The Jonah Effect (English and Spanish)
My dryer stopped working the other day. Based on the issues I could see, I was pretty sure that the motor had gone out, but in my mind I was…
When the World Shut Down, Art Set Me Free (English and Spanish)
2020 was a difficult year for most of us, and while many faced hardships far greater than mine, I want to share how art became my refuge during an isolating…
What is Real? An Ode to Human Frailty and Human Flaws in an Age of AI (English and Spanish)
Lead photo credit: Vadim Sadovski via Unsplash It snowed this week in Yellowstone. A foot and a half of icy precipitation, falling over forests and mountain ridges and winding roads. …
Currents July 2024
As a junior high school student, I participated in a musical, “It Begins with Balloons.” It was all about choices and responsibility–the same theme as this month’s Big Ocean Women…
What Will You Decide?
May your choices reflect your hopes, not your fears. Nelson Mandela Today I was a helper at a day camp for kids. None of these children were mine, and I…
A Dip into Currents: Nicholeen Peck Shares about Parenting and Self Government
If you haven’t yet discovered “Currents: A Podcast by Big Ocean Women,” then you’ll definitely want to tune in. It is a wonderful way to fill your mind and life…
Meet Big Ocean – Maren Butcher
Maren Butcher, the Board Chair of Big Ocean Women, grew up in El Paso, Texas with her four younger siblings. She remembers her childhood for her trips visiting family, going…
I Choose You
If we could see the ripple effect our decisions made on the world, what decisions would we make? We have the ability to make our choices but we do not…
On Monarchs and Meanderings
It’s mostly about the butterflies, you see. Monarchs, specifically. When I was young my family lived for a time in northern California, under the shadows of the redwoods, deep in…
Currents July 2023
As I write this, I am sitting out on my covered patio listening to the thunder roll, watching the rain fall, and breathing deeply the rejuvenating smell of a summer…
The Power of Having Choice
Images from pixabay.com Life presents many choices; the choices we make determine our future. – Catherine Pulsifer Someone asked me recently to talk about a significant choice I made in…
The Past, Present, and Future
Lead Photo by Kari Shea on Unsplash There are some stories that may be seasonal because of the setting, but are applicable all the time. One such story was brought…