MY STORY

 There was a time when I dreamed of becoming an artist, but my parents did their best convince me that it was unrealistic to think I could make a living as an artist.​  So I went to college with a plan to become a medical technologist with a grand dream to find a cure for cancer. That was  in 1976.

Since then, I've adjusted my dream  to simply be happy.

Science

​I loved the study of biology. Whether it be the complexity of the human body, or the cultivation of plant life, the ecosystems and the magic of photosynthesis - the miracle of life intrigued me.  But the dream of entering the medical research field slowly faded as I realized that I didn't want to spend the rest of my life sequestered in a lab, wearing a white lab coat.  My colorful nature felt suppressed in the black and white world of science.

Business
And so, in the middle of my sophomore year, I switched my major to Business where the spirit of creativity was rewarded within the disciplines of Marketing and Advertising.  After I graduated from college, I followed a dream and  moved to California. It was there I took my first steps on a career path that I'd follow for decades. 

I meandered through my ever-changing path of dream jobs: furniture store/design center manager, interior decorator, district sales manager in the home fashions industry, national accounts advertising executive and finally the director of advertising at a well-respected publication. All while navigating the path of motherhood with three children - 18 of those years as a single parent.
 

Soon after I remarried in 2009, my path took a major detour. 

Art 

An opportunity to move to California for my husband’s job presented itself in 2011.  I saw this as an opening  to leave the corporate world and create something new in my life.  My colorful nature had become dulled by the black and white world of budgets and spread sheets.  

I renewed my commitment to focus on being happy.

And I wanted to write a book.  So I set off to California with a plan to write about my experiences of life - rich with the lessons of perseverance and preservation of dreams.  I wanted to share my story to inspire other women to face adversity with grace and not to simply survive, but prevail.

But once I slipped through that opening, my path took an interesting turn.

Spirit

A chance meeting  took me in a completely different direction as I embarked upon a journey to Glastonbury, England – once considered to be the mystical Isle of Avalon.  While staying at the retreat center of the Chalice Well Gardens, I was introduced to the healing power of Reiki.

But it was during a rune reading with a Celtic shaman  that my life was given new direction – and purpose.  The bloodline of my Irish grandmother, a psychic and healer, pulsed through me with the awareness that I’d inherited those same gifts. I had been charged to embrace the gift of healing and follow a path that would forever change my life.
 

And that's exactly what I did.

• I applied to, and was accepted into, a 2-year  creative writing certificate program with Stanford University.  Upon completion, I had  written a lightly polished first draft of a book of narrative nonfiction which is currently in revision.

• I trained to become a Reiki Master and practitioner of Earth Energy Medicine. And later trained to be certified as a Medical Reiki Master.

• I was ordained as an interfaith minister  with the Sanctuary of the Beloved in the order of Melchizedek

• I studied Herbalism to learn about the medicinal and energetic properties of herbs.  And with the help of my  husband, I created and cultivated my own organic herb and edible flower garden.

• I learned about the energetic properties of gemstones and crystals; how they can amplify intentions and support healing.  

• I reconnected with my love for creating visual art by putting  to use the photography skills I learned while working on an MA in Communications. All images on this website are from my portfolio. 

The path of my studies, and dreams continues to evolve in new directions. 

I'm still learning...and dreaming.