THE HEART OF SUCCESS – by Kate Ingram
Soul Matters – February 2024
FOR BEING SO COLD AND BLEAK, February is a pretty darned happy month. There’s the lunar new year with its celebration of new beginnings and opportunities for success, and Valentine’s Day, […]
Out of the Darkness – by Kate Ingram
Soul Matters – Dec 2023/Jan 2024
Winter is arrived, wrapping us in deepest darkness. The sun sits suspended on an invisible threshold, its solstice marking both an end and a beginning, a tipping point. The power, […]
That’s My Story – by Kate Ingram
Soul Matters – October 2023
Well my friends, here we are. As I write this in early September, the light has taken on that warm, melancholic hue that signals the end of summer. Every year at […]
Duck, Duck, No – by Kate Ingram
Soul Matters – August 2023
Since I am in the midst of a significant major life transition—taking my son to college this month—I am sharing this piece originally published in 2017. Except for the zodiacal reference, […]
To “Yes” – by Kate Ingram
Soul Matters – July 2023
My son, Aidan, has been planning on attending the local university this fall. It’s been a long journey of many disappointments this past year, as my regular readers will recall. But […]
Notes from the River – by Kate Ingram
Soul Matters – June 2023
“I would love to live like a river flows, carried by the surprise of its own unfolding.” ~John O’Donahue
The following is a bit personal: more personal, even, than I normally am, […]
Spring Cleaning – by Kate Ingram
Soul Matters – April 2023 – published online only
Happy April y’all!
It’s actually March and snowing as I write this, but I’m not buying into the deception. I can see the maple outside my office window […]
Taking the Reins – by Kate Ingram
Soul Matters – March 2023
“Catch the vigorous horse of your mind.” ~Zen saying
I used to ride a wonderful horse named Sampari, or Sam for short. Sammy was an Arabian, which means that Sammy liked to […]
A Lamp, a Lifeboat, a Ladder – by Kate Ingram
Soul Matters – February 2023
“Be a lamp, or a lifeboat, or a ladder. Help someone’s soul heal. Walk out of your house like a shepherd.” ~ Rumi
I have a shelf on my bookcase fairly devoted […]
Night Vision – by Kate Ingram
Soul Matters – December 2022/January 2023
The other morning, I sat in the pre-dawn darkness on my porch, wrapped up against the cold, staring at the stars. I listened to invisible raccoons running through the trees, […]