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What if I were a candle?

What if I were a candle?

By Cindy Black / November 17, 2016 /

What light would I share? If the content of my Mind and Heart was the content of a flame, and I share that flame with others; what am I sharing? What am I passing along? A glimpse into the content of my repetitive thoughts and reactions is sometimes shocking. Other times, it’s an inspiring place…

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Monarch butterflies unfolding my heart

By Cindy Black / March 17, 2014 /

  The Butterfly is the end of the story, or maybe it is the beginning? A few months ago, I noticed six or seven hungry monarch caterpillars finishing off the last leaves on a tall stalk of milkweed. I panicked, how will they survive? I transported the caterpillars to other milkweed plants with plenty of…

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Life could be a cup of coffee

By Cindy Black / June 10, 2010 /

I watch my empty cup become full of coffee. Even though a vast amount of events need to come together for this moment, I am 100% sure that I’ll be enjoying a full cup of steaming coffee. I breathe and remind myself that life is not much different than this moment. I enjoy my cup…

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