Dear Radiant One,
As many of us engage in this holy week—whether preparing your heart for Easter, observing the unfolding of Passover, or simply embracing spring’s quiet invitation to begin again—I offer this reflection from my family table to yours.
Here’s a taste of Passover— a sacred gathering for a special meal called a Seder.
From one mother, sister, friend, and woman to another—
this is a season of shared meals and mending hearts.
For two nights, we retold the ancient story of the Hebrews’ journey from slavery in Egypt to their homeland in Israel—a path marked by pain and perseverance, from bondage to freedom, from fear to faith.
We asked the Four Questions, honoring the voice of the child—from wise to wicked, simple to silent—each reflecting a part of ourselves.
We ate plenty of matzah, a simple mixture of flour and water—ingredients with less complexity—reminding us that sometimes freedom comes before we’re fully ready.
Before the dough rises. Before the healing is complete.
Passover invites us to return to the basics—to simplify, to remember, to renew.
For seven nights and eight days, we refrain from foods that rise, and instead, we rise within.
This year felt different because there were less particpants at our table,
small yet mighty.
I felt light and heavy in the same breath.
Yet I still showed up with tenderness and leaned into gratefulness.
And in the quiet moments, I’m reminded—Healing relationships and togetherness are always possible.
This year, I was reminded of the invisible and visible lemons in our life, the bitterness 🍋, the struggle that also can transform.
The sour reminder of those still waiting to be free. Please bring them home.🎗️🇮🇱
For all the sufferings in the world caused by divisive perpetuated calculated division that wants to dehumanize the magnificence we are. I pray for everyone to rise out of the rubble of our tattered tainted minds, so we can be kinder to each other for the children are our hearts and souls. I was brought up to treat everyone with kindness, nobody is better than another, love thy neighbor as your brother and sister for we are all one ocean of awareness breath. Politics and religion have their place if we rise to the occasion and move away from destructive vices. Human sacrifices. Why oh why would anyone put someone down when we are meant to lift each other up?
Some families carry silence like a tradition of its own.
Some people don’t speak or share.
Some stumble on truth like a stutter—start, stop, try again.
Some never take responsibility for healing,
while others hold all the weight in their hearts,
Yet it’s in the mending of our forgotten souls and the breakups where transformations befriend.
Let’s be gentle with one another.
Let this season teach us how to forgive, to remember, and to be patient with ourselves.
Whether you’re baking Easter bread or nibbling chocolate-covered matzah (yes, we had the salted caramel kind from @russanddaughters—pure magic!), or simply embracing the spirit of renewal these celebrations share, I hope your tables become altars for your hearts, no matter the holiday or energy you’re honoring.
Holiness can be fed by getting to know the sacred temple within ourselves.
From those who recently completed Ramadan, I’m reminded how commitment to any tradition or belief can bring us closer to our inner light. Others honor the values of Lent by giving something up—like sugar or wine—to discover something even more nourishing on the other side.
And then theres the springtime celebrations from Hanuman, Navratri, and Lakshmi, the divine in all forms that energetically reflects the many selves within us: light and shadow, strength and grace.
From the complex to simple and vice versa, keep going, keep shining.
Each observance, though unique in practice, is guided by the lunar rhythm and carries a common thread of love, devotion, and a commitment to renewal—reminding us that beneath our differences, we are connected by shared cycles of the heart and season.
When we treat each moment as a holy act, we begin to recognize springtime’s invitations to our true nature—calling us to endure, to pause, and to release what no longer serves. Through fasting, reflection, or letting go, we’re invited to return to presence and deepen our understanding of self.
I celebrate your awesomeness in spiritual explorations, even when faced with bitterness. Serving our families with loving kindness and enduring traditions amplifies what matters most: presence, connection, and sweetness.
May we continue to build radiant relationships and foundations that endure.
Because even when life gets messy or crumbs scatter, whether from little ones or the nature of matzah, we find ways to clear the cobwebs of our mind and our junk drawers, cleaning up as we go and doing our best one step at a time.
Developing a meditative mind helps us evolve in harmony with our innate great spirit. From falling off track to getting back up, say yes to The Radiant Woman’s Way—and step into deeper presence, purpose, and joy.
You’ve got this! Keep going, keep shining.
With love & light, xo Marla
