People – Page 5 – Jillian Coleman Wheeler

Inspiration and Attachment

Today I have the honor of being the Featured Luminary on a website that highlights women who are shaping today’s spiritual thinking. It’s a lovely tribute, and they asked me to write an article on my spiritual beliefs, which you … Read more…

What is a Leap Year, really?

by Jillian Coleman Wheeler

I woke up this morning and realized it’s February 29th. Somewhere in the back of my mind, I knew this was a Leap Year, but I was still a bit surprised to notice that unexpected date on my calendar. Should … Read more…

When a Dog Dies

by Jillian Coleman Wheeler

Today our old doggie died. Blackie was the last one of the pets that grew up with my “second family” of children, a golden retriever/black lab cross. As the final animal survivor of that era, he outlived Mia, a tiny … Read more…

Untying the Knots

by Jillian Coleman Wheeler

The past few days I’ve been tied in knots, consumed with worry and anxiety. This is uncharacteristic for me, but it happens sometimes. The worry had taken over my mind to the point I couldn’t even meditate, which is generally the best tool in my sanity toolbox. I had temporarily lost my center, that clear connection to my higher self and my inner peace.

Bob Dylan Turns 70

by Jillian Coleman Wheeler

Bob Dylan turned seventy years old yesterday. How on earth did that happen? If Dylan is now officially an old man, then that makes me…well, old enough to have been listening to him since the beginning.

At the end of ABC News this afternoon, broadcast from the scene of tornado damage in Joplin, Missouri, Bob Dylan’s Shelter from the Storm played over photographs of the devastation. In fact, for half a century, Dylan’s songs have been telling the stories of American lives.

Cleaning House

by Jillian Coleman Wheeler

Recently I helped my daughter clean up the bedroom occupied by my 8 and 11-year-old grandsons. I considered donning tyvek overalls and putting Vicks on my upper lip, as they do in the forensic shows on television, but when I got there it really wasn’t too bad. Smelled a bit of small boy feet, but mainly there were layers upon layers of stuff, wall to wall. As we worked, we joked that we felt like archeologists, unearthing layers of a civilization.

Mother’s Day Reflections

by Jillian Coleman Wheeler

Being a mother is a pretty complicated undertaking, no matter who you are or how you do it. I woke up this morning thinking about it, and wondering how I could possibly write anything meaningful on the subject in only a few paragraphs. When I reflect on my life as a mother, and the lives of mothers everywhere, my mind is filled with a million different thoughts. But it’s an important subject, certainly the center of my life, so I’m going to give it a shot.

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