I wrote this essay many years ago; my sons now are 24 and 27. Today I offer you these words, along with an added section written today, August 29, 2012. May this essay and addendum offer you a gem to consider, dear reader. In my other life, I’ll rise before dawn, watch the sunrise, and glide smoothly into my day after a refreshing … [Read more...]
Are You Ready To Burst Into Bloom?
In the vegetable and flower garden my partner Ben tends, Cosmos taller than I dance in the wind and rain…beautiful sentinels. Fragile, radiant, sweetly pink or white. Conversely, a flower bed in front of our home features Cosmos without flowers, looking rather Charlie Brownish. We check them often for signs of flowering. Not … [Read more...]
Blooms, Bisbee, and Blooming into Joy
My afternoon walk on this beautiful March day led me to extend my usual route, taking me down a new road. And am I ever glad! With all that’s blooming these Spring days, I had a chance to witness something new. In addition to the familiar, breathtaking Red Buds... the blue and purple Hyacinths...the magnificent white and magenta Magnolias, I … [Read more...]
Is Your Shine Aligned? Is Your Zeal for Real?
I have a theory about successful, shiny people who are living into the lives that fit them just right. Maybe you’re one of them, in fact. You, they, (and I) have been through our share of life’s drama and trauma, years including blocks like critical outer and inner voices, perfectionism, and low self esteem; and we keep moving … [Read more...]
Chocolate’s Dark Side Comes to Light
Gentle warning to my male readers: This post may apply less to you than my average posts, though there's some information you might like to pass along to the women in your life. Are you anything like me? I mean in the way I can sometimes take a deep look at my actions, my motives, my decisions. Do you do this, too? Introversion, … [Read more...]
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