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PHOENIX RISING

My articles will be about anything that inspires me; life, love, business, life in the Southwest,, inspirational writings, human rights.
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Mother Earth is Calling You Back

Mother Earth is Calling You Back

PHOENIX RISING ― When I was a young child, my mother was always working to support the family after my father had abandoned us. I was five years old. I grew up not seeing much of my mother and not having a father around. I was a latch-key kid,( as were my older... (more)
 Cynthia ― Posted on Mar 15th, 2011
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Living Alone? Create an Emergency Notebook

PHOENIX RISING ― It seems impossible that almost a year has past since I have written in here. Since Dave's passing, time has just been a fog for me as I continue to crawl out of the grief phase of my life. Only recently have I realized that in the event of a... (more)
 Cynthia ― Posted on Mar 13th, 2011
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Cooking with Love

PHOENIX RISING ― I have so many blogs floating around in my head that it is hard to know which one to go with today! Obviously, I have a lot to say about a few subjects that have brought out some passion in me. Since I have been sick for the past ten days, I am... (more)
 Cynthia ― Posted on May 29th, 2010
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Sweet David

PHOENIX RISING ― I can hardly believe a year has gone by since my darling husband David passed, April 26, 2009. Tommorrow (April 11th) would have been his 69th birthday. Everything around me is reminding me of him. The Spring flowers blooming in the simple joy of... (more)
 Cynthia ― Posted on Apr 10th, 2010
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IN YOUR HEART, I’M ALWAYS HERE

PHOENIX RISING ― In Your Heart, I’m always Here(my birthday poem for my daughter)Little girls grow up to be womenNo longer needing mom’s handLittle girls grow up to be womenIndependent, taking a stand.Mommy’s soon become “Mother”Two women now holding... (more)
 Cynthia ― Posted on Mar 22nd, 2010
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Conversations With Guatemalan Male Teen

PHOENIX RISING ― I have always had a deep desire to experience different cultures around the world. I thought that I would need to be a world traveler of foreign countries to fully know and experience these differences. Little did I know, that modern technology... (more)
 Cynthia ― Posted on Feb 27th, 2010
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Another Side to the Crime in Guatemala

PHOENIX RISING ― My first blog on the horrible crimes against women in Guatemala has instilled in me a passion for human rights in this country. Most recently, through the wonders of modern technology, I was able to have an at length discussion with a young 19 year... (more)
 Cynthia ― Posted on Feb 26th, 2010
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The Murder of Women in Guatemala

PHOENIX RISING ― It is 2010 and my global social concience has been tweeked by a recent documentary I watched on the DOC channel on satelight TV. I speak of the horrrible killings, torture, mutilation and dismemberment of women and young girls in Guatemala. The... (more)
 Cynthia ― Posted on Jan 2nd, 2010
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2010: The Era of Me-ism Moves to We-ism

PHOENIX RISING ― The year 2010 is moving in. Five days from now will be the birth of a new year. There is something magical in the year 2010. It feels as if it will be memorable, in a positive way. The numbers 2010 cause my imagination to dream I am entering into a... (more)
 Cynthia ― Posted on Dec 27th, 2009
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Christmas in Sedona

PHOENIX RISING ― It's Christmas time again! Under normal circumstances I'd be enjoying this holiday like I always have. My late husband David and I use to make our annual trek from Massachusetts to spend our Christmas vacation in the west. In Sedona, AZ. we ... (more)
 Cynthia ― Posted on Dec 20th, 2009
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Debtors Revolution

PHOENIX RISING ― Recently, I was outraged by CitiBank credit card company raising my interest rate to 29.9% I made a phone call to the service department to discuss this change and try to understand what was happening. I was given no explanation as to a reason, just... (more)
 Cynthia ― Posted on Nov 14th, 2009
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A QUIET MOMENT OF INTIMACY

PHOENIX RISING ― I slept late this morning. Perhaps some of the after affects of getting my flu shot the day before. Walking sleepily from the bedroom to my kitchen, I made my usual pot of organic coffee. Pouring my first cup, I was lured outside to the garden where... (more)
 Cynthia ― Posted on Sep 27th, 2009