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Say Yes to a Friend
My first television show came about because a friend, Bea Sheftel, asked me to do her a favor. The fact that I knew nothing about television didn’t matter to her. She said we’d make a good team. I was willing … Continue reading
Posted in Friendship, Funerals, Life in General
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Be Generous With Your Jellybeans
When my daughter, Laurie Neronha, was a senior in high school, she worked part-time in the candy section of a fancy department store. One afternoon, I watched her help several customers. Each one ordered a pound of gourmet jellybeans. Laurie … Continue reading
Posted in Life in General
Tagged be generous, Celebrant, Connecticut JP, generosity, Laurie Neronha, officiant, ritual, Ritual Writer, Viriditas, Zita Christian
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Letting Go – Holding On
In August of 2008, two months before author Liz Aleshire died, I was one of six friends — all women, all writers – who gathered on Cape Cod to complete her manuscript, 101 Ways You Can Help: How To Offer … Continue reading
Three Words A Year
I meet once a month with a small group of women who come from three different states. We’ve been getting together since 2006. We range in age from mid-forties to late-sixties. Our family scenarios differ, as do our employment situations. … Continue reading
Posted in Friendship, Life in General, Uncategorized
Tagged Connecticut JP, creativity, officiant, ritual, Ritual Writer
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Maiden, Mother & Crone: Celebrating 3 Generations
Every Maiden isn’t young. Every Mother doesn’t have a child. Every Crone isn’t old. What’s important is the energy each embodies and how it makes itself known. Which Goddess are you? The Maiden embodies the creative force. Like one of … Continue reading
Posted in Cultural Traditions, Life in General, Seasonal
Tagged Connecticut JP, Maiden Mother Crone, Neopagan, officiant, Ritual Writer, Triple Goddess
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My First Public Ritual: The Making of a Medicine Woman
To Little Elk, schooled in the healing ways of the Pueblo, she was his destiny. He knew from a childhood vision that before he died he was to anoint a Medicine Woman, but not Pueblo. Cherokee. To Lothar, she … Continue reading
Getting Married? Let a Romance Writer Tell Your Story
September 12, 2011 There’s a full Harvest Moon tonight. Just a century ago, much of life this time of year centered around the harvest. This was the season when my Pennsylvania grandmother put up glistening jars of grape jelly, apple … Continue reading
WRITTEN IN STONE ~ A Wedding Ritual
On June 21, I had the honor of solemnizing the marriage of my former boss and forever friend, Doug Evans, and the love of his life, my new friend, Mikolaj Bauer. The evening ceremony took place at the Ritz Carlton … Continue reading
