When's the last time you took a road trip with a friend or loved one? Are you hunkering in to stay safe? Do you feel like hanging on the couch? Is there too much on your plate? I understand. We each experience life as we do, in ways that may be wildly different from one another. Years ago, I hung out, hiding from life, not having fun, … [Read more...]
More Together Than Alone
Mark Nepo's book, More Together Than Alone, is amazing to me. This book is heart-wrenching, tear-producing and heart-opening, all at the same time. The language is as beautiful as Mark always writes, while the subject can be intensely brutal, chaotic and painful to look at. And yet...I am SO VERY GRATEFUL. I am grateful that my heart is … [Read more...]
Walking with a Quiet Mind
When I return from my Mother’s Day walk, Ben asks about it. I pet a small frog in the road…inhaled the scent of lilacs…paused near huge Rhododendrons, adding beauty to my heart…I love them...can we plant a Rhododendron here? What strikes me as I reflect a few days later is that I was present to the glory of the natural world on Sunday’s walk. I … [Read more...]
Seek Your Shadow’s Secrets
When you were a child, did you manipulate your fingers in front of a light to make a fox and a rabbit, or other figures in shadow? Do you remember how much fun that was? Is giggling at a sleepover part of your memory, too? Did you enjoy hopping around with your shadow on a sunny sidewalk? How many times did an item in shadow look like a … [Read more...]
Kindness Begins at Home
We hadn’t seen one another in a year. Taking turns naming highlights we’ve been through, I see how much I was able to accomplish last year, and how effortless it appeared. I know my business coach had been astounded as I glided through each hurdle, though I was feeling a bit nonchalant. My days included trip after trip to Charlotte to … [Read more...]
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