by Sam Crespi #SHE We’d come to Brazil on an Italian cargo ship. Then by days and hours by bus north to the Capital of Salvador, Bahia di Todos Santos. And it was there that we witnessed our first miracle. Like electricity in a giant invisible cable connected the crowd…

HAPPY MOTHER’S DAY by Sam Crespi #SHE Happy happy to Mamas, Mothers to Be, Women Who Mother Those in Need: Yours, The Neighbors, The Runaways, The Lost, The Ones Looking for a New Direction. A Snack, A Safe Place to Dream, To Sleep This is one of my favorite days…

From My Heart to Yours: A new story began at the Standing Rock Pipeline Protests. One became a bright light in the dark. Shining with extraordinary courage and intent. The energy rolled like thunder around the globe. Suddenly, it felt as if we were watching, sensing the sleeping dragon of…

by Sam Crespi #SHE While living in Pasadena, I became friends with Karen. One day she invited me to her small bungalow for coffee and cake. Stepping inside was like stepping into a steaming green jungle with plants everywhere. Their tendrils growing the walls and across the ceiling. I felt…

by Sam Crespi #SHE When Asked What Led Them to Their World Changing Ideas These Three Men — Einstein, Tesla and Jonas Salk — all gave the same answer — I saw it in a dream. LUCID DREAMING When you know you’re dreaming, you’re having a lucid dream. The kind…

Divine Intervention by Sam Crespi #SHE Prior to leaving Rome and moving to Brazil, my husband and I were invited to have dinner with some good friends. Our friend had just returned from one of his annual journeys to visit the hill tribes in Northern Vietnam and then Cambodia. A…

Opening the Door to Big Magic by Sam Crespi #SHE Yesterday, I read a quote from the Dalai Lama’s Book of Joy. ‘Instead of seeing something as bad or painful, he suggested we choose to turn that moment into an opportunity for positive change.’ Le Coup De Foudre: The French…

Book reviews are a rarity for me, but once in a great while, I come across a book that fills me up. Leaves me in a condition of what the English call ‘gobsmacked’! Stunned! …

by Sam Crespi: SHE Becoming Coyote, the trickster challenges us to claim truth and power, while laughing at our mistakes. Also known as ‘song dog’, she is both a tease and a heart breaker. Who can ignore the pathos, the lostness of her mournful howl in the dark hours? How…