We all have challenges to face in our lives. And often things don’t go according to plan. I laugh when I hear the old Yiddish saying, “Man plans, God laughs,” because it has been all too true in my life. I’ve had a lot of practice responding to unexpected events Read more…
Have you ever thought about the wisdom of the body, how breath happens with no effort at all? The heart pumps blood, stomach digests food, breath happens—so much that we are and do occurs without our conscious effort. I wonder sometimes if I was more in tune with my body, Read more…
“Had they known at those moments to be quietly joyful? Most likely not. People mostly did not know enough when they were living life that they were living it”. — Elizabeth Strout “My happiness grows in direct proportion to my acceptance, and in inverse proportion to my expectations.” ― Read more…
Today as I sit on the swing on my deck I am contemplating small blessings. The fall weather has settled into a string of warm sunny days and cool nights. It feels like summer during the day yet cools to a fall-like feel in the evenings. I’ve been feeling better Read more…
Quotes of the day: “I wonder if the snow loves the trees and fields, that it kisses them so gently? And then it covers them up snug, you know, with a white quilt; and perhaps it says “Go to sleep, darlings, till the summer comes again.” ― Lewis Carroll, Alice’s Read more…