Have you ever felt discouraged because you don’t think you are Making a Difference that matters in the world? I often feel that I should be doing more to create positive change in the world. But then I step back and realize that each of us makes a difference in Read more…
I’ve been thinking a lot about what I call a Graceful Dance between seeking answers and solutions for life’s challenges and practicing acceptance of life and all of the myriad of painful and difficult things that happen in life. Recently I came upon a poem that stopped me in my Read more…
It’s gladiolus season. And I am playing The Glad Game today, finding all of the ways I can photograph a few stems of these glorious flowers. My mother always grew gladioli in her garden. It was the one flower that she actually planted in the garden, not in the many Read more…
On my walk at Big Willow Park last Sunday I came upon this burr oak leaf and acorn on the path where I walked. Big Willow Park has many native burr oak trees which I often don’t pay attention to. This perfect little windfall on my path reminded me that Read more…
Between an acute episode of vertigo with associated balance issues and a very sore left hip I’ve been moving very Carefully and Slowly for a couple of days. The world-spinning vertigo is gone now, and I no longer feel the balance issues that had me grabbing onto the wall or Read more…