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my word for 2022

January has been a slow start. I’ve been in extreme hermit mode. I wasn’t even sure I was going to choose a guiding word for 2022, but then a word rose up and presented itself to me.

spirituality, lifestyleLori-Lyn HurleyJanuary 26, 2022beauty, creative living, video, sacred word, word of the year Comments

autumn transitions

Some thoughts from the studio.

lifestyleLori-Lyn HurleyNovember 12, 2021creative living, videoComment

old words

Tracy and I are cleaning out our basement.

I was going through a box and found a whole bunch of stuff from graduate school - my course evaluations, class reading lists, student and faculty rosters, and stacks of my own writing.

Holding this heavy pile of paper in my hands, I truly understood how much time had passed. They were like historical documents.

lifestyle, artLori-Lyn HurleyNovember 2, 2021writing, patreon, creativity Comments

my autumn reading list

Here’s what I have loaded up on my Kindle, ready to read this fall. What do you think? Where should I begin?

Have you read any of these? What’s on your reading list?

lifestyleLori-Lyn HurleyOctober 16, 2021books, reading, fiction Comments

midnight mass

You could say Midnight Mass is about what happens when evil masquerades as good, but I think it’s more complex than that, and more relevant. At its core, it addresses who we are as humans experiencing life, the role faith and belief play in our existence, and ultimately, the nature of God. While it offers up some of the most horrifying theology I’ve ever witnessed, what is revealed in the final episodes is some of the most beautiful.

spirituality, lifestyleLori-Lyn HurleyOctober 13, 2021religion, film, reviews, spiritualityComment

savoring this month

I am savoring every moment of October.

We had a high of 80 degrees here today, but the temps are going to drop tomorrow. In fact, as I type this, a luscious breeze is blowing the rain clouds in and a few leaves have begun their spiral.

lifestyleLori-Lyn HurleyOctober 2, 2021october, halloween, ghostsComment

an energy prayer by a waterfall

Our neighbors left us zinnias, my niece is off to college, I recorded this energy clearing by a waterfall.

energy, lifestyleLori-Lyn HurleySeptember 14, 2021energy, love, clearingComment

creative living diaries - making space

I’m cleaning up and making space.

lifestyleLori-Lyn HurleyAugust 23, 2021creative living, videoComment

the summer solstice

I live in a humid climate and don’t typically love the buzzing heavy heat of summer. Midsummer, I’m usually hiding out indoors.

This year, however, I have found I crave the sun on my skin. I find moments to sit beneath the sun, and it’s as if I’m downloading healing energy - pure golden bliss - into my cells.

I need this healing.

spirituality, lifestyleLori-Lyn HurleyJune 20, 2021summer solstice, anxiety, energyComment

The last few days have been rainy here and I loved it.

I love lush, dark mornings. I love the sound of the rain in the trees. I love the little bouts of sun after storm.

I’ve been tending to self-care rituals in the mornings and evenings - lightly tapping my skin, giving myself lymph massage.

lifestyleLori-Lyn HurleyJune 4, 2021natureComment