome. We need only ask. People often show...
by Lillian Lake | | Building Community, Spiritual
On my mind this week is “community love” or “community in love.” There is no more powerful energy than love. As these two concepts settled in my heart, I felt I would venture to share my thoughts. This nudge came from an online post announcing...
by Lillian Lake | | Spiritual
“You’re not the same as you were before. You were much more…muchier. You’ve lost your muchness.” (Lewis Carroll – Alice in Wonderland) My take on this quote is that Mad Hatter refers to Alice losing connection to her inner child....
by Lillian Lake | | Building Community, Grief, Spiritual
Greetings, dear readers. I baked today and will bake tomorrow, too. I bake when I need to think. Today, I thought about all kinds of things while I baked three batches of shortbread, a carrot cake, which will be tomorrow’s birthday cake with cream cheese...
by Lillian Lake | | Building Community, Spiritual
Happy New Year! I spent the week of New Year’s Day with the flu—three days of fever and more than that of coughing. The coughing thing is still happening. The number of times I succumb to coughing in a day is lessening. I know it will eventually go away. My...