Every day spring feels a little bit closer! As a lover of every season but winter, I can’t help feeling excited about all the trees and plants waking up from their winter sleep again. Most of our lawn is still covered by snow but slowly day by day the edges Read more…
I’ve begun following a poet who calls himself Young Pueblo on Instagram. Every day I enjoy the wisdom and beauty of his postings. His post today touched me deeply … maturity is accepting that there are things you cannot force people change when they are ready creativity moves in its Read more…
Just last week these flowers were fresh and new. Today, they’re looking faded, wrinkled and droopy. But I think they are still beautiful, just in a different way. I love the graceful curves of the stems of the hydrangea flower and the way they can now be seen more clearly. Read more…
I listened to an intriguing video yesterday with Tara Brach (author of Radical Acceptance and Radical Compassion) interviewing Dr. Daniel Siegel (author of numerous books on mindfulness, parenting, and awareness). The title of the video was “The Neuroscience of Compassion.” The thing that intrigued me the most about listening to Read more…
Usually ideas for what to write in my blog arise effortlessly. Lately, that’s not been true—between coping with winter weather and recent illness my idea well has been dry. The good news is that I am finally mostly recovered from the virus that knocked me back for over 3 weeks. Read more…