I just wanted to set aside a few minutes to say Thank You to my mother, to the mother of my children, to my sisters, my friends, and to all mothers and women everywhere.

It is a time for me to give thanks not just to mothering itself, but to the female energy that is in and around all of us.

This is a difficult weekend for me… as it is the first Mother’s Day since my mother passed away. It is also the first Mother’s Day I am spending without my wife since having children of my own.

I am looking forward to Sunday as a time of reflection and prayer. It is a day for me to re-connect to source, and re-commit to my own life’s journey.

These aren’t just words that I am throwing at ambiguous feelings. These past few weeks feel to me like a huge time of transition.

It has been just over a year now since my father passed. I am accepting the end of my marriage in my heart, not just my head, and I have moved through the Winter season, the season in which my mother passed, and fully into Spring growth.

Indeed, I have moved from surviving to thriving. That is a transition I could not have even contemplated a few short months ago.

Winter to Spring. Death to life. Sleep to reawakening. Easter. Rebirth. New life.

As the high Vibe it site begins to grow, it is inevitable it will experience a few bumps along the way.

It is my hope and intention that for the most part, the community will understand the subject material, and submit relevant stories, but since it is automated to some degree, it is possible for all sorts of stuff to get into the mix along the way.

The good stuff is pretty easy to spot. The ugly stuff will get removed as quickly as possible. The bad is left to the community… as such, I am turning off anonymous voting. This means that in order to high Vibe (aka “vote”) for a story, you must be registered and logged in.

This also means I will be keeping a closer eye on the registrations.

More than anything, this site will need its members to step up and help monintor submissions.

For now, I will also continue promoting relevant links to the homepage.

Thank you for all the great contributions and comments to date!