by Wendy von Oech | Feb 28, 2022 | Personal Reflection
My mother took her last breath on Friday, January 28, 2022, at 2:50 AM Mountain Time. My phone woke me from a restless sleep, just like when my father died 13 months before. Jaime and I shared a few tears and words. My mother was at peace. The next day I was walking...
by Wendy von Oech | Jan 23, 2022 | Personal Reflection
What is it like to watch a parent dying of dementia? How do I support my mother, even as she no longer knows who I am? How do my two brothers and I care for her needs and for our own? My mother is living in her condo in Snowmass with her amazing caregiver Jaime. ...
by Wendy von Oech | Dec 21, 2021 | Personal Reflection
Creating this video with Mary Gospe was pure delight. We have a new word for the “work” we do together. We call it “Joying.” We follow our desire to create something together with ease and grace. Unusual things happen, like images that come to mind or show up...
by Wendy von Oech | Dec 21, 2021 | Personal Reflection
“Now is the time to awaken, to remember who you are.” These words came to me after meditating on the Fourth of July, 2019. I have recorded them with Music from Source by Frits Evelein and made them available on various platforms. Why make a video now? Why post...
by Wendy von Oech | Oct 20, 2020 | Personal Reflection
Frits Evelein and I have a new album! It is called Portal of Light: Support for a Graceful Transition. This album contains soothing words and beautiful music in twelve short pieces and three guided meditations on topics including forgiveness, trust, letting go,...
by Wendy von Oech | Jul 17, 2020 | Personal Reflection
The words below came to me like a message from beyond. After a deep meditation on 2/2/2020, I asked for some guidance about where to focus my attention. This was before these “unusual times” we are now living in. I put my pen to paper and did some...
